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The University of Tampa

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UT combines a residential private-university setting with direct access to downtown Tampa's business, health, and waterfront economy.

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Institutional profile

Regionally focused Strong in academic standing, and steady in student experience.
Academic Strong Affordability Emerging Career Emerging Mobility Emerging Experience Steady
Academic standing Strong
Affordability Emerging
Career outcomes Emerging
Mobility Emerging
Student experience Steady
Admission
40.9% admitted

35,353 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Varies across five income ranges

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
64.3%

$59,436 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets The University of Tampa apart

Academic design

Business, entrepreneurship, communication, health sciences, and marine-related study are prominent undergraduate areas.

Campus pattern

The Hillsborough River campus sits immediately across from downtown Tampa.

Career & value signal

Internships benefit from nearby finance, health, hospitality, sports, media, and technology employers.

Can I get in?

40.9% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

35,353

About 41 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 40.9%
Entering class

Record over scores

No score range is published for the entering class, so the transcript, the course rigor, and the required materials carry the file.

Testingoptional
Return for a second year83.2%
Finish the degree64.3%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for The University of Tampa, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What The University of Tampa weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Business, entrepreneurship, communication, health sciences, and marine-related study are prominent undergraduate areas.

02

Make institutional fit specific

UT combines a residential private-university setting with direct access to downtown Tampa's business, health, and waterfront economy.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early DecisionNov 1
Early ActionNov 15
Regular DecisionJan 15
Fee and waiver$40 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Teacher preparationAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Health professionsAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

NursingAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$61,962
Average annual cost after aid$36,000
Affordability profileEmerging

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

The University of Tampa publishes one merit award, the largest reaching $10,000 to $20,000 a year. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application. All of them renew past the first year.

Automatic consideration An award reaching $10,000 to $20,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year

In the season card

This award, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
See the full read
Open financial aid plan

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at The University of Tampa

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years64.3%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one83.2%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$59,436

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Marketing

Recent graduates171
Median earnings$69,876

Admits separately

Criminology

Recent graduates136
Median earnings$60,742

Psychology, General

Recent graduates116
Median earnings$53,744

What is campus life like?

The University of Tampa beyond the classroom

The Hillsborough River campus sits immediately across from downtown Tampa.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Business, entrepreneurship, communication, health sciences, and marine-related study are prominent undergraduate areas.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

The Hillsborough River campus sits immediately across from downtown Tampa.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Internships benefit from nearby finance, health, hospitality, sports, media, and technology employers.

10,572 undergraduatesSoutheasturban settingCampus housing available