The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee brings the resources of one of the 20 largest universities in the nation to Sarasota and Manatee counties. USF's main campus is in Tampa; it is Florida's second-largest state university with more than 41,500 total students enrolled. USF received a nationally ranked Research I designation in 1999.

USF Sarasota-Manatee is an upper-division regional campus which provides junior, senior and graduate coursework for residents of the Sarasota-Manatee region, offering baccalaureate and graduate degrees as well as certificate programs. The campus services more than 3,290 students annually through 37 degree programs.  Located on the border of Sarasota and Manatee Counties near Sarasota Bay, the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, the campus covers more than 140 acres and is shared by USF and New College of Florida.

USF Sarasota-Manatee broke ground in September 2004 on the new Crosley Campus Center, scheduled to open in fall 2006, providing more classrooms and facilities for our growing campus.

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additional professional accreditation in teacher education, business administration, engineering, nursing, public health, and other professions.

The University of South Florida was founded in 1956 in Tampa and established limited course offerings in 1974 at two public high schools in the Sarasota-Manatee area to serve those residents, with particular attention to community college graduates and school teachers. In 1975 USF and New College, a residential liberal arts program, began sharing the current campus location, continuing the residential college and bringing to the campus expanded upper-level (junior and senior) baccalaureate and master's degree programs. Today, USF Sarasota-Manatee is one of three regional USF campuses. (Others are in St. Petersburg and Lakeland.)

Undergraduate - 1,632; 45% full time. Graduate - 284.
Non-degree seeking - 122.
Total headcount - 2,038.
Distribution by program (degree-seeking students): Arts & Sciences, 40%; Business, 30%; Education, 20%; Undergraduate Studies, 3 %; Other, 7%. Minority enrollment, 20%.

Undergraduate:
  Florida resident -
Sarasota Campus cost per credit hour
Course level 0001-4999     $90.24
Course level 5000-over    $220.22
Thesis and Dissertation    $220.22
Sarasota Off-Campus cost per credit hour
Course level 0001-4999     $88.24
Course level 5000-over    $218.22
Thesis and Dissertation    $218.22
  Non-Florida resident
Sarasota Campus cost per credit hour
Course level 0001-4999    $519.36
Course level 5000-over     $881.71
Thesis and Dissertation     $881.71
Sarasota Off-Campus cost per credit hour
Course level 0001-4999    $517.36
Course level 5000-over     $879.71
Thesis and Dissertation     $879.71

Federal, state, local, and University aid resources are available. A campus financial aid office provides information and assists students with the application process.

Students holding an Associate of Arts from a Florida public community college OR a minimum of 60 transferable semester hours from a regionally-accredited institution are admitted for transfer upon application to the University. NOTE: Some programs and colleges have admission requirements that go beyond University admission requirements.

40 core faculty, all with a Ph.D. or terminal professional degree. Each is a member of the USF College of Arts and Sciences or a USF professional school and is assigned full-time to the University Program. The core faculty is supplemented by faculty from USF's Tampa and St. Petersburg campuses and by carefully selected adjunct faculty who are practicing professionals in the region.

Undergraduate - Bachelor's
Graduate - Master's

Programs:

Undergraduate majors in Criminology, English & American Literature, History, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Professional and Technical Writing, Psychology, and Social Work. Graduate programs in Criminal Justice Administration, Library and Information Science, Rehabilitation Counseling* and Social Work.  Graduate Certificate in Non-Profit Management.

Undergraduate majors in Accounting, Finance*, General Business Administration, Information Systems and Decision Sciences, International Business*, Management*, and Marketing*. Graduate program in Business Administration.

Undergraduate majors in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Secondary English Education, Secondary Social Science Education*, and Special Education. Graduate programs in Adult Education, Educational Leadership, Elementary Education, Reading Education, Special Education, and the MAT in Elementary Education. Reading Endorsement.

Undergraduate and graduate coursework available primarily through distance learning.

Undergraduate: Registered Nursing Sequence for a B.S. in Nursing (R.N. to B.S.), for qualified registered nurses who hold an associate's degree or diploma in nursing.  Graduate: Master of Arts in Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Nursing Informatics Certificate post-baccalaureate program

* May require coursework at other USF campuses.

Admissions, (941)359-4330
   (Nursing, 1-888-974-9488)
Administration, (941) 359-4340