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Fast Facts

While numbers alone can't define USF, they do tell some of our story. Explore these statistics and see what makes USF, USF.

USF Ranks

#1

in campus diversity among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2025
Best Value

among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2026
Top 25%

among national universities

U.S. News & World Report 2026
Top 1%

Best College Location in America

NICHE 2026
Top 15%

Featured in the Princeton Review Best 390 Colleges list for 2025
 

The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition
Ani de Lira Lopez '26

“Not only am I benefitting, but hundreds of students, past and future, will benefit from my education. Every day I’m aware of how important it is to pay that generosity forward.”

Ani De Lira Lopez ’26

Viraj Kavle '25

“I joined the marketing club. I worked for USF TV. I joined the Campus Activities Board. I met a lot of people and through those people, I got a lot of new opportunities.”

Viraj Kavle ’25

Annie Hodge

“While applying to colleges, I sought out an environment that would challenge me socially, geographically, and culturally. Being in San Francisco has pushed me in all of those areas.”

Annie Hodge ’27

USF Plays

213

Students on full or partial athletic scholarships

2025-26 Academic Year
30

Intramural and Club Sports

2025-26 Academic Year
Best in the West
The Best 390 Colleges: 2025 Edition

USF Cares

A Top Green College
Princeton Review 2025
510

tons of waste recycled or composted annually

12%

reduction in annual water use since 2018

22%

reduction in annual waste generated since 2018

4,800

pounds of clothing and other textiles donated annually

3,400

Bay Wheels bikeshare trips that start or end at USF

Fall 2025
70%

of USF students, faculty, and staff walk, bike, carpool, or take public transit to campus