Student at Career Fair

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
Chibuike Nkemere ’26

“The access USF provides in terms of networking is top-notch. The city is small and USF and its professors and alumni are well-regarded.”

Chibuike Nkemere ’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

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

21%

reduction in annual water use since 2018

30%

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