Azimuth ranks University of South Florida #920 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $4,813 less than the model expects for similar students, a figure in the 37th percentile nationally.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,459. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $16,272.
The STEM component adds $2,750 of the measured factors. Four years after completion, completers who are working and not enrolled show median earnings of $62,079, in the 57th percentile.
Comparable institutions (same type and size) post a peer median of $65,610, so the university sits below by $3,531.
Four years after graduating, University of South Florida completers earn a median of $62,079, a figure that places the university in the 57th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings cohort numbers 9,905 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.
Graduates earn about $4,813 less than the model expects for similar students. Earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, show a typical outcome of $62,079, a downside scenario of $47,261, and an upside scenario of $85,320.
An estimated 33.4% of the university's graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the program mix.
Four years after completion, University of South Florida graduates earn a median of $62,079, in the 57th percentile. That is below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $3,531.
Graduates earn about $4,813 less than the model expects for similar students, placing the university in the 37th percentile for earnings beyond expectations. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,459.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $16,272. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,750.
Azimuth ranks University of South Florida #920 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix show a downside of $47,261 and an upside of $85,320.
The largest program, Biology, awarded 1,249 degrees and shows median earnings of $49,395 four years after completion, ranking #222 in its field in the Azimuth national rankings. The highest-earning program, Computer Engineering, reports median earnings of $109,054 from 52 degrees awarded. Nursing, with 497 degrees awarded, shows median earnings of $84,694.
The earnings scenarios for University of South Florida span from a downside of $47,261 to an upside of $85,320, reflecting the range of outcomes associated with the university's program mix. The highest-earning programs shape the upside scenario.
Computer Engineering completers earn a median of $109,054 four years after completion, while Electrical Engineering alumni earn $102,275. The largest program, Biology, shows median earnings of $49,395.
The cost side at University of South Florida is a clear strength. The average net price—what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships—is $9,812, and that figure sits below the $15,634 median for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $5,822.
Borrowers who finish carry a median of $17,988 in federal student loans. That is below the $20,076 peer median, and it corresponds to an estimated payment of $204 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $15,541. The return picture is mixed: graduates earn about $4,813 less than the model expects for similar students, and the median earnings four years after completion sit below the peer median.
But the low net price and below-peer debt point the same way, and affordability is the stronger of the two pillars here.