Overview
AT A GLANCE
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Founded in 1956
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Nearly 50,000 students
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14 colleges across three campuses
- SACSCOC accredited
- Over 16,000 employees
Enrollment Data from Drop/Add Fall 2025
Founded in 1956, the ϳԹ is rich with tradition, known for our academic excellence, groundbreaking research, service to surrounding communities and wide-ranging student opportunities.
Situated in the vibrant Tampa Bay region, ϳԹ serves nearly 50,000 students across our main campus in Tampa and a branch campus in .
Strong Academics
ϳԹ offers more than 200 programs from including undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations as well as undergraduate, graduate, specialist and professional degrees.
In 2025, U.S. News & World Report recognized ϳԹ with its highest overall ranking in university history, as a top 50 public university for the seventh consecutive year and as one of the top 15 best values among all public universities in the nation.
Research that matters
As a member of the , ϳԹ is now among the top research schools in North America.
With $6.6 billion in added income specifically for the Tampa Bay Region, ϳԹ supports 76,649 jobs within the region. Our faculty and students are working on real-world problems, conducting research that impacts and improves lives—locally and around the world.
ϳԹ Health
As Tampa Bay’s only academic medical center, thrives in partnership with:
- Morsani College of Medicine
- College of Nursing
- College of Public Health
- Taneja College of Pharmacy
- School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences Graduate & Postdoctoral Programs
- and ϳԹ Health’s multispecialty physicians group
Together, ϳԹ Health, in partnership with , continues to integrate education, research, and patient care, working toward our shared value: Making Life Better.
A Place to belong and grow
At ϳԹ, we believe every student will succeed if given the opportunity. Here, students do more than attend class; They get involved, explore ideas, and prepare for their future.
From academic support to career planning, we help students reach their goals. We invite you to explore more about our university—in person and online—to discover how you can prosper at ϳԹ.
ϳԹ joins prestigious AAU
ϳԹ’s historic invitation to join the has taken what many in Tampa Bay have once considered a “best-kept secret” to an unprecedented new level. Being an AAU member is a tremendous milestone for ϳԹ as it formalizes ϳԹ's position as a leading research university.
As the first public university in Florida to be invited to join the AAU in nearly 40 years, ϳԹ is proud to now be one of only two institutions from the State University System of Florida to serve as an AAU member.