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South University-Tampa

Tampa, Florida Private for-profit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Tampa, Florida, South University-Tampa is a private for-profit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 752 students in fall 2024, including 388 undergraduates and 364 graduate students. It is part of South University - Member LLC.

South University-Tampa offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Family Practice Nurse/Nursing, Registered Nursing, and Physician Assistant. It awarded 284 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
752
Students enrolled
50%
First-year retention
284
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 17

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 11
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Psychology 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
50%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
73
Associate degrees
33
Master's degrees
175
Professional doctorates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
752
Undergraduates, fall 2024
388
Graduate students, fall 2024
364
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,252
Undergraduates, 2024-25
675
Graduate students, 2024-25
577
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
81%
Men
19%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
31%
Black or African American
28%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
50%
Students taking some online courses
16%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
South University - Member LLC
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Chief administrator
David Hofmann
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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