University of South Florida St. Petersburg
School info
3.7
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.8
Food
2.9
Clubs
3.5
Facilities
4.2
Internet
3.7
Location
4.5
Opportunities
3.7
Safety
4.1
Social
3.4
Happiness
4
Basic Information
Location
- Oldsmar, FL
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public
- Established: 1965
- Founder: Nelson Poynter, St. Petersburg City Council, St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, Florida Legislature, Board of Regents
Academic information
Key Area
- Biological oceanography
- geological oceanography
- chemical oceanography
- physical oceanography
- marine resource assessment
- Research on microplastics in Tampa Bay
- Alzheimer's disease
- economic impact of domestic violence
- climate change
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: The University of South Florida - St. Petersburg has a total enrollment of approximately 3,893 students, which includes 2,570 full-time undergraduate students and 1,323 part-time undergraduate students
- Undergraduates: 3,818
- Postgraduates: 510
Notable Alumni
- While the sources provided do not specifically isolate notable alumni from the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus
- here are some notable alumni associated with the University of South Florida in general
- which may include those from the St. Petersburg campus: Rhea Law
- Andrew S. Breidenbaugh
- Lucia M. Gonzalez
- Ken Eriksen
- Jeff Cunningham
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Good reviews
Overall 5
Great location, smaller campus in a large city.
Overall 5
Beautiful school with great professors
Overall 4.8
This school is AMAZING. The smaller campus size makes for great networking and access to any resources you could need! USF St. Pete is such an understated school. Such a great community feel and welcoming vibe. As a freshman, I was able to make so many great changes to the campus! I feel that students run USF St. Pete, and their voices are heard!
Overall 4.6
Beautiful school! Glad I came here.
Overall 4.6
Great campus
Overall 4.5
USF St. Pete is an amazing campus and college experience! You really get to know your peers and professors.
Overall 4.5
The location of the school is spectacular. Right of the water in downtown St Pete. Near the Dali Museum and other activities in the city. With the addition of the new business school things are looking up for USFSP. The school is increasingly able to draw talented professors. Companies value USFSP grads. Raymond James, Jabil, Tech Data and others.
Overall 4.5
Amazing support from professors and faculty. Feels like I have a private team helping me earn my degree. Beautiful campus on the water, close to beach and downtown. Music venues are awesome (checkout Jannus Live). They also have Et Cultura which is an annual musical, art, theater, and innovation festival. St Petes version of SXSW
Overall 4.4
Despite the large class sizes, the professors are very approachable. Many classes are available, with interesting subjects and electives. The food isn't bad, but it isn't great. Clubs are available but good luck figuring out which are still going. Social life is good. Overall, I'm very happy with the school.
Overall 4.3
Good school, great location. Campus is on the water in St Petersburg. Library overlooks the bay. Study, watch the dolphins jump, study some more. The business school is developing. Some really great professors, some less so. Lots of clubs on campus, but not the traditional greek organizations.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
This school and it's workers are completely unhelpful. The classes are all filled and a beautiful campus but inside is completely tiny. Like they spent all of their money on the outside. Upon entering this school, you can feel the morale leave the air and everyone is rude. Including staff. Like the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doin
Overall 1.4
The school of 0 opportunities. If you're looking to become successful don't come here.
Overall 1.6
I'm a first year student and cannot wait to transfer. This campus is so close minded and the students and faculty are very rude and not helpful at all. Student body is extremely cliquey. The one option for food is awful, the staff is rude and half of the time it is expired. It's pretty awful to be expected to eat the same 3-4 options for months.
Overall 1.7
The campus has so much potential. The location is amazing and St. Petersburg is so lively. Most of the staff of professors, admin workers, and even cafeteria workers are extremely condescending and rude it's actually disgusting. There are some gems of amazing people but the overall attitude of staff destroys the whole experience.
Overall 1.7
Teachers seem unqualified, Nightlife is a 45 min drive, and they've just increased the prices. Slim food choice, no opportunities, no one wants to socialize not even in clubs! My roommate and I joked that we were in a social experiment everyone is so weird. St. Petersburg average age is probably 80. I recommend Tampa campus or any other school.
Overall 1.8
The people at this school are extremely cliquey. The dorms suck as well as the food... I would definitely recommend looking around at other schools before coming here.
Overall 1.9
Looks a lot better online than when you go in person. 0 nightlife, no one is friendly, whole campus in 4 buildings. Only one place for food which is the same food every day, no one wants you as an intern or research spot unless your a high GPA senior. If you're a BIOLOGY major which most of you are, don't come. No choice for teachers and all suck.