The University Of Tampa

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Tampa is a co-educational, private university. It is located in downtown Tampa, Florida. Frederic Spaulding founded the university in 1931, under the name Tampa Junior College. In 1933, the campus was moved from the west coast of Florida to its present downtown location, and was renamed as the University of Tampa. The campus now stretches across nearly 100 acres of urban land. The university grants admission to more than 5,000 students every year.

The schools under the University of Tampa include:

• College of Arts & Letters
• College of Business
• College of Math, Education, and Social Sciences
• College of Natural and Health Sciences

The official mascot of the university is the Spartan. The Spartans participate in intercollegiate soccer, volleyball, baseball, crew and golf. UT hosts a crew regatta every spring. Teams from across the USA come to participate in it.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, business and management, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

The University Of Tampa participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,800 in 2009-2010 (5,775 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 84% of enrolled students and graduate students are 16%.

Students under 25 years old represent 84% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

The University Of Tampa provides on-campus housing for 3,300 of its 5,775 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 66 male students received the aid (men were 43% of those receiving aid) and 87 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 57% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The University Of Tampa offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (18 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (471 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance and Financial Management Services
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Knowledge Management
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (21 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Environmental Studies

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (87 awarded)

• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

LIBERAL ARTS (152 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (125 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (99 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (74 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (13 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (84 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (61 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (64 awarded)

• Psychology