Setting a higher standard

A USF education is rigorous and demanding. Our students are challenged to develop their intellectual capacities to maximum potential, to explore new ways of thinking about the world and their role in it, and to apply their education directly to the benefit of humankind.

All five of USF's schools — the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business and Professional Studies, the School of Education, the School of Law, and the School of Nursing — are driven by a dual emphasis on academic rigor and social justice. Education does not happen in a vacuum here: we treat our city and our world as research laboratories, and are constantly attentive to the societal impact of our academic work.

Our 21 interdisciplinary centers and institutes — focusing on everything from Latino Studies to Law and Global Justice to Public Service and the Common Good — explore the complexities of our global community through internship, service learning, and research opportunities.

USF faculty members are as passionate about teaching as they are about research. They challenge our students to be engaged, innovative, responsible, compassionate, and thoughtful community leaders.

Uniquely USF: Academic Programs