$59,436
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Tampa is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Tampa, Florida with 10,572 undergraduates and 835 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $36,211 a year (tuition and fees $34,408). It admits 40% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $59,436 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,211 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$36,211
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,408
US median $11,837
Admission rate
40%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,211
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,436
Rank 824 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $36,211
- Tuition and fees
- $34,408
- Cost of attendance
- $51,614
- Students with a need-based grant
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $30,011
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $31,513
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $31,898
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $34,691
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,975
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,044 in 2015-16 to $34,408 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 40%
- SAT reading, middle
- 585
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 10,572
- Graduate students
- 835
- Part-time students
- 1.7%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 79
- Endowment
- $77.1M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 824 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $36,211 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,408 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 40% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,211 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,397 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,436 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
79 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $23,327 | $43,825 | $69,876 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $25,250 | $51,845 | $90,485 | $83,343 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 136 | $23,250 | $34,137 | $60,742 | $55,556 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $23,250 | $31,016 | $53,744 | $50,706 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $26,941 | $26,672 | $72,531 | $61,296 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $21,750 | $46,543 | $67,521 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 99 | $25,000 | $32,909 | $59,432 | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $23,250 | $32,804 | $55,512 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $24,589 | $30,554 | $60,364 | $54,562 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $23,375 | $36,977 | $63,368 | $63,560 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 78 | $36,180 | $83,817 | $107,130 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $27,000 | $71,478 | $89,223 | $88,910 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $25,500 | $34,038 | $64,034 | $61,027 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $25,000 | $54,209 | $99,980 | $85,063 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 66 | $24,250 | $52,690 | $84,875 | $76,194 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 65 | $26,449 | $29,603 | $43,683 | $48,842 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $24,601 | $48,149 | $75,090 | $73,201 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $24,250 | $50,477 | $53,942 | $47,382 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | $23,948 | $40,505 | $58,754 | $63,293 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 42 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 39 | $39,491 | $96,209 | $114,520 | $120,193 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 33 | - | - | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does The University of Tampa cost?
$36,211 a year is the average net price at The University of Tampa after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,408, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,614. Families earning under $30,000 pay $30,011 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The University of Tampa?
40% of applicants are admitted to The University of Tampa. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do The University of Tampa graduates earn?
$59,436 a year is the median pay of former The University of Tampa students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,397 after 6 years). That ranks 824 of 5,094 US colleges and 31 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $96,209.
How much student debt do The University of Tampa graduates have?
$24,211 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Tampa graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The University of Tampa?
64% of first-time, full-time students at The University of Tampa finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Tampa?
Marketing (171 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (146 bachelor's graduates), Criminology (136 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 79 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.