Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 14.82% from 2014 ($31,824).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, USF's COA is $36,539, which is increased by 2.74% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to USF's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at University of South Florida over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $770, and it has decreased -23.00% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $1,000 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $1,200 | 20.00% |
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| 2016-17 | $1,200 | |
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| 2017-18 | $1,200 | |
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| 2018-19 | $1,200 | |
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| 2019-20 | $1,100 | -8.33% |
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| 2020-21 | $1,100 | |
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| 2021-22 | $1,100 | |
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| 2022-23 | $770 | -30.00% |
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| 2023-24 | $770 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 29.44% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 19.44% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at University of South Florida.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $13,500 | $13,500 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $13,500 | $13,500 | |
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| 2016-17 | $13,800 | $13,800 | 2.22% |
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| 2017-18 | $13,800 | $13,800 | |
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| 2018-19 | $15,710 | $13,920 | 13.84% |
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| 2019-20 | $15,936 | $14,020 | 1.44% |
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| 2020-21 | $16,356 | $14,162 | 2.64% |
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| 2021-22 | $16,668 | $14,302 | 1.91% |
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| 2022-23 | $17,472 | $16,694 | 4.82% |
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| 2023-24 | $18,445 | $17,020 | 5.57% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between University of South Florida and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| University of South Florida | $17,324
($6,410) | $17,324
($6,410) | - |
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| Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $36,001
($17,239) | $33,963
($16,263) | 6.00% |
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| Temple University | $37,248
($21,991) | $35,603
($21,097) | 4.62% |
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| University of Central Florida | $22,467
($6,368) | $22,467
($6,368) | - |
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| Southern Methodist University | $64,460
($52,498) | $61,980
($52,498) | 4.00% |
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| University of Houston | $22,191
($9,711) | $21,891
($9,699) | 1.37% |
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