University of South Florida

Location: Tampa, Florida

Founded: 1956

ORAU Member since: 1990

Member Councilor: Karen A. Holbrook

Enrollment: 39,629 (fall 2011)

Mission Statement:

As Florida's leading metropolitan research university, USF is dedicated to excellence in:

• Student access and success in an engaged, and interdisciplinary, learner-centered environment,
• Research and scientific discovery, including the generation, dissemination, and translation of new knowledge across disciplines; to strengthen the economy; to promote civic culture and the arts; and to design and build sustainable, healthy communities, and
• Embracing innovation, and supporting scholarly and artistic engagement to build a community of learners together with significant and sustainable university-community partnerships and collaborations.

Web Site: University of South Florida