page_title: University of South Florida
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: University of South Florida / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: USF CAMLS Center in Tampa.
context_page_description: The University of South Florida is a public research university in Tampa, Florida. It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1956, USF is the fourth-largest public university in the state of Florida, with an enrollment of 50,927 as of the 2019–2020 academic year. Previously identified as a university system, USF has three campus locations: Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. USF is home to 14 colleges, offering more than 180 undergraduate majors, graduate, specialist, and doctoral-level degree programs.
  USF is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". In its 2011 ranking, the Intellectual Property Owners Association placed USF 10th among all universities worldwide in the number of US patents granted. The university has an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an annual economic impact of over $3.7 billion. According to the National Science Foundation, USF spent $581 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 43rd in the nation.
context_section_description: USF is one of the fastest growing research universities in the nation, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. In the 2010–2011 fiscal year, the university was awarded more than $400 million in research awards. The Intellectual Property Owners Association ranked USF among the top ten universities in the world granted U.S. utility patents in 2011.
caption: Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation in Tampa.
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