University of South Florida

To get admission to USF, a GRE score is required. A minimum of 164 is required in Quantitative and 150 score is required in Verbal score. Besides meeting the GRE requirements, the applicants are required to meet the following entry requirements:

• A bachelor's degree 
• English language proficiency score
• Academic transcripts
• Statement of purpose
• 3 LORs
• Resume
• Mathematics as a subject

USF accepts the ELP test scores of TOEFL / PTE / IELTS / Duolingo for graduate courses. The minimum scores required in these tests are given below:

UG Students Requirements

International students can meet the English language requirements by submitting one of the standardized test scores:

• SAT: Reading and Writing ≥490
• ACT: English: ≥17, Reading: ≥19
• CLT: Verbal Reasoning and Writing ≥ 38

The university does not accept the test scores like IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo, etc., as substitutes for the above-given tests.

In the world-rankings, USF ranks among the Top 1000 Universities in the world for a top-ranking publisher in 2024 and 2025. A ranking publisher has placed USF at #621-630 position in 2025 and #563 in 2024. Other ranking publisher has placed the university at #201-250 position in 2024 and 2025. 

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International graduate students of USF must qualify for  Graduate Research or Teaching Assistantship. Requests for assistantships should be made at the time of the application for admission. To be eligible for assistantships, applicants must be accepted to a graduate degree program. They must also maintain minimum GPA and degree program GPA of 3.0.