Florida offers a wide range of Colleges choices for international students thinking of studying there. International students may not know what each state is like and how many Colleges may be located there. Therefore, in order to make your Florida research easier, we’ve sorted some key city data below.
On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Tampa. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Tampa is right for you.
TAMPA, FLORIDA QUICK STATSCounty: Hillsborough
Elevation: 48 feet
Land Area: 112.1 square miles
Population Density: 3042 people per square mile
Population: 340,882
Population change since 2000: 12.30%
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (51.0%), Black (26.1%), Hispanic (19.3%), Other race (4.2%), Two or more races (2.9%), American Indian (0.9%), Asian Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (9.2%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.7%), United States (6.2%), Italian (5.6%), French (2.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (791.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631)
Nearest cities: Egypt Lake-Leto, FL (2.0 miles ), East Lake-Orient Park, FL (2.4 miles ), Palm River-Clair Mel, FL (2.5 miles ), Palm River-East Tampa, FL (2.6 miles ), Greater Carrollwood, FL (2.6 miles ), Temple Terrace, FL (2.6 miles ), University, FL (2.7 miles ), Town 'n' Country, FL (2.7 miles )
Tampa Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
TAMPA, FLORIDA EDUCATION FACTS
Educational Attainment
School Enrollment
Educational Attainment
Grad Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
11
Educational Attainment
Bachelor's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
19
Educational Attainment
Associate's Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
7
Educational Attainment
Some College/No Degree
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
16
Educational Attainment
High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
29
Educational Attainment
Not a High School Graduate
Percentage of Population 25 or Older
18
Population 25 and Older:206,339
Pre kindergarten through grade 8
48,213
Grades 9 through 12
15,898
College or graduate school
16,233
Total Enrolled:80,344
High school or higher: 77.10%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.40%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.20%
Colleges/Universities in Tampa:
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Full-time enrollment: 26,221, Location: 4202 EAST FOWLER AVE, Public, Website: usfweb.usf.edu/, Offers Doctor's degree HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE FT enrollment: 9,630, Location: 39 COLUMBIA DRIVE, Public, Website: www.hcc.cc.fl.us UNIVERSITY OF TAMPA FT enrollment: 2,963, Location: 401 W KENNEDY BLVD, Private, not-for-profit, Website: UT.EDU, Offers Master's degree EDUCATION AMERICA-TAMPA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 1,244, Location: 2410 E BUSCH BLVD, Private, for-profit, Website: www.tampatech.edu INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY FT enrollment: 958, Location: 5225 MEMORIAL HWY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.academy.edu D G ERWIN TECHNICAL CENTER FT enrollment: 853, Location: 2010 E HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Public ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 742, Location: 4809 MEMORIAL HWY, Private, for-profit, Website: www.itt-tech.edu FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY-TAMPA FT enrollment: 710, Location: 3319 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, Private, for-profit, Website: www.cci.edu, Offers Master's degree CONCORDE CAREER INSTITUTE FT enrollment: 481, Location: 4202 W SPRUCE ST, Private, for-profit, Website: www.concordecareercolleges.com FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY-BRANDON FT enrollment: 433, Location: 3924 COCONUT PALM DR, Private, for-profit, Website: www.fmu.edu, Offers Master's degree ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SCHOOL FT enrollment: 285, Location: 9950 PRINCESS PALM AVE REG II STE 120, Private, for-profit BREWSTER TECHNICAL CENTER FT enrollment: 181, Location: 2222 N TAMPA ST, Public, Website: brewstertech.org MANHATTAN BEAUTY SCHOOL FT enrollment: 150, Location: 4315 S MANHATTAN AVE, Private, for-profit WEBSTER TECH FT enrollment: 127, Location: 3910 US HWY 301 N SUITE 200, Private, for-profit, Website: www.webstercollege.com SUNCOAST SCHOOL FT enrollment: 122, Location: 4910 W CYPRESS ST, Private, for-profit AVANTI HAIR TECH FT enrollment: 61, Location: 8885C N FLORIDA AVE, Private, for-profit UNIVERSITY OF SARASOTA-TAMPA BAY CAMPUS FT enrollment: 38, Location: 410 WARE BLVD STE 500, Private, for-profit, Website: www.sarasota.com, Offers Master's degree DIESEL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA Location: 4710 E BROADWAY AVE, Private, for-profit FLORIDA SCHOOL OF DOG GROOMING INC Location: 2315 NORTH A ST, Private, for-profit BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP BIBLE COLLEGE OF TAMPA Location: 505 E PALM AVE, Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Tampa:
PASCO-HERNANDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 25 miles, NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, Full-time enrollment: 2,868 SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY about 28 miles, ST LEO, FL, FT enrollment: 6,597 MANATEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 38 miles, BRADENTON, FL, FT enrollment: 4,539 TRAVIS TECHNICAL CENTER about 38 miles, LAKELAND, FL, FT enrollment: 2,057 POLK COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 46 miles, WINTER HAVEN, FL, FT enrollment: 3,028 VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 79 miles, ORLANDO, FL, FT enrollment: 15,792 ROLLINS COLLEGE about 81 miles, WINTER PARK, FL, FT enrollment: 2,899
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