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Admissions
Acceptance Rate
194
Applied
40
Accepted
24
Enrolled
Applying
30
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic applications accepted?
Yes
Applications processed on a rolling basis?
Application Deadlines
| Type | Domestic | International | Priority date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall deadline | January 1st | January 1st | Yes |
Entrance Requirements
| Exam | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Master's Degree Exam | A competitive Verbal aptitude score on the GRE general test, with a target Analytical Writing score of 4.0 (while the Quantitative score is not a determining factor in our admission decisions, both Verbal and Quantitative scores are factors in some university scholarships and fellowships). GRE not required for MFA | |
| Master's Degree Requirements | Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.5 (for MA), 3.2 (for MFA); three letters of recommendation; personal statement; writing sample from 10 to 20 pages (depending on genre) | |
| Doctoral Degree Exam | A competitive Verbal aptitude score on the GRE general test, with a target Analytical Writing score of 4.0 (while the Quantitative score is not a determining factor in our admission decisions, both Verbal and Quantitative scores factor in some university scholarships and fellowships) | |
| Doctoral Degree Requirements | Minimum graduate GPA of 3.7; three letters of recommendation; 2-3 page personal statement; 2500-word writing sample from English coursework |
| Exam | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| TOEFL: Required |
TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79 |
Tuition & Fees
Financial Support
| Financial award applicants must submit: | FAFSA |
|---|---|
| Application deadlines for financial awards | June 30 |
| Types of financial support available |
Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships |
Student Body
78
Total Graduate Students
2%
International Breakout (representing other countries)
Race/Ethnicity
| Hispanic/Latino | 5.13% |
|---|---|
| Black or African American | 7.69% |
| White or Caucasian | 67% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| Two or more races | 6.41% |
| Unknown | 10.26% |
Gender
Male (19%)
Female (80%)
Faculty
26
Total faculty
Full-time - 26
Part-time - 0
Male (10)
Female (16)
Research
| Focus of faculty research: | British and American literature, rhetoric and composition, world and comparative literatures, creative writing, gender and sexuality studies, women's literature, film and genre studies, literary theory, popular and visual culture, textual and translation studies |
|---|---|
| Externally sponsored research expenditures last year: | 6,019 |
Location & Contact
Address
4202 E. Fowler Avenue CPR107
Tampa, FL 33620
United States
Tampa, FL 33620
United States
University of South Florida
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