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Former names | Tampa Junior College (1931–1933) |
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Motto | Esse quam videri |
Motto in English | To be, rather than to seem to be |
Type | Private university |
Established | 1931 |
Accreditation | SACS[1] |
Academic affiliations | AAM, IC&UF, NAICU,[2] |
Endowment | $42.5 million+ (2019)[3] |
President | Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg |
Academic staff | 449 Full-time (Fall 2023) and 659 Part-time (Fall 2023)[4] |
Students | 11,047[5] |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | Urban, 110 acres (0.45 km2) |
Colors | Black, red, and gold[6] |
Nickname | Spartans |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Sunshine State |
Mascot | Spartacus |
Website | www |
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The University of Tampa (UT) is a private university in Tampa, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. UT offers more than 200 programs of study, including 19 master's degrees and a broad variety of majors, minors, pre-professional programs and certificates.
Plant Hall, UT's central building, once housed the Tampa Bay Hotel, a resort built by Henry B. Plant in 1891, and the Moorish minarets atop the distinctive structure have long been seen as an iconic symbol of Tampa.[7]