Lavender Ceremony

Each year, the Lavender Ceremony celebrates the successes of students by recognizing LGBT scholarship winners and bestowing 50 rainbow stoles on graduating students who identify as LGBTQIA+.
Support LGBTQIA+ Scholars
Since 2009, the USF Alumni Association LGBT Scholarship has awarded more than $40,000 to support our high achieving LGBTQIA+ student leaders. Our goal is to raise more financial support for deserving students and to bring awareness to issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community and generate dialogue amongst students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Rhea F. Law, USF President
Every member of our broader community has a role to play in the success of this great university. I invite you to engage in our mission to maximize the potential for the lifelong success of our students.
Your Impact

USF is home to 50,577 students from over 145 countries!

Students can study, research and relax at one of five library facilities.

USF leads the nation as the top producer of faculty Fulbright Scholars! Way to go Bulls!

USF professors and students were awarded 314 patents over three years.

We greatly appreciate the generosity of the nearly 200,000 donors who helped USF raise one billion dollars!

25% of USF students are first generation. Your support enables them to create a new cycle of education within their families.

You can find more than 327,000 USF graduates worldwide.

In the 2020 Military Times Best: Colleges, USF ranked 1st in Florida and 4th among all four-year U.S institutions.