16-Year-Old Graduates From USF
There is a 16-year-old that graduates from USF. Let me repeat that…a 16-year-old graduates from USF. Not just started going to college, but has finished college at the age of 16-years-old. Baylee Aguilar is 16-years-old and has graduated from USF. She is the second-youngest graduate in the history of the University of South Florida.
Baylee earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and now wants to go to veterinary school. Baylee finished high school at the age of 16 and then attended Hillsborough Community College before going to USF. She will graduating this December along with 4,000 other graduates.
About USF
The University of South Florida is a comprehensive public research university. There are campuses all of the Tampa Bay area. The campuses are in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee. It’s one of the largest universities in Florida and has 50,000 students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs.
USF is known for its strong academic programs, particularly in fields like engineering, medicine, business, and marine science. USF also became a member of the Association of American Universities in 2023. The AAU is a prestigious group of the leading universities in the United States and Canada.
USF’s sports teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. The university’s mascot is Rocky the Bull.
On USF’s website they say, “U.S. News & World Report has ranked USF as one of the nation’s top 50 public universities for six consecutive years. Over the past 10 years, USF has risen an impressive 39 spots among public universities, from No. 84 to No. 45, and 65 spots among all universities, from No. 156 to No. 91. U.S. News also ranks USF as the #1 “best value” among all universities in Florida, public or private, and No. 22 nationally for social mobility, which measures an institution’s success at graduating Pell Grant recipients.”