The College of The Arts (CoTA) at the University of South Florida is continually developing as a distinguished metropolitan-based center for learning and research in the arts, preparing tomorrow's artists, scholars, and arts leaders as they explore new forms of artistic expression and examine contemporary perspectives within the arts. Faculty and students critically investigate and sustain the ideas, traditions, and practices in which the present is grounded. through a full range of educational experiences, students are prepared to create, perform, present, teach, and understand through the arts.

Located in Tampa, Florida, The USF College of The Arts is home to the School of Architecture and Community Design, the School of Art and Art history, the School of Music, the School of Theatre and Dance, and the Institute for Research in Art, which includes the USF Contemporary Art Museum and Graphicstudio.