The University of South Florida St. Petersburg (USFSP), commonly known as USF St. Pete, is an autonomous campus in the University of South Florida system, located in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida by the Tampa Bay waterfront. The campus is bounded by the Salt Creek Marine District, Bayfront Medical Center and All Children's Hospital and the Roser Park and Bartlett Park residential neighborhoods. Opened in 1965 as a satellite campus of the University of South Florida, the USFSP gained accreditation as a separate entity starting in the 2006-2007 school year. USF St. Petersburg is the only public university in Pinellas County and the only public university offering bachelors and graduate degree programs in the area. USF St. Petersburg enrolled 3,973 students during the fall 2010 semester. Students across the USF System enroll at USF St. Petersburg, creating a typical semester student population of more than 6,000. Along with the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida, USF St. Petersburg has two sister campuses in Lakeland and Sarasota. In 1965, the University of South Florida created a satellite campus in downtown St.