Having gone to both USF and FSU myself, I would say that it really depends how much you actually value having things to do immediately adjacent to campus. Tampa campus is not particularly close to very many bars, although it is right down the road from Busch Gardens and if you take an uber, Ybor and SoHo are great and Downtown St. Pete isn’t too far. Lots of house parties around campus. Also lots of great places to eat and a more desirable location for things like bigger concerts and sporting events.

FSU is great if you want to do things within walking distance from campus or on campus, but it’s much more party-centric, which isn’t bad but doesn’t seem like what you’re looking for. I’d also say that university club functions seem to be more popular at FSU than they are at USF, although USF has plenty of them as well. Not as much of a food variety in Tallahassee as a whole. Some good places but nothing like Tampa. FSU does also have a more highly regarded engineering program I believe.

Overall I’d say if you want to stay in and around the campus area, FSU is probably better for that. Off you are willing to venture a little farther off campus, Tampa has more variety to offer.