University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida is home to the University of Florida, a public land-grant research university. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, with roots dating back to 1853 and a Gainesville campus that has been open since September 1906. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has granted the university accreditation (SACS). With 57,841 students enrolled for the 2020–21 school year, it is the third largest university in Florida by student population and the sixth largest single-campus institution in the United States.

There are 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes at the University of Florida. It administers 123 master's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments, and offers multiple graduate professional programs on one contiguous campus, including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine. The university's seal is also the state of Florida's seal, which appears on the state flag in blue rather than many colors on the state flag.

Founded: 1853

Address: Address: Gainesville, FL 32611, United States

Website: https://www.ufl.edu/