University of Florida
The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member and flagship of the State University System of Florida. The university traces its origins to 1853[12] and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.[13]
Former names
East Florida Seminary (1853–1861; 1866–1905)
Florida Agricultural College (1884–1903)
University of Florida at Lake City (1903–1905)
St. Petersburg Normal and Industrial School (1893–1905)
South Florida Military and Educational College (1894–1905)
University of the State of Florida (1905–1909)[1]
Civium in moribus rei publicae salus (Latin)
On seal: "In God We Trust"
"The welfare of the state depends upon the morals of its citizens"[note 1]
January 6, 1853[note 2]
$2.379 billion (2021)[5]
$6 billion (2019)[6]
J. Scott Angle (interim)
8,231 (2018)[7]
6,556 (2018)[7]
55,211 (fall 2022)[8]
34,552 (fall 2022)[8]
20,659 (fall 2022)[8]
Midsize city, 2,000 acres (810 ha)
Orange and blue[11]
After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as a "preeminent university".[14][15] The University of Florida is one of three members of the Association of American Universities in Florida and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[16][17]
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population[18] and is the fifth largest single-campus university in the United States with 57,841 students enrolled for during the 2020–21 school year.[19] The University of Florida is home to 16 academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers multiple graduate professional programs—including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, pharmacy and veterinary medicine—on one contiguous campus and administers 123 master's degree programs and 76 doctoral degree programs in 87 schools and departments. The university's seal is also the seal of the state of Florida, which is on the state flag, though in blue rather than multiple colors.
The University of Florida's intercollegiate sports teams, the Florida Gators, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). As of 2021, University of Florida students and alumni have won 143 Olympic medals, including 69 gold medals.[20]
Academic rankings
25
28
22
15
101-150
168
132=
98
In popular culture[edit]
The University of Florida has been portrayed in several books,[223][224] movies[225] and television shows. In addition, the University of Florida campus has been the backdrop for a number of different books and movies.
Robert Cade, a professor in the university's College of Medicine, was the leader of the research team that invented the sports drink Gatorade as a hydration supplement for the Florida Gators football team in 1965–66.[226]
Satellite facilities[edit]
The university maintains a number of facilities apart from its main campus. The J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center also has a teaching hospital at UF Health at Jacksonville, which serves as the Jacksonville campus for the university's College of Medicine, College of Nursing, and College of Pharmacy.[227] A number of residencies are also offered at this facility.[227] The university's College of Pharmacy also maintains campuses in Orlando and Jacksonville.[228] The College of Dentistry maintains clinics in Hialeah, Naples, and St. Petersburg.[229]
The university's Warrington College of Business established programs in South Florida in 2004, and recently built a 6,100-square-foot (570 m2) facility in Sunrise, Florida.[230] The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has extensions in each of the 67 counties in Florida, and 13 research and education centers with 19 locations throughout the state.[231] In 2005, the university established the Beijing Center for International Studies in Beijing that offers research facilities, offices, and degree opportunities.[232]
