University of Florida
United States of America, FL, Gainesville
University of Florida
- Total Students 52367
- Total Programs 354
- Qs World188
- Established year1853
- SectorPublic
- Institution TypeUniversity
University of Florida
About
About the University of Florida, UF is a major, public, comprehensive, land-grant, research university. The state's oldest, largest, and most comprehensive university, Florida is among the nation's most academically diverse public universities.
Florida has a long history of established programs in international education, research, and service. It is one of only 17 public, land-grant universities that belong to the Association of American Universities. History In 1853, the state-funded East Florida Seminary took over the Kingsbury Academy in Ocala.
The seminary moved to Gainesville in the 1860s and later was consolidated with the state's land-grant Florida Agricultural College, then in Lake City. In 1905, by legislative action, the college became a university and was moved to Gainesville.
Classes first met with 102 students on the present site on Sept. 26, 1906. UF officially opened its doors to women in 1947. With more than 50,000 students, Florida is now one of the five largest universities in the nation.