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The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida.Many of these schools have multiple campuses, and therefore only the location of the main campus in Florida is specified.
In 2010, the Florida Legislature created the Preeminent State Research University program and set 12 benchmarks to define these schools, which are awarded more state funding for research. 11 of the 12 benchmarks must be met for a school to be classified as Preeminent by the Board of Governors.
The Florida Board of Governors was created in 2003 to centralize the administration of the State University System of Florida. Previously, Florida's State University System had been governed by the Florida Board of Regents (1965–2001) and the Florida Board of Control (1905–1965).
The University of Miami in Coral Gables. The Florida education system consists of public and private schools in Florida, including the State University System of Florida (SUSF), the Florida College System (FCS), the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida (ICUF) and other private institutions, and also secondary and primary schools as well as virtual schools.
The Florida State University Libraries alone include more 4 million titles and offers access to more than 1,064 databases and 120,000 electronic journals, including the statewide UBorrow system which includes over 15 million books from all 40 state university and college libraries. [218]
The Florida College System, previously the Florida Community College System, is a system of 28 public community colleges and state colleges in the U.S. state of Florida. In 2020–2021, enrollment consisted of 640,183 students. [ 1 ]
Notes: The list includes schools that grant first-professional doctorates only (e.g., medical schools, law schools, or veterinary schools) that are independent of any other school in a state system.
President of Florida State College and University of Florida [citation needed] Stephen C. O'Connell: President of the University of Florida and chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court [7] [5] [6] J. Wayne Reitz: President of the University of Florida [8] James F. Rinehart: Chair of the Department of Political Science and Dean of the