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| Type | Private, liberal arts, nonsectarian |
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| Established | 1968 |
| Endowment | $60 million |
| Chancellor | William L. Proctor |
| President | Dr. Joseph G. Joyner |
| Students | 2,782 |
| Location | St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Campus | 19 acres (7.7 ha) |
| Colors | Crimson and Gold |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Website | www |
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Flagler College is a private four-year liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, United States. It was founded in 1968 and offers 29 majors and 34 minors.
The college has been named by U.S. News & World Report as one of the "Best Regional Colleges in the South" (ranks #2 in 2018 and 2017) and in The Princeton Review "Best 380 Colleges." Its 2015–16 tuition was $16,830 (excluding room and board) and its acceptance rate averages 40% of its annual applications. The college had an endowment of over $60 million as of April 2011.
Founded in 1968, the campus comprises 19 acres (77,000 m2), the centerpiece of which is the Ponce de León Hotel, built in 1888 as a luxury hotel. The architects were John Carrere and Thomas Hastings, working for Henry Morrison Flagler, the industrialist, oil magnate and railroad pioneer. It is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Lawrence Lewis, Jr., was the driving force behind Flagler's development. It was his vision to create a small, private liberal arts college on the old hotel grounds. Lewis was Chairman of Flagler's Board of Trustees for more than 20 years, guiding the college through a reorganization in 1971. He directed millions of dollars through foundations, family and personal funds into new construction, restoration projects, endowment and various other programs to ensure Flager's continued success. Lewis was related to Henry Flagler through his mother, Louise Wise Lewis Francis, who was the niece of Mary Lily Kenan Flagler, who married Henry Flagler in 1901 making him Lewis' great uncle.
The Proctor Library, in the northwest corner of campus, is Flagler's sole library facility. It is named after William L. Proctor, Flagler's chancellor, who was president of the college from 1971 until 2001. Like many of the historic buildings on campus, the Proctor Library's architectural design reflects the Gilded Age style popular during the time of Henry Flagler's construction of the Ponce de León Hotel in 1888. The Proctor Library was built in 1996.
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