University of Florida
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Former names
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University of the State of Florida |
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| Motto | Civium in moribus rei publicae salus (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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In the character of its citizens is the strength of the State. |
| Type |
State university Land-grant university Sea-grant university Space-grant university |
| Established | 1853 |
| Endowment | $1.55 billion (2015) |
| Chairman | Steven M. Scott |
| President | W. Kent Fuchs |
| Provost | Joseph Glover |
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Academic staff
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29,596 (Fall 2015) |
| Students | 52,519 (Fall 2015) |
| Undergraduates | 36,246 |
| Postgraduates | 16,273 |
| Location |
Gainesville, Florida, U.S. 29°38′54″N 82°20′58″W / 29.64833°N 82.34944°WCoordinates: 29°38′54″N 82°20′58″W / 29.64833°N 82.34944°W |
| Campus |
Suburban, 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) Total: 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) |
| Colors | Orange and Blue |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FBS – SEC |
| Nickname | Gators |
| Mascot | Albert and Alberta |
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| Website | www |
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| University rankings | |
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| National | |
| ARWU | 45 |
| Forbes | 78 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 50 |
| Washington Monthly | 18 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 90 |
| QS | 185 |
| Times | 120 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 82 |
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USN&WR 2016 Global Rankings |
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| Overall Global University Ranking | 53 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 8 |
| Plant and Animal Science | 10 |
| Environment/Ecology | 22 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 49 |
| Space Science | 57 |
| Social Sciences and Public Health | 59 |
| Chemistry | 65 |
| Engineering | 71 |
| Clinical Medicine | 75 |
| Microbiology | 75 |
| Psychiatry/Psychology | 84 |
| Physics | 85 |
| Neuroscience and Behavior | 87 |
| Biology and Biochemistry | 91 |
| Computer Science | 92 |
| Materials Science | 97 |
| Economics and Business | 98 |
| Geosciences | 113 |
| Molecular Biology and Genetics | 137 |
| Mathematics | 142 |
The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) campus in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its Gainesville campus since September 1906.
The University of Florida is one of sixty-two elected member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of preeminent North American research universities, and the only AAU member university in Florida. The University is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as one of the two "preeminent universities" among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida. For 2017, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida as the fourteenth best public university in the United States.
The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population, and is the eighth largest single-campus university in the United States with 49,913 students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester. The University of Florida is home to sixteen academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers multiple graduate professional programs—including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine—on one contiguous campus, and administers 123 master's degree programs and seventy-six doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments.
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