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A public research university making extensive research on land grant, sea grant, and space grants in the country, University of Florida is located in Gainesville in Florida in United States.
Brief Background
Origin of University of Florida goes back to 1853 though it shifted to the present location in September, 1906 and it is one of the Public Ivy universities in United States. University of Florida is elected member of AAU that is comprised of 63 universities across the globe.
Ranking
Currently the University is ranked as 53rd among the national universities including both private and public ones, as per the U.S News and World Report survey reports for 2011.
Special Features of the University
Special features of the university is that It is one of the universities that is an elected member of AAU that comprises of 63 universities of United States and Canada;It is one the three flagship universities within the university system of Florida;It is the second largest among the universities in Florida by student population;It received highest academic marks in Florida that is measures by national as well as international rankings of colleges and universities in United States;State of Florida is sixth largest single campus universities in United States by student population;
Campus Features and Enrollment
University of Florida houses around 17 academic colleges as well as 150 research centers as well as institutes. Multiple graduate professional programs are offered by the university that includes Business administration;Engineering;Law;Medicine; andAnother 123 master's degree programs;76 doctoral degree programs; and87 schools and departments.
Currently the enrollment strength of the University of Florida is 49,679 and the university ranks 12th among all the institutions in the country and has a budget of around $4.3 billion.
Games and Sports
University of Florida has an intercollegiate sports team that is known by the nickname of Florida Gators and it competes in the NCAA division as well as the South Eastern Conference. In course of its 105 years of history, the university has won 25 national championships including 20 NCAA titles whereas its athletes have won 221 individual national championships.
A public research university making extensive research on land grant, sea grant, and space grants in the country, University of Florida is located in Gainesville in Florida in United States.
