State University System of Florida

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The State University System of Florida (SUS, or SUSF out-of-state) is a system of universities indirectly governed by the State of Florida. From 1905 to 1965, the few universities in the system were governed by the Florida Board of Control. This was replaced by the Florida Board of Regents in 1965, to accommodate the growing university system. The Board of Regents governed until it was disbanded in 2001, and its authority was divided Florida Board of Education (which was given some authority over all levels of public education in the state), and appointed Boards of Trustees, which operated independently for each separate institution. In 2002, Floridians led by Senator Bob Graham passed an amendment to the state constitution establishing a new statewide governing body, the Florida Board of Governors.

SUS Institutions

The year the university was founded, followed by the year first classes were held, are in parentheses.

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida (1887)
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida (1961, 1964)
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, Florida (1991, 1997)
Florida International University, Miami, Florida (1965, 1972)
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida (1851 as Florida Seminary West of the Suwannee, 1901 as Florida State College for Women and 1947 as FSU)
New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida (1960, 1964 as a private college. Merged into USF's system in 1975, gained independence in 2001)
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida (1963, 1968)
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (1853, 1906 in its current form)
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (1969, 1972)
University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (1956, 1960)
University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida (1963, 1967 for upper grades, 1983 for all four years)

State University System of Florida

SUS Institutions

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