State University System of Florida - Definition and Overview

The State University System of Florida is a system of universities indirectly governed by the State of Florida.

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 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 as East Florida Seminary in Ocala, 1906 as UF in Gainesville)
• University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida (1969, 1972)
• University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (1956, 1960)
• University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida (1963, 1967)