University of Florida | Gainesville, United States

Rankings:

192 QS World University Rankings 2014
126 THE World University Rankings 2014-2015
128 THE World University Rankings 2013-2014
179 QS World University Rankings 2013
180 QS World University Rankings 2015
120 THE World University Rankings 2015-2016
178 QS World University Rankings 2018

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About University of Florida

The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) campus in Gainesville, Florida.

The University of Florida is ranked 17th overall among all public national universities in the current 2013 U.S. News & World Report rankings, and consistently ranks within the top 100 universities worldwide. The University of Florida is considered a "Public Ivy," a designation reserved for the top public universities in the United States.

The University of Florida is organized into sixteen academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers over 100 undergraduate majors and 200 graduate degrees, and seventy-six doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments.

Campus information

The University of Florida is the home of sixteen academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. 16 Colleges:

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Warrington College of Business
College of Dentistry
College of Design Construction and Planning
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Fine Arts
College of Health and Human Performance
College of Journalism and Communications
Levin College of Law
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Medicine
College of Nursing
College of Pharmacy
College of Public Health and Health Professions
College of Veterinary Medicine

Facilities:

George A. Smathers Libraries
Smathers Library
Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Health Science Center
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium
Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Harn Museum
University Auditorium
O'Connell Center
The Hub
Florida Gymnasium
Residence halls and complexes
Recreation Complex

The campus is served by 9 bus routes of the Gainesville Regional Transit System (RTS). Students, faculty, and staff with university-issued ID cards can use the system at no extra cost. The Amtrak Railroad does not have a station in Gainesville, but does have on in Palatka, and it takes about 40 minutes by car to reach the station. The University of Florida is also served by the Gainesville Regional Airport, which is approximately 30 minutes from the campus.