page_title: List of colleges and universities in Florida
section_title: State University System
hierarchical_section_title: List of colleges and universities in Florida / Public colleges and universities / State University System
caption_attribution_description: Long exposure photograph taken of the Florida Polytechnic buildning designed by architect Santiago Calatrava at sunset.
context_page_description: The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Florida. Many of these schools have multiple campuses, and therefore only the location of the main campus in Florida is specified. Most public institutions and traditional private institutions in Florida are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; religious schools are accredited by the Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, the Association for Biblical Higher Education, and the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools.
context_section_description: The State University System of Florida comprises twelve member universities.
  Florida A&M University (Tallahassee)
  Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)
  Florida Gulf Coast University (Fort Myers)
  Florida International University (Miami)
  Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland)
  Florida State University (Tallahassee)
  New College of Florida (Sarasota)
  University of Central Florida (Orlando)
  University of Florida (Gainesville)
  University of North Florida (Jacksonville)
  University of South Florida (Tampa)
  University of West Florida (Pensacola)
caption: Florida Polytechnic University
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