claim: The governor and the state legislature identified Florida State University as one of two "preeminent" state universities.
evidence: Florida State University -LRB- commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU -RRB- is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university .. Florida. Florida. public. public university. space-grant. space grant colleges. sea-grant. sea grant colleges. research university. research university. Its primary campus is located on a 1,391.54-acre -LRB- 5.631 km2 -RRB- campus in Tallahassee , Florida , United States .. Tallahassee. Tallahassee, Florida. Florida. Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida .. State University System of Florida. State University System of Florida. Florida. Florida. Founded in 1851 , it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida .. Florida. Florida. The university is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching .. Research University with Very High Research. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers , facilities , labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study , including professional school programs .. colleges. colleges. The university has an annual budget of over $ 1.7 billion and an annual economic impact of over $ 10 billion .. Florida State is home to Florida 's only National Laboratory -- the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol .. Florida. Florida. National Laboratory. National Laboratory. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Taxol. Taxol. Florida State University also operates The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art , the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the largest museum / university complexes in the nation .. Florida. Florida. John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools -LRB- SACS -RRB- .. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Florida State University is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas , including law , business , engineering , medicine , social policy , film , music , theater , dance , visual art , political science , psychology , social work , and the sciences .. Florida. Florida. law. law. business. business. engineering. engineering. medicine. medicine. social policy. social policy. film. film. music. music. theater. theater. dance. dance. visual art. visual art. political science. political science. psychology. psychology. social work. social work. Florida State University leads Florida in four of eight areas of external funding for the STEM disciplines -LRB- Science , Technology , Engineering and Math -RRB- .. Florida. Florida. STEM. STEM. FSU officially launched the `` Raise the Torch  : The Campaign for Florida State '' on October 17 , 2014 .. Florida. Florida. The campaign has a fundraising goal of more than $ 1 billion which will improve academics , research , and the overall student experience .. As of September 30 , 2016 , Florida State University 's `` Raise the Torch '' campaign has raised $ 938,972,249 .. Florida. Florida. For 2017 , U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State as the 38th best public university in the United States .. Florida. Florida. public. public university. U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report. Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state legislature designated Florida State University as one of two `` preeminent '' state universities in the spring of 2013 among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida .. State University System of Florida. State University System of Florida. Florida. Florida. Florida Governor Rick Scott. List of Governors of Florida. FSU 's intercollegiate sports teams , commonly known by their `` Florida State Seminoles '' nickname , compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association -LRB- NCAA -RRB- Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference -LRB- ACC -RRB- .. Florida. Florida. ACC. Atlantic Coast Conference. Seminoles. Florida State Seminoles. Florida State Seminoles. Florida State Seminoles. National Collegiate Athletic Association. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Division I. NCAA Division I. Atlantic Coast Conference. Atlantic Coast Conference. In their 113-year history , Florida State 's varsity sports teams have won 20 national athletic championships and Seminole athletes have won 78 individual NCAA national championships .. Florida. Florida