University of Florida is a public institution that was started in 1853. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 35,405, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 2,000 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its in-state tuition/fees are $6,380; out-of-state tuition/fees are $28,658
The University of Florida is about two miles away from downtown Gainesville, a college town bolstered by the school’s more than 50,000 learners. The Florida Gators sports teams participate in the NCAA Division I Southeastern Conference, and are supported by mascots Albert and Alberta the Alligators. The Gator football team, which competes in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium – commonly called the “The Swamp” – is particularly notorious. The team became the namesake of popular sports drink Gatorade in 1965, after freshmen Gators participated in an experiment with the novel beverage. The annual Gator Growl, held each Homecoming weekend, has been called the largest student-run pep rally in the nation. About 15 percent of learners are involved in the school’s 60-plus fraternities and sororities. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, though more than 75 percent opt to do so. All learners can partake in Gator Nights, held every Friday, which offer free late-night entertainment and midnight snacks.

The school has well-regarded graduate programs through the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, Warrington College of Business, Levin College of Law and the College of Medicine. The university is also integrated with retirement community Oak Hammock, where learners can work, complete internships and find mentors. Famous graduates of the University of Florida include home repair television sensation Bob Vila, Heisman Trophy winner Steve Spurrier and former U.S. Sens. Bob Graham and Connie Mack.