University of Florida, USA World 2022 QS World University Rankings 167.
The University of Florida, abbreviated as UF, and also known as UFL, is a leading The University of Florida (UF), also known as UFL, is a prestigious public research university in Gainesville, Florida, USA, a member of the Association of Universities in the United States (AAU), and was founded in 1853.
The University of Florida is known as the public Ivy League, ranked as one of the top public universities in the United States, U.S. News and World Report (U.S. News) 2021 National Composite Ranking 30th, ranked No. 6 in the nation's public universities; 2020 Softech World University Academic Ranking 95th[2], 2021 U.S. News World University Ranking 107th.
The University, one of the nation's largest research universities, contributes nearly $6 billion to the Florida economy and creates nearly 75,000 jobs annually. The University of Florida*** receives $583 million in research funding, which is more than all other universities in the state combined.
The university has more than 40 members of the National Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering, and the College of Medicine. It also contributes several NBA stars such as Jason Williams, Al Horford, Chandler Parsons and Joakim Noah. There are at least 10 senators, 40 representatives, 17 governors, 2 Nobel Prize winners, 3 NASA astronauts and dozens of professional athletes, as well as a number of Pulitzer Prize and Fields Medal winners among the alumni.