University of West Florida facts for kids
Type | Public Space grant |
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Established | 1963 |
Endowment | $79.1 million |
President | Martha Dunagin Saunders |
Academic staff
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374 |
Students | 12,850 |
Undergraduates | 9,721 |
Postgraduates | 3,129 |
Location |
,
,
United States
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Campus | 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) |
Colors | Blue and Green |
Athletics | NCAA Division II – Gulf South |
Nickname | Argonauts, Argos |
Affiliations | AACSB, CCNE, SACS, SUSF, GSC |
Mascot | Argie the Argonaut |
The University of West Florida (West Florida or UWF) is a public university in Pensacola, Florida. It was opened in 1963 as a member institution of the State University System of Florida.
It is a research university without faculties of law or medicine, a space-grant institution, and the third largest campus in the State University System, at 1,600 acres (6.5 km2).
The main campus is a natural preserve that is bordered by two rivers and Escambia Bay. The university's mascot is an argonaut and its logo is the chambered nautilus.
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Old Christ Church, cir. 1835; corporate charter as an act of the Florida Territorial Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, 1829
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