{"id":1542,"date":"2018-04-15T19:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T19:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2023-09-11T20:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T20:31:28","slug":"florida-most-beautiful-college-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.floridarentals.com\/blog\/florida-most-beautiful-college-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida’s 10 Most Beautiful College Campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where did you go to college? Was it a sleepy Massachusetts liberal arts town, a football-crazed alma mater in the SEC, or somewhere in between? Every year hundreds of thousands of students have the privilege of extending their education in sunny Florida.<\/p>\n

There are hundreds of accredited colleges and universities enrolling students in the Sunshine State. They know what everyone else suspects… a secondary education here is second-to-none.<\/p>\n

We’ve compiled a list of Florida’s 10 most beautiful college campuses. These schools are so gorgeous you’ll be thinking about putting in an application immediately. Learning and living in the most jaw-dropping academic settings in the country? These are some lucky students.<\/p>\n

Florida’s Best College Campuses<\/h2>\n

Rollins<\/a> || Winter Park, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Rollins College. Aerial Photo overlooking Lake Virginia. Photo: Scott Cook.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> Rollins is the oldest college in Florida.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 80 acres<\/p>\n

Florida Gulf Coast University<\/a> || Fort Myers, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 14,000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> 80% of classes taught by full-time faculty and a 22:1 student-to-faculty ratio.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 700 acres<\/p>\n

University of Central Florida<\/a> || Orlando, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 66,000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> UCF set records for diversity in fall 2017: 45.8 percent of students are minorities and 24.9 percent are Hispanic.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 1400 acres<\/p>\n

Florida State University<\/a> || Tallahassee, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 33,000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> 93% retention rate for freshmen; 79.4% graduation rate by sixth year<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 500 acres (main campus)<\/p>\n

Eckerd College<\/a> || St. Petersburg, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> Average aid package for an Eckerd College student is $30,271.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 188 acres<\/p>\n

Valencia College<\/a> || Orlando, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 28,000 (East campus)<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> Valencia was named the best community college in the nation as the inaugural winner of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.<\/p>\n

Success at Valencia:<\/strong>\u00a0Valencia graduates are UCF\u2019s number one source of transfer students (35%).<\/p>\n

Flagler College<\/a> || St. Augustine, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 2600<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> The main building is Ponce de Leon Hall, which is designated as a National Historic Landmark. The campus also includes several other historic structures. The College is four miles from the Atlantic Ocean. A 19-acre athletic field is located two miles from campus.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 50 acres<\/p>\n

Lynn University<\/a> || Boca Raton, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n
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Photo courtesy of: Lynn University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 2000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> Students came from 93 countries and 42 states and territories during the fall 2017 academic year.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 123 acres<\/p>\n

University of South Florida<\/a> || Tampa, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 50,000<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> USF is comprised of 14 colleges offering more than 180 undergraduate majors and concentrations\u2014with some of the most populated colleges being USF Health, Arts & Sciences, Business and Engineering.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 1900 acres<\/p>\n

University of Tampa<\/a> || Tampa, FL<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Total undergraduates:<\/strong> 7400<\/p>\n

Fun fact:<\/strong> 21 consecutive years of record enrollment and approximately 2100 degrees conferred annually.<\/p>\n

Campus size:<\/strong> 110 acres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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