Florida State University

Florida State University (FSU ) is a US public university located in Tallahassee , Florida . It is a research university with very high research activity, determined by the Carnegie Endowment ^[1] . The university includes 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers, facilities, laboratories and institutes, which offer more than 300 training programs, including professional programs ^[2] . The University of Florida has the only national laboratory in Florida, the , and is home to the commercially successful anti-cancer drug Taxol . Florida State University also operates Museum of Art, the Florida State Museum of Art, and one of the largest museums / university complexes in the country. ^[3] Florida State University is accredited by the as a tier VI public institution ^[4] .

Florida State University
Florida State University
Motto	lat Vires, artes, mores
Based	1851
Type of	state university
Trust fund	707 million
The president
Location	Tallahassee , Florida , USA
Campus	urban
Students	41,900
Bachelors	32,812
Masters and Doctors	9088
Teachers	5966
Colors	,
Official site	www.fsu.edu

The university was established in 1851 and is one of the oldest universities in the state of Florida ^{[5] [6]} . In 1905, the first student in university history received a Rhodes Scholarship ^{[7] [8]} . In 1977, the first student at Florida State University received the first Rhodes Women's Scholarship in Florida ^[9] . In 2012, US News & World Report named the university the most effective national university in the United States ^[10] . Florida State University is one of two Florida state universities that qualifies as an “outstanding university” (Florida Bill 1076, signed by Governor Rick Scott in 2013) ^{[11] [12] [13]} .