The University of Central Florida is located just outside of the city of Orlando. The main campus of UCF is spread out over 1,415 acres and contains 12 colleges that award more than 216 degrees. There are currently more than 56,000 students enrolled in classes, and 1,727 faculty members. 72 percent of the faculty hold doctoral degrees. Ninety-five percent of the students attending UCF are from the state of Florida. The location of this university allows students take advantage of all that Orlando and its surrounding area have to offer. Some of the most popular degrees awarded by UCF include Psychology, Finance, Interdisciplinary Studies, Political Science and Health Services.
The University of Miami is a private major research university located in the Coral Gables section of Miami. The main campus is spread out over 225 acres, and the university is comprised of 12 schools that award degrees in 180 areas; 108 degrees are at the graduate level, and 53 are doctoral degrees. There is currently a total of 15,000 students attending this university. Over 50 percent of the classes have less than 15 students. A total of 84 percent of freshman and 40 percent of all undergraduates live on the campus. Some of the more popular undergraduate degrees offered by the University of Miami include Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Communications Studies, Finance, Nursing, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine and Psychology.
The University of South Florida is located in the city of Tampa, on Florida's west coast. The University of South Florida is also one of the biggest universities in the country, with more than 40,000 students currently enrolled in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral courses. The University of South Florida offers more than 230 degrees. There are 290 buildings throughout USF's campus, and there are currently 1,794 faculty members employed. The 11 colleges at the University of South Florida offer undergraduate degrees such as Anthropology, Civil Engineering, Criminology, Economics, Finance, History, Molecular Biology, Pre-Law and Psychology.
Flagler College is a small, private college located in the heart of St. Augustine. The main campus of Flagler College is a national historic landmark and is the centerpiece of the city. As of Fall 2010, there were 2,678 students enrolled in undergraduate classes at Flagler College, 64 percent of whom are from the state of Florida. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1, and 86 percent of all classes have less than 30 students. Some of the undergraduate degrees offered by this college include Accounting, Art Education, Business Administration, Economics, Latin American Studies, Political Science, Liberal Arts and Secondary Education.