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University of West Florida

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University of West Florida
TypePublic
Space grant
Established1963
Endowment$79.1 million[1]
PresidentMartha Dunagin Saunders
Academic staff
374
Students12,850[2]
Undergraduates9,721[2]
Postgraduates3,129[2]
Location, ,
United States
Campus1,600 acres (6.5 km²)
ColorsBlue and Green[3]
   
NicknameArgonauts, Argos
AffiliationsAACSB, CCNE, SACS, SUSF, GSC
MascotArgie the Argonaut[4]
Websitewww.uwf.edu
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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.

References

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  1. As of June 30, 2018. "University of West Florida Foundation, Inc. Financial Statements" (PDF). Financial Statements. University of West Florida Foundation, Inc. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Facts and Figures". Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. "Color | University of West Florida".
  4. "Argie the Argonaut".