Type | Public Space grant |
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Established | 1963 |
Endowment | $79.1 million[1] |
President | Martha Dunagin Saunders |
Academic staff | 374 |
Students | 12,850[2] |
Undergraduates | 9,721[2] |
Postgraduates | 3,129[2] |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | 1,600 acres (6.5 km²) |
Colors | Blue and Green[3] |
Nickname | Argonauts, Argos |
Affiliations | AACSB, CCNE, SACS, SUSF, GSC |
Mascot | Argie the Argonaut[4] |
Website | www |
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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.