Florida A & M

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is an 1890 land-grant institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, resolution of complex issues and the empowerment of citizens and communities. The University provides a student-centered environment consistent with its core values. The faculty is committed to educating students at the undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional levels, preparing graduates to apply their knowledge, critical thinking skills and creativity in their service to society.

Florida A&M University (FAMU) is the only historically black university in the State University System of Florida. The university is located in Tallahassee and maintains several satellite campuses, including ones that offer the school’s pharmacy program in Tampa, Miami and Jacksonville, as well as an Orlando campus that contains FAMU’s law school.

Founded in 1887, the university enrolls nearly 12,000 students and offers 62 bachelor’s degrees, 39 master’s degrees, 11 doctoral programs, and a pair of professional degree programs. The colleges and schools found at the university include College of Arts and Sciences, College of Education, College of Engineering Sciences, Technology, and Agriculture, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, School of Allied Health Sciences, School of Architecture, School of Industry and Business, School of General Studies, School of Nursing, School of Journalism and Graphic Communication, College of Law, Environmental Sciences Institute, and the School of Graduate Studies and Research. Graduate and Undergraduate degree programs are listed here: http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?catalog&DegreePrograms

Top undergraduate programs are architecture; journalism; computer information sciences and psychology. FAMU’s top graduate programs include pharmaceutical sciences along with public health; physical therapy; engineering; physics; master's of applied social sciences (especially history and public administration); business and sociology. The pharmacy, business, journalism, and physics degree programs at Florida A&M University are often recognized for their achievements and student outputs.

FAMU was listed in BusinessWeek as one of the country’s “Most Innovative Colleges” in the area of technology transfer. Technology transfer involves moving a novel development from one organization or environment into another. Often this movement is from a federal or university laboratory into a commercial operation, capitalizing on the investment in research and development that was initially intended for use by the government or for the advancement of science. The FAMU faculty was ranked second in the nation by the National Science Foundation in the production of research publications in global science issues, outranking larger universities that have greater resources. In 1997, FAMU was selected as the Time Magazine Princeton Review “College of the Year,” while in 2008, Diverse Issues in Higher Education cited the university as the #1 producer of African-Americans baccalaureate degree holders.

The FAMU Marching "100," under the direction of Dr. William P. Foster, was invited by the French government to participate in the Bastille Day Parade as the official representation from the United States. This event was held in celebration of the bicentennial of the French Revolution. The Marching "100" was named the "Best Marching Band in the Nation" by Sports Illustrated (August 1992). The band received national recognition in January 1993 when it performed in the 52nd Presidential Inauguration Parade by invitation of President Bill Clinton. The band has also performed in the Super Bowl and in the 56th Presidential Inauguration Parade.