There are about 300 degree‑granting colleges and universities in Florida today, including public, private, and for‑profit schools. Publicly funded two‑year and four‑year colleges number 28 within the Florida College System, alongside 12 public universities in the State University System.

Quick Scoop

Florida’s higher‑ed scene is big and varied, so “how many colleges are in Florida” depends on what you count.

By major categories

  • About 300 total colleges and universities (including public, private nonprofit, and for‑profit institutions).
  • 12 public universities in the State University System of Florida (UF, FSU, UCF, USF, etc.).
  • 28 public state/community colleges in the Florida College System.
  • The rest are private nonprofit and for‑profit schools, plus specialized and technical colleges spread across the state.

Simple example

If you’re mostly thinking of big public options, you’re looking at roughly:

  • 12 universities + 28 state colleges = 40 public institutions students talk about most often.

But if you widen the lens to every institution that counts as a college or university in federal data, the total climbs to roughly 300.!

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.