Florida A&M University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), commonly known as Florida A&M, is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida. It is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, as well as one of the state's land grant universities, and is accredited to award baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

"FAMU" redirects here. For the Czech film school, see Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Former names
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes (1909–1953)
State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students (1891–1909)
State Normal College for Colored Students (1887–1891)
Motto"Head, Heart, Hand, Field"
"Excellence With Caring"
TypePublic historically black land-grant university
EstablishedOctober 3, 1887 (1887-10-03)
Parent institution
State University System of Florida
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliations
  • ORAU
  • TMCF
  • Space-grant
Endowment$95.6 million (2020)
Budget$375 million (2020)
PresidentLarry Robinson
Academic staff
687 (561 full-time)
Students10,028 (fall 2023)
Location
Tallahassee
,
Florida
,
United States

30°25′04″N 84°17′04″W
CampusMidsize city, 422 acres (1.7 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe FAMUAN
ColorsOrange and green
   
NicknameRattlers and Lady Rattlers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I FCS – SWAC
MascotVenom the Rattlesnake
Websitewww.famu.edu

FAMU sports teams are known as the Rattlers, and compete in Division I of the NCAA. They are a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

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