The State University System offers Bachelor's, Master's, Advanced Master, Engineering, Specialist, Professional Doctorate, and Research Doctorate degrees. The Board of Governors maintains a complete list of all degrees available at state universities on its website.
Each state university produces an Accountability Plan to document its direction and priorities as well as its performance expectations and outcomes on institutional and system-wide goals. These accountability tools are used to annually assess the performance of post-secondary education within the State University System.
Performance funds are awarded to state universities based on a funding model developed and approved by the Board of Governors as referenced in s. 1001.92, Florida Statutes. The Board of Governors evaluates universities on the excellence or improvement for each metric based on prior year data and calculates a total score for each university. Information on performance-based models can be found on the Board of Governors page.
The Board of Governors designates each state university that annually meets at least 12 of the 13 academic and research excellence standards identified in s. 1001.7065, Florida Statutes, as a Preeminent State Research University. Once approved, the Board of Governors awards the university an amount specified in the General Appropriations Act.
An Emerging Preeminent Research University is a state universities meeting at least 7 but fewer than 12 of the 13 academic and research excellence standards identified in law as recognized by the Board of Governors.
The State Universities of Distinction program is intended to recognize and invest in universities recognized by the Board of Governors that can attain national excellence in a core competency. The program is also intended to meet state workforce needs now and into the future and foster an innovation economy that focuses on areas such as health, security, and STEM. The program applies to all non-preeminent SUS institutions. An institution participates by submitting a proposal to the Board of Governors identifying the program that is a core competence capable of reaching national or state excellence.
The three sources of funding for state universities are the General Revenue Fund, the Education Enhancement Trust Fund (Lottery), and the Phosphate Research Trust Fund (Florida Polytechnic University. The portion of the state universities' budget appropriated by the Florida Legislature is called Education & General (E&G). Information on components of a specific state university's budget can be found by viewing the fact book for each institution on the State University System's website.
Postsecondary Educational Institutions. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-83, Laws of Florida, which
Review of the Florida Lottery, 2023, Report 24-02, January 2024 |
Career Statewide Articulation Agreements, Report 23-10, November 2023 |
Review of the Florida Lottery, 2022, Report 23-02, January 2023 |
Homeless and Foster Youth Services, Report 22-08, December 2022 |
Review of the Capital Outlay Facilities Space of Florida's State University System, Report 20-SUSFACI, February 2020 |
Review of the Capital Outlay Facilities Space of Florida's College System, Report 20-FCSFACI, June 2020 |
Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on university operations are available on its website
State University System Board of Governors - Operational Audit, Auditor General Report 2020-032, September 2019.
Board of Governors - Office of Inspector General's Internal Audit Activity - For the Review Period July 2017 Through June 2018, Auditor General Report 2019-052, November 2018
Expenditure Analysis Reports, State University System
Operating Budget Reports, State University System
Baccalaureate Follow-Up Study: Employment and Education Outcomes One, Five, and Ten Years After Graduation, State University System of Florida, January 2018
Websites of Interest
State University System, University Accountability Plans
State University System, Interactive University Data
State University System, University Facts Books
State University System, Strategic Plan
Performance Information
Performance measures and standards for universities may be found in the Board of Governor's strategic plan and accountability reports
Florida Board of Governors, State University System, 850-245-0466
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