Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 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 of the State Uni…
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 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 of the State University System of Florida and is accredited to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Established: October 3, 1887
President: Larry Robinson
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"
Parent institution: State University System of Florida
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