The University of Florida is currently one of the largest universities in the nation, with more than 50,000 students enrolled in the school's sixteen colleges and 150+ research centers and institutes. Recently, the Gainesville-based institution was ranked as #17 in the 2012 U.S. News & World Report's “Top Public Universities” and #2 in Kiplinger's “2012 Best Values in Public Colleges” report.
