After the Florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as a "preeminent university".Divya Kumar, "Governor signs bill to grant UF, FSU preeminence ," The Oracle (April 23, 2013). Retrieved May 25, 2015.Lynn Hatter, "FSU, UF Become Florida's 'Preeminent' Universities ," WFSU (June 10, 3013). Retrieved May 26, 2015. The University of Florida is one of three members of the Association of American Universities in Florida and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".American Association of Universities, AAU Membership, Member Institutions and Years of Admission . Retrieved May 26, 2015.
after the florida state legislature's creation of performance standards in 2013 the florida board of governors designated the university of florida as a "preeminent university"divya kumar "governor signs bill to grant uf fsu preeminence " the oracle (april 23 2013) retrieved may 25 2015lynn hatter "fsu uf become florida's 'preeminent' universities " wfsu (june 10 3013) retrieved may 26 2015 the university of florida is one of three members of the association of american universities in florida and is classified among "r1 doctoral universities – very high research activity"american association of universities aau membership member institutions and years of admission  retrieved may 26 2015