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Far Eastern University
Far Eastern University (Pamantasan ng Malayong Silangan), a private university in Sampaloc, Manila founded in 1928 by Nicanor Reyes; PSE-listed, UNESCO-recognized Art Deco campus, CHED autonomous status, and a multi-campus FEU Group of Schools.
Fashion Institute of Technology
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a SUNY public college in Manhattan's Chelsea, was founded in 1944 by the apparel industry's foundation and offers 50 associate-to-master's degree programs in fashion, design, and business.
Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is the German federal ministry for research, technology, and space policy, created in May 2025 and led by Dorothee Bär.
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ), Brazil's first federal university, founded 7 September 1920 by Decree 14.343 from medicine, engineering, and law schools; renamed Universidade do Brasil in 1937 and UFRJ in 1965, main campus on Ilha do Fundão.
Federation of Chilean Students
The Federation of Chilean Students (FECh) is the student union of the University of Chile, founded in 1906 as the oldest student organization in Latin America.
Fellow
Fellow: an academic and professional title meaning a university fellowship holder, a member of a trained professional body, or, as an adjective, a person sharing a job or interest; meanings vary by institution.
Ferris State University
Ferris State University: public university in Big Rapids, Michigan (also called FSU), founded 1884 as Big Rapids Industrial School by Woodbridge and Helen Ferris; state institution 1950, university 1987-88; seven colleges, ~12,500 students, NCAA Division II Bulldogs.
Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl: annual NCAA FBS college football bowl game founded 1971 in Tempe, Arizona, now played in Glendale; New Year's Six member and rotating CFP semifinal host; 55 games through 2026.
First university in the United States
First university in the United States: Harvard University, founded October 28, 1636 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony; William & Mary (1693 royal charter) and Penn also claim the title depending on criteria.
Fisk University
Fisk University is a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee, founded in 1866, home of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, first HBCU accredited by SACS (1930), now led by President Agenia Walker Clark.
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg State University, a public university in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, founded 1894 as the State Normal School; about 6,100 students, led by President Donna Hodge since July 2024, known for the Fitchburg Promise free-tuition guarantee.
Five Towns College
Five Towns College (FTC), Dix Hills, New York: private for-profit college founded 1972, accredited by MSCHE, NASM, NAST; 547 students, 11:1 ratio, music/performing arts focus, John Lennon Center, tuition $15,250/semester.
Flagler College
Flagler College is a private liberal arts college in St. Augustine, Florida, founded in 1968 in Henry Flagler's 1888 Hotel Ponce de León; coeducational since 1971, with 42 majors, about 2,400 students, and a first-place 2027 U.S. News regional ranking.
Florida A&M University
Florida A&M University (FAMU), a public historically Black university and 1890 land-grant institution in Tallahassee, Florida, founded October 3, 1887; Carnegie R2 research university led by 13th president Marva Johnson since 2025.
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university in Boca Raton, Florida, established in 1961. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation and serves nearly 30,000 students.
Florida Blue Key
Florida Blue Key (FBK) is a student leadership honor society founded in 1923 at the University of Florida, distinct from the national Blue Key Honor Society. It has organized UF Homecoming and Gator Growl since 1924, runs a major speech and debate tournament, and is documented as the core of UF student government's political machine.
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a public university in Fort Myers, Florida. Founded in 1991 as Florida's 10th state university, it serves about 17,000 students.
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), founded 1958 as Brevard Engineering College in Melbourne, Florida, is a private R2 research university with four colleges, 200+ degree programs, about 7,681 students, and $1.6 billion annual economic impact.
Florida International University
Florida International University (FIU) is Miami's public research university, chartered in 1965 and opened in 1972 with the largest opening enrollment in U.S. collegiate history, now over 54,000 students, R1, led by president Jeanette Nuñez.
Florida Memorial University
Florida Memorial University (FMU), founded 1879 as Florida Baptist Institute in Live Oak, is a private Baptist-affiliated HBCU in Miami Gardens, Florida, the only HBCU in South Florida and birthplace of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing."
Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles, FSU athletics teams in Tallahassee, ACC members since 1992. 20 national titles in nine sports; football championships 1993, 1999, 2013 under Bobby Bowden era and 2013; women's soccer five titles since 2014.
Florida State University
Florida State University (FSU), public research university in Tallahassee founded 1851; 46,184 students, record 82% four-year graduation rate, No. 21 public in U.S. News 2026, ACC athletics.
Florida State–Miami football rivalry
Florida State–Miami football rivalry, the Seminoles vs Hurricanes series since 1951, Miami leads 37-33; known for Wide Right missed kicks (1991, 1992, 2000), Wide Left 2002, and the 2016 Block at the Rock.
Fordham University
Fordham University is a private Jesuit university in New York City, founded in 1841 as St. John's College, with about 16,800 students in the Bronx and Manhattan.
Forward College
Forward College is a private Paris-registered higher education institution (founded 2021) offering three-year English-taught bachelor's across Lisbon, Paris, and Berlin, with University of London degrees under LSE/KCL direction and French state-visa accreditation.
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Franciscan University of Steubenville, formerly the College of Steubenville, is a private Catholic university in Steubenville, Ohio, founded by TOR Franciscan friars in 1946, renamed in 1985, known for its Catholic identity, Austrian study abroad program, and Steubenville youth conferences.
Franklin & Marshall College
Franklin & Marshall College (F&M), a private liberal arts college in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, formed in 1853 from Franklin College (1787, funded by Benjamin Franklin) and Marshall College (1836); about 1,946 undergraduates, 52 fields of study, 9:1 ratio, U.S. News No. 34 liberal arts college.
Frederick Attenborough
Frederick Levi Attenborough (1887–1973), English academic and Cambridge don; second Principal of University College, Leicester 1932–1951; secured UGC funding 1945 and the 1950 Royal Charter; father of Sir David and Lord Richard Attenborough. Not the Olympic weightlifter Fred Attenborough.
Frederick Augustus Rauch
Frederick Augustus Rauch (Friedrich August Rauch, 1806–1841) was a German-born educator, first president of Marshall College in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and author of an early American psychology textbook.
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement (FSM) was a 1964-65 UC Berkeley student protest against campus bans on political activity, sparked by Jack Weinberg's October 1 arrest, led by Mario Savio, and ending with the university lifting content-based speech restrictions.