The name was changed to Florida State College for Women in 1909. It became Florida State University in 1947 and at that time reinstituted a coeducational policy. The university was racially integrated in 1962. It has had one of the most successful collegiate programs in American football in the country.
When did FSU become a school?
On January 24, 1851 the Florida Legislature voted to establish West Florida Seminary, which became Florida State University and East Florida Seminary which became the University of Florida.
Which is older FSU or UF?
In 1962, 12 African-American teachers officially integrated the university by enrolling in graduate-level science classes. The same year, 18-year-old Maxwell Courtney of Tallahassee became FSU's first African-American undergraduate.