Florida A&M University | Tallahassee, FL

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU (Pronounced fam-you), is a historically black university located in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida A&M was chartered in Tallahassee in October 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students. In the 1950s and ’60s, the historically black college became the first black institution to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and School.

Part of the campus is a U.S. National Historic Landmark District known as the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College Historic District. The district is centered along the section of Martin Luther King Boulevard that goes through the campus, encompassing over 370 acres, and containing over 14 historic buildings.

Notable Graduates:

• Althea Gibson, First African American to win Wimbledon women’s single crown

• Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr., Nationally acclaimed cancer surgeon and first African-American president of the American Cancer Society

• Congresswoman Carrie Meek, First African American woman elected to the Florida Senate U.S. Representative

• John Thompson, CEO, Symantec Corporation

Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: (850) 599-3000
Official Website: www.famu.edu
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