in 1924, the Florida Legislature mandated women of a “ mature age ” (at least twenty-one years old) who had completed sixty semester hours from a “ reputable educational institution ” would be allowed to enroll during regular semesters at the University of Florida in programs that were unavailable at Florida State College for Women . Before this, only the summer semester was coeducational, to accommodate women teachers who wanted to further their education during the summer break . Lassie Goodbread-Black from Lake City became the first woman to enroll at the University of Florida, in the College of Agriculture in 1925.
ក្នុង 1909, អាល់ប៊ើត Murphree ត្រូវបានតែងតាំងជាប្រធានទីពីររបស់សាកលវិទ្យាល័យ, និងបានរៀបចំជាច្រើននៃមហាវិទ្យាល័យនៃសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ, ការកើនឡើងនៃការចុះឈ្មោះពីក្រោម 200 ដល់ជាង 2,000, ហើយគាត់មានមធ្យោបាយក្នុងការបង្កើតសង្គមជាអ្នកដឹកនាំរដ្ឋផ្លរីដាខៀវកូនសោ. Murphree ជាប្រធានសាកលវិទ្យាល័យនៃរដ្ឋផ្លរីដារូបសំណាកតែផ្តល់កិត្តិយសនៅក្នុងសាលានេះ.