<p>Okay... I want to first start off by saying I am a huge UF Homer. I have been doing research in regards to the Alumni who have graduated from FSU.</p>
<p>I have come to the conclusion:</p>
<p>FSU has a very large & prestigious alumni list:</p>
<p>List</a> of Florida State University alumni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>UCF, FIU, FAU, and USF don't even come close in comparison....</p>
<p>Impressive collection. Hey - wait, my name's not there...never mind. ;)</p>
<p>When comparing alumni lists, it's important to note establishment dates.</p>
<p>For instance:</p>
<p>FSU 1851 (157 years)
FAU 1961 (47 years)</p>
<p>It's not the full picture but age definitely has something to do with it. </p>
<p>Regardless, congrats to FSU for providing classes to motivated people.</p>
<p>True, age is certainly related to entrenchment and growth. It is important to note that FSU was tiny, compared to today, until the post-WWII period.</p>
<p>In the early 1930s, when FSU was awarded the first Phi Beta Kappa chapter in Florida, it had only an enrollment of 2,663 students (For detail see: Florida</a> State University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ).</p>
<p>In the mid-1970s, when I attended, enrollment was somewhere around 22,000 students. (A very regrettable period of bell-bottoms, Disco music and gas-guzzler cars :eek:)</p>
<p>Hey what do you know: </p>
<p>Someone added pictures.</p>
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<p>Nice job - especially from from a UF "Homer"! :D</p>