History

When the university was founded in the early 1960s, the campus was surrounded by bean farms, strawberry fields and orchards. Today, the institution has grown to 115 acres in a county of close to 1.37 million residents. The university’s South Florida home has become one of the most strategic international gateways to America and an important center of finance, commerce, culture and international trade.

Read more about Lynn’s rich history at lynn.edu/about/history.