The University of Florida’s 2025-2026 academic year saw over 200 AI-courses, 300 AI-focused faculty, and 14,000 students enrolled annually in AI courses, with 71% of graduates in the Spring 2026 Commencement cycle completing at least one AI course. The Forbes New Ivies list named UF in their top 10 public universities producing graduates most desired by employers, leading the nation in AI adoption. Chris Malachowsky, alumnus and co-founder of NVIDIA who delivered the 2026 University-Wide Commencement address, stated, "The UF program is a way of democratizing the benefits of AI." Since 2017, UF faculty and units received more than $511 million in AI research awards, while AI-enabled research grant support by HiPerGator increased 180% since 2022. In September 2025, the fourth generation installation of HiPerGator was completed, with over 1,500 students and 3,700 university faculty and staff actively using it; HiperGator remains the fastest university-owned and operated AI supercomputer in the US, enabling $566 million of UF’s externally funded research awards in this last academic year. The NaviGator AI gateway expanded, providing over 70 large language models, with more than 30,800 unique users across the suite.