Lynn University is an independent college in Boca Raton, Florida, with approximately 3,000 students from 100 countries. Lynn's NCAA Division II Fighting Knights have won 24 national titles, its Conservatory of Music features a world-renowned faculty of performers, and its nationally recognized Institute for Achievement and Learning empowers students with learning differences. The school's Dialogues curriculum and award-winning iPad program help Lynn graduates gain the intellectual flexibility and global experience to fulfill their potential in an ever-changing world.

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. Originally named Marymount College, later the College of Boca Raton, and then renamed Lynn University in 1991, it began as a two-year college from 1962 to 1986. Lynn celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2012-2013. Kevin M. Ross became Lynn University’s president on July 1, 2006. He succeeded Donald E. Ross, who saved Marymount College from closing, and served as president from 1971 to 2006.