In 1989, Full Sail moved to its current location at Winter Park, Florida;[13] the following year, it was accredited to grant specialized associate degrees.

[18] The additions of the master's degree programs, among other factors, led to the school being recognized as a university by the state of Florida.

[34] In 2015, the university announced a partnership with Wargaming and completed building a user experience lab for conducting research projects.

[41] Full Sail University's approximately 200-acre (81-hectare) campus is located 8.6 miles (13.8 kilometers) northeast of downtown Orlando.

[45] Two months later, approximately 200 Full Sail Online employees moved into the Gateway Center in Downtown Orlando.

[46] Also in 2011, the university announced plans to construct an 86,000-square-foot (8,000 m2) educational building to house 475 faculty and staff, additional film and television soundstages and classrooms; it was scheduled for completion in early 2012.

[48] In October 2018, Full Sail announced plans to construct an esports arena called "The Fortress".

[49] The 11,200-square-foot venue opened in May 2019, serves as home of Full Sail University's esports team, Armada.

[79][80][81] Full Sail also ranked in the top 50 in The Princeton Review's list of undergraduate programs for game design in 2021.

[88] Instructors at who have taught at Full Sail include Dungeons & Dragons co-creator Dave Arneson (game design),[141] and Oprah Winfrey's domestic partner, Stedman Graham.

[142][143] Other notable instructors include James Neihouse, cinematographer and lifetime member of the Academy, a 6,000-member group that votes on Oscar nominees.