ORLANDO, Fla. — Deciding where to go to college is a daunting decision for anyone in that position. Do you go to a state school or out of state? Do you start at community college or go straight to a four-year school?
Luckily for people in Florida, 4 of the state’s universities are in the Top 100 of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best National University Rankings.”
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The magazine said it “assessed an all-time high of 1,500 U.S. bachelor’s degree-granting institutions on 17 measures of academic quality.”
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“U.S. News’ directory of institutions contains each school’s rankings data and key characteristics about majors, campus life, costs of attending, and more,” the magazine said.
Here’s how Florida’s universities fared:
#29: University of Florida: “University of Florida is a public institution that was founded in 1853. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 34,881 (fall 2021), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 2,000 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Florida’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #29. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,380; out-of-state tuition and fees are $28,658.”
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#55 (tie): Florida State University: “Florida State University is a public institution that was founded in 1851. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 33,593 (fall 2021), its setting is city, and the campus size is 487 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Florida State University’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #55. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,517; out-of-state tuition and fees are $21,683.”
#55 (tie): University of Miami: “University of Miami is a private institution that was founded in 1925. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 12,089 (fall 2021), its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 239 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Miami’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #55. Its tuition and fees are $57,194.”
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#97 (tie): University of South Florida: “University of South Florida is a public institution that was founded in 1956. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 33,077 (fall 2021), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,646 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of South Florida’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #97. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,410; out-of-state tuition and fees are $17,324.”
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