The number one public school in America is The University of Florida

We are seventh best public in Forbes if I read it right, but 27th overall including liberal arts schools (which aren’t in the us news ranking where we are 29 overall I think).

Us news comes out sept 18th. They revamped their criteria this year to favor outcomes and social mobility, which should both help us. But you have to figure all the political turmoil will hurt with the peer evaluations, so that one will be interesting.

 

One other ranking recently, money went to a star system, 34 schools got five stars, we were one of them.

2023 Best Colleges in the U.S.

 

Bunch of nerds.

 

AP poll ain't got nothing on the WSJ nerd list

 

I was a freshman in 1984. One year later and I would not have gained admittance. And that was with a 1250 SAT (max 1400 then)

Made the mistake of delaying core biology until my sophomore year. Those incoming kids were sharp and I had to work hard for two Bs.

I shudder to think about the kids applying now.

 

But don’t know that 3 + 3 = 7 for the other team

 

From the Wall Street Journal

1) Princeton
2) MIT
3) Yale
4) Stanford
5) Columbia
6) Harvard
7) Pennsylvania
8) Amherst
9) Claremont McKenna
10) Babson
11) Swarthmore
12) Georgetown
13) Vanderbilt
14) Lehigh
15) Florida

FIU - #29
Miami - #90
FSU - #102
USF - #151
UGA - #170
UCF - #172
FAU - #183

 

Not a lot of recent football titles in that top 15

 

All time though, Princeton has 15 and Yale has 18.
Which is pretty crazy.

 

We don't care to compete with football powerhouses like Duke anymore. We are an academic school.

 

UF achieved this in a culture focused on excellence in research, scholarship and science. Does that still exist in Florida? Insert a "Too Hot For Swamp Gas" comment here.

 

Come on man. Enjoy this accolade. 4000 students graduate from UF each year (maybe more?) I'm not sure that the football overall records mean squat to employers.

 

Not really, but that UF diploma is something to be proud of!

 

Since WWII have any of those schools other than UF even sniffed a Title?

 

I am super proud of my 2 degrees from UF

 

You have to be a little impressed with FIU sitting at 29. They opened their doors in 1972.

 

Leather helmets = Asterisks