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2020's Best Colleges in Florida

With the first “early decision” college-application deadline looming on Nov. 1 and tuition costs having more than doubled since the 1980s, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its 2020’s Best College & University Rankings as well as accompanying videos, in addition to separate rankings for colleges and for universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub compared over 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 33 key measures grouped into seven categories, such as Student Selectivity, Cost & Financing and Career Outcomes. The data set ranges from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary.

Top 10 Colleges & Universities in Florida

  1. University of Florida
  2. Florida State University
  3. University of Central Florida
  4. University of South Florida
  5. St. Thomas University
  6. University of Miami
  7. University of West Florida
  8. Florida Southern College
  9. Florida A&M University
  10. Florida International University

With that in mind, here’s a closer look at some of the top schools and how each performed in certain metrics:
 
School Snapshot: University of Florida (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst)

  • 4th – Admission Rate
  • 4th – Net Cost
  • 16th – Student-Faculty Ratio
  • 12th – On-Campus Crime
  • 9th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 1st – Graduation Rate
  • 4th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Florida State University (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst)

  • 3rd – Admission Rate
  • 6th – Net Cost
  • 16th – On-Campus Crime
  • 15th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 2nd – Graduation Rate
  • 8th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of Central Florida (1 = Best; 14 = Average; 28 = Worst)

  • 8th – Admission Rate
  • 10th – Net Cost
  • 3rd – On-Campus Crime
  • 7th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 4th – Graduation Rate
  • 11th – Post-Attendance Median Salary


To view the full reports, please visit: 

Best Colleges & Universities Overall: http://wallethub.com/edu/college-rankings/40750/

Best Colleges: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-colleges-in-the-us-ranking/40748/

Best Universities: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-universities-in-usa-ranking/39704/