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2019’s Best Colleges in Florida – WalletHub Study

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 2019’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 make the most informed school choices, WalletHub compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 30 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 6 Ave Maria University
2 Florida State University 7 Florida International University
3 University of South Florida 8 Florida Southern College
4 University of Miami 9 University of North Florida
5 University of Central Florida 10 Florida Institute of Technology

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; 13 = Average; 26 = Worst)

  • 3rd – Admission Rate
  • 7th – Net Cost
  • 17th – Student-Faculty Ratio
  • 11th – On-Campus Crime
  • 10th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 1st – Graduation Rate
  • 3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: Florida State University (1 = Best; 13 = Average; 26 = Worst)

  • 7th – Admission Rate
  • 9th – Net Cost
  • 19th – Student-Faculty Ratio
  • 23rd – On-Campus Crime
  • 16th – Gender & Racial Diversity
  • 3rd – Graduation Rate
  • 6th – Post-Attendance Median Salary

School Snapshot: University of South Florida (1 = Best; 13 = Average; 26 = Worst)

  • 5th – Admission Rate
  • 2nd – Net Cost
  • 19th – Student-Faculty Ratio
  • 16th – On-Campus Crime
  • 5th – 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/

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