WALLETHUB.COM: 2018’s Best Colleges and Universities in Florida, See How Each School Compares

By  //  October 29, 2017

based on 26 key measures grouped in 7 categories

With years of state budget cuts to higher education adversely affecting the cost and quality of schools and research showing that public institutions can outperform private colleges in terms of graduates’ career outcomes, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its 2018’s Best College & University Rankings, along with separate rankings for colleges and universities.

WALLETHUB.COM – With years of state budget cuts to higher education adversely affecting the cost and quality of schools and research showing that public institutions can outperform private colleges in terms of graduates’ career outcomes, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its 2018’s Best College & University Rankings, along with separate rankings for colleges and universities.

To help college-bound seniors choose the best schools within their states, WalletHub’s analysts compared nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. based on 26 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. University of Miami
3. Ave Maria University
4. University of South Florida
5. Florida State University
6. Florida Southern College
7. University of Central Florida
8. Florida Institute of Technology
9. Nova Southeastern University
10. Florida International University

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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)

8th – Admission Rate
8th – Net Cost
15th – Student-Faculty Ratio
11th – On-Campus Crime
10th – Gender & Racial Diversity
2nd – Graduation Rate
3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: University of Miami (1 = Best; 13 = Average; 26 = Worst)
2nd – Admission Rate
26th – Net Cost
3rd – Student-Faculty Ratio
17th – On-Campus Crime
1st – Gender & Racial Diversity
1st – Graduation Rate
2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary
School Snapshot: Ave Maria University (1 = Best; 13 = Average; 26 = Worst)
3rd – Admission Rate
13th – Net Cost
7th – Student-Faculty Ratio
10th – On-Campus Crime
12th – Gender & Racial Diversity
5th – Graduation Rate

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