	University of Florida 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Florida (commonly referred to as Florida or UF) is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km2) campus in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906. The University of Florida is one of sixty-two elected member institutions of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the association of preeminent North American research universities, and the only AAU member university located in Florida. The University is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Following the creation of performance standards by the Florida state legislature in 2013, the Florida Board of Governors designated the University of Florida as one of the two "preeminent universities" among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida as the fourteenth best public university in the United States. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It is the third largest Florida university by student population, and is the eighth largest single-campus university in the United States with 49,913 students enrolled for the fall 2012 semester. The University of Florida is home to sixteen academic colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. It offers multiple graduate professional programs-including business administration, engineering, law, dentistry, medicine, and veterinary medicine-on one contiguous campus, and administers 123 master's degree programs and seventy-six doctoral degree programs in eighty-seven schools and departments. The University of Florida's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their "Florida Gators" nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). In their 108-year history, the university's varsity sports teams have won thirty-five national team championships, thirty of which are NCAA titles, and Gator athletes have won 275 individual national championships. History Century Tower, begun in 1953, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of university and as a tribute to the alumni who perished in both World War I and World War II. The University of Florida traces its origins to 1853, when the East Florida Seminary, the oldest of the University of Florida's four predecessor institutions, was founded in Ocala, Florida. On January 6, 1853, Governor Thomas Brown signed a bill that provided public support for higher education in the state of Florida. Gilbert Kingsbury was the first person to take advantage of the legislation, and established the East Florida Seminary, which operated until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861. The East Florida Seminary was the first state-supported institution of higher learning in Florida. James Henry Roper, an educator from North Carolina and a state senator from Alachua County, had opened a school in Gainesville, the Gainesville Academy, in 1858. In 1866, Roper offered his land and school to the State of Florida in exchange for the relocation of the East Florida Seminary to Gainesville. The second major precursor to the University of Florida was the Florida Agricultural College, established at Lake City by Jordan Probst in 1884. Florida Agricultural College became the state's first land-grant college under the Morrill Act. In 1903, the Florida Legislature, desiring to expand the school's outlook and curriculum beyond its agricultural and engineering origins, chan ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Florida Details

University of Florida Details
detail	value
state	Florida
conference	Southeastern Conference
public	Public
scores	1890/1260/28
level	Good
rank	[43
overall ROI rank	[38
size	large
undergrads	32829
grads	16630
price	42831
drop	15
stem	33
research	706
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Florida?

1. number 43 for Academics.

2. number 38 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Florida?

1. The University of Texas at Austin

2. Ohio State University

3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

4. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

5. Rutgers University-New Brunswick

6. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

7. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Florida National Academic Rankings

University of Florida National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	43	112	102	40	34	78	30	77	38
All	46	77	74	40	34	64	30	42	37
All Nonivy	37	71	70	32	26	61	24	40	29
Div1	28	40	38	29	27	49	27	42	26
Div1 Nonivy	20	32	31	21	19	41	17	40	20
Div1 Public	12	12	14	12	12	32	14	35	14
Public	14	21	26	13	12	40	17	36	14
Power5	20	20	20	19	18	35	17	32	18
Stem Low	35	59	66	29	26	52	27	54	37
Southeastern Conference	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	8	3
South East Region	7	14	10	6	5	8	5	22	9
State of Florida	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	5	1
Top Ten Top250	43	112	102	40	34	78	30	77	38
Top Ten Southeastern Conference	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	5	3
Top Ten South East Region	7	9	8	6	5	8	5	8	8
Top Ten State of Florida	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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University of Florida Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Florida

University of Florida Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.87	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
98.23	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
93.31	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
93.04	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
93.00	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
92.90	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
91.59	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
91.31	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
86.23	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
86.14	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
86.02	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
85.87	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
85.77	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
85.52	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
85.49	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
85.48	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
85.19	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
84.97	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
84.85	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
84.79	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
84.52	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
83.74	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
83.39	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
79.96	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
78.93	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
78.73	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
78.73	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
78.27	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
78.14	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
77.73	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
77.60	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
77.39	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
77.37	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
77.24	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
77.14	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
76.84	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
76.68	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
76.68	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
76.24	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
75.60	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
75.07	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
74.61	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.04	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
74.04	Webster University	Missouri	St.Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	458	421
72.31	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
72.13	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
71.21	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
70.86	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
70.82	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
70.10	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Florida

University of Florida Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Florida
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.35	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
95.20	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
95.17	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
95.00	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
94.25	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
93.17	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
92.31	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
92.05	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
90.65	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
90.63	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
90.27	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
89.56	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
89.48	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
89.08	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
88.55	Boston College	Massachusetts	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	47	75
87.77	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
86.23	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
86.12	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
85.72	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
84.75	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
84.36	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
83.52	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
83.02	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53

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