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ƶijapp is America’s fastest-rising university, according to U.S. News and World Report

The ƶijapp is once again the fastest-rising university in America, according to U.S. News and World Report’s (U.S. News) 2021 Best Colleges rankings released today. Over the past 10 years, ƶijapp has risen 78 spots among all universities, from No. 181 to No. 103, and 54 spots among public universities from No. 100 to No. 46, more than any other university in the country. This is the second consecutive year ƶijapp is among the top 50 public universities in the nation, according to U.S. News.

“ƶijapp is proud to maintain its position as the fastest rising university in national rankings among institutions both public and private over the last decade. As ƶijapp continues to be recognized for the exceptionally talented students and faculty it attracts, both the University and our surrounding region, as well of the state of Florida, benefit,” said ƶijapp President Steve Currall. “We will continue our strategic focus on initiatives that will help propel ƶijapp to even greater heights in the future.”

Compared to public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), the group of the top 65 universities in North America that ƶijapp aspires to be eligible for future membership, ƶijapp ranks higher than Iowa State University, the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri. ƶijapp is tied with AAU members the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Oregon.

In other rankings released today by U.S. News, ƶijapp is the only Florida university in the Top 10 "Best Value Colleges," at No. 8 among public universities, alongside such institutions as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, University of Michigan and Texas A&M University. ƶijapp also ranks No. 12 in the nation among public institutions and No. 1 in Florida on the U.S. News ranking of top “National Universities for Social Mobility.” The social mobility ranking is calculated based on the number of Pell Grant recipients that a university successfully enrolls, retains and graduates. Approximately 40% of ƶijapp students are eligible for Pell Grants, the highest amount among Florida’s preeminent universities. ƶijapp has previously earned national recognition for Pell Grant student success and was recently ranked No. 1 in Florida and No. 6 in the U.S. among public universities on Times Higher Education’s list of “ Best Universities for Reducing Inequalities.”

"The ƶijapp takes great pride in the fact that we continue to make higher education more accessible to all students, regardless of their race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status," said Ralph Wilcox, ƶijapp provost and executive vice president. "At ƶijapp, we believe that world-class education and research reputation goes hand-in-hand with gains in student and faculty success."

U.S. News is the fourth national and international ranking recently released to recognize ƶijapp in the top 50, following Times Higher Education World Universities at No. 30, Academic Ranking of World Universities at No. 37 and Washington Monthly at No. 48.   

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