Top 10 Florida Schools and Universities

Barry University
Miami, FL
Offers 14 education-related specialist programs. 17 locations throughout Florida, including seven Schools and two Colleges with numerous liberal arts and professional disciplines. Over 100 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs

Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
In 2014, FAMU was recognized among the 2014 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best National Universities.” The U.S. News & World Report lists FAMU as the top public historically black college or university in the nation for 2015. It is also listed among The Princeton Review’s “Best in the Southeast” colleges and is one of the top picks for providing a high quality education at an affordable price in Florida, according to The College Database (2013).

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
170 degree programs, faculty researchers utilize more than 40 research centers and the community engages hundreds of cultural and educational events every year.

Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
College of Engineering • College of Science • College of Aeronautics • College of Psychology and Liberal Arts • Nathan M. Bisk College of Business and Department of Extended Studies • Online Learning
Among the top 200 universities in the world according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
• The only independent, technological university in the Southeast

Florida International University
Miami, FL
Offers more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs, including a variety of fully-online programs. Designated as a top-tier research institution, FIU emphasizes research as a major component in the university’s mission.

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Florida State University’s 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine.

University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
The University of Central Florida and its 12 colleges provide opportunities to 60,000 students from all 50 states and 140 countries. Located in Orlando, Florida, UCF is the nation’s second-largest university with 210 degree programs to chose from.

University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
The oldest and largest university in Florida, the school serves the academic needs of over 50,000 students each year through its 16 colleges

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
The highest-ranked school in the state in the national universities category. UM is a private research institution that consists of 12 colleges, which offer 180 undergraduate and graduate programs to over 15,000 students a year.

University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
One of the largest public universities in the nation, and among the top 50 universities, public or private, for federal research expenditures