https://floridastate.forums.rivals.com/threads/eric-barron-john-thrasher.264055/
Another illustration of the crazy excellence going on at FSU is the rise compared to others. Since 2013, only 6 universities have risen 20 or more spots.
Here they are:
Florida - 20 (Good for them. BTW, in 2013 they were 54th. About where we are today.)
NC State - 22
Arizona St - 22
Buffalo - 27
UMass - 33
FLORIDA STATE - FORTY
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/09/09/fsu-supercedes-top-25-lands-no-18-spot-u-s-news-and-world-report-best-colleges-2020-guide/2236595001/
Florida State University has eclipsed its goal of becoming one of the country’s coveted Top 25 public institutions, landing No. 18 in U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2020” guidebook.
The much-anticipated rankings were released at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
Last year, FSU moved up seven spots to No. 26. This year’s jump is the greatest single-year increase in university history.
The No. 18 post means FSU has climbed 25 spots under the leadership of FSU President John Thrasher and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Sally McRorie, since placing No. 43 in 2016.
Since 2014, no other institution ranked in the Top 50 has jumped more spots than Florida State.
The U.S. News ranking also places FSU 57th among all national universities, public and private. That’s an increase from 70th last year.
Florida State’s rise was sparked by its designation — along with that of the University of Florida – as a preeminent university by the state legislature in 2013. Since then, the University of South Florida also has that distinction.
Since fiscal year 2013-14, FSU has received $61.9 million in preeminence funding from the state, in addition to performance funding.
In addition, the university last year surpassed its $1-billion fundraising campaign, raising $1,158,665,865.
Part of that money has been reinvested in hiring new faculty and programs that have led FSU to have the highest four-year-graduation rate in the State University System at 72 percent.
“Florida State University moved up in the rankings this year due to large improvements in graduation rate performance and faculty resources, as well as improvements in academic reputation,” said Robert Morse, chief data strategist at U.S. News.
Raising the bar – again
Thrasher said FSU has requested the Board of Governors to continue to support the university in critical areas of faculty hiring and student success endeavors.
He now wants to target FSU reaching the Top 15, which he believes is doable, and then shooting for the Top 10.
But that will take a commitment from the governor and lawmakers to further invest in FSU.
“We’ve got a budget request to help us maybe get to the Top 15,” he said, adding that it’s important to set high goals. “We can’t stop here. We want to continue to be successful. The reason is, it’s not just about Florida State. It’s about the University of Florida, they are aspiring to be in the Top 5 and I think they will get there.
Return on investment
Thrasher and McRorie both said the rise in the national rankings is a “validation” of the return on investment from the state and of FSU alumni and other donors.
She pointed out that one-third of students enrolled are first in their families to attend a college or university and one-third are Pell Grant recipients.
“Every student who comes here can succeed at the same level,” she said. “To me, that is the most important thing we are able to accomplish.”
While reaching the Top 20 is a validation of the university’s national prominence, Florida State says its sole focus isn’t ratings.
McRorie points to the university’s emphasis on student success as the primary factor in FSU's rapid rise in the rankings.
Examples of the student-centered focus includes:
- FSU hired 125 new faculty last fall to improve class size and research. As a result, more than 50 percent of FSU’s classes are smaller than 20 students.
- Florida State’s four-year graduation rate of 72 percent ranks among the Top 10 public universities in the country and is No. 1 in Florida.
- FSU’s average six-year graduation rate increased to 80.5 percent, up 3 percentage points in three years.
- FSU outperformed its predicted graduation rate by 13 percentage points. The university ranks No. 11 among public universities when comparing the actual graduation rate against the predicted rate, which U.S. News calculates based on the university’s resources and student profile.
- Florida State moved up five spots to No. 17 among public universities for graduation rate of Pell Grant students.
- FSU also moved up in peer assessment ratings, a survey of the nation’s presidents, provosts and enrollment managers.
- FSU continued to improve its student-faculty ratio 21-to-1.
- Florida State also rose one spot to No. 7 in the undergraduate alumni giving metric.
Contact senior writer Byron Dobson at bdobson@tallahassee.com or on Twitter @byrondobson.
Complete ratings
For more on U.S. News and World Report's “Best Colleges 2020” guidebook, visit: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges
Top 20 rankings for Public Schools
- University of California-Los Angeles
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- University of Virginia
- Georgia Institute of Technology (tie)
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (tie)
- University of California-Santa Barbara (tie)
- University of Florida (tie)
- University of California-Irvine
- University of California-San Diego
- University of California-Davis
- College of William and Mary
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (tie)
- University of Texas-Austin (tie)
- University of Georgia
- Ohio State University-Columbus
- Florida State University (tie)
- Pennsylvania State University-University Park (tie)
- Purdue University-West Lafayette (tie)
- University of Pittsburgh (tie)
Source: 2020 U.S. News and World Report
FSU makes another massive jump in US News rankings. Amazing. #FSU— TCBnole (@TCBnole) September 9, 2019
#18 in Top Public Schools (tie)
#57 in National Universities (tie)
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/top-public
https://news.fsu.edu/news/university-news/2019/09/09/florida-state-university-joins-nations-top-20/
U.S. News & World Report determines its national university rankings based on these factors: graduation and retention rates (22 percent); expert opinion, i.e. peer assessment (20 percent); faculty resources (20 percent); student excellence (10 percent); financial resources (10 percent); graduation rate performance (8 percent); social mobility (5 percent); and alumni giving (5 percent).
10 Duke
15 Notre Dame
27 Wake Forest
28 UVA
29 Georgia Tech
29 UNC-ch
37 Boston College
54 Syracuse
57 FSU
57 Miami
57 Pittsburgh
70 Clemson
74 Virginia Tech
84 NC State
192 Louisville
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