UF, USF drop in U.S. News college rankings; other Florida schools gain
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The state of Florida has been ranked No. 1 for higher education by U. S. News & World Report for eight consecutive years. But this year’s Best Colleges rankings, released early Tuesday, saw dips for some of the state’s top schools.
The University of Florida slipped from sixth to seventh among public universities, two years after back-to-back top 5 rankings. The state’s flagship school also fell two spots to No. 30 among all universities in the United States, public and private.