TALLAHASSEE, FL (May 6, 2025) – Florida is once again the top state in the nation for higher education, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 State Rankings. Florida has held the top spot since the inception of the rankings in 2017, making 9 years in a row at #1. Florida continues to lead […]
Florida is also home to seven of ten top scoring Large Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the nation TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Today, Lightcast released the 2024 Talent Attraction Scorecard, ranking Florida as the number one state for attracting and developing a skilled workforce for the third consecutive year. Florida is also home to seven of the ten top scoring […]
SARASOTA, Fla.—The Florida Board of Governors approved the 2025-2026 State University System Operating Budget, which includes $645 million for Performance-Based Funding and $40 million for preeminent universities. The Board also approved $6 million for the Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) fund for 24 proposals from 10 universities within the State University System of Florida […]
SARASOTA, Fla.—The Florida Board of Governors will hold a meeting at New College of Florida on Thursday, September 11. Highlights of the meeting agenda include: Audit and Compliance Committee Facilities Committee Nomination and Governance Committee Academic and Student Affairs Committee Budget and Finance Committee Strategic Planning Committee Full Board Meeting The Board of Governors meeting […]
SUS Admissions Tour today, September 3, hosted at Florida State University Tallahassee, Fla. — Today, the State University System of Florida (SUS) launched its 50th annual Admissions Tour at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. The Admissions Tour allows Florida high school counselors to engage with representatives from all 12 public universities in the SUS […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – National College Colors Day is Friday, August 29, 2025, and the State University System of Florida encourages students, alumni, faculty, staff, and fans to celebrate the 12 institutions within the System, participate in the start of the college football season, and commemorate Florida’s ranking as the #1 state for higher education in […]
~Two Florida universities rank in the top 25 Best-in-Class Colleges nationally~ TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (8/25/2025) — Today, the State University System of Florida celebrated the institutions recognized in the 2025 College Guide and Rankings by Washington Monthly. “This year, Florida’s universities are once again recognized as world-class institutions,” said SUS Chancellor Ray Rodrigues. “The Washington Monthly […]
Tallahassee, Fla. (August 18, 2025)—The State University System of Florida (SUS) celebrates the 2025-2026 school year by welcoming new and returning students to the nation’s #1 higher education system. Over the last year, the SUS has set a record-high post-graduation employment rate, increased the median bachelor graduate yearly salary to $51,000, and maintained the lowest […]
TALLAHASSEE, FL (August 12, 2025) – For the eighth year in a row, five universities within the State University System of Florida were ranked on the Top 100 Worldwide Universities List by the National Academy of Inventors, which was established at the University of South Florida to recognize inventors for their accomplishments in patents. The […]
By: Dr. Jason Jewell, Chief Academic Officer On June 3, Inside Higher Ed published a story about a study alleging that the State University System of Florida’s post-tenure review policy has resulted in a “brain drain” from the system. Specifically, the study claims that the policy has caused an increase in faculty departures—led by […]
Tallahassee, FL (July 11, 2025) – The Board of Governors approved the creation of the Commission for Public Higher Education (CPHE), a non-profit corporation that will serve as a higher education accreditor. CPHE will advance the quality and improvement of higher education by accrediting state public colleges and universities in the United States with a […]