University of Florida, New College, stumble in latest national rankings

Earlier DU thread: New College of Florida plummets in national ranking amid DeSantis conservative overhaul

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Source: Politico

University of Florida, New College, stumble in latest national rankings

Andrew Atterbury
Mon, September 18, 2023 at 4:58 PM EDT·4 min read

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Several Florida schools, including the flagship University of Florida and the small liberal arts college Gov. Ron DeSantis transformed into a conservative institution, fell in the latest national rankings unveiled Monday by U.S. News and World Report.

The new standings, tweaked this year by the organization, knocked University of Florida out from its coveted position as a top-five public university — a status that has been highly touted by DeSantis and state leaders who have sparked substantial changes recently to Florida’s higher education system.

Despite some schools dipping in the public rankings, UF improved its overall national standing by one spot and other colleges, such as Florida International University, reached the highest peaks to date.

But there was bad news for New College of Florida, which dipped 24 spots to a tie for 100 in the standings for liberal arts schools amid an overhaul triggered by DeSantis appointing conservative trustees to the struggling campus, Florida’s smallest state university.

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