FIU ranks first among Florida public universities

FIU has earned the highest score in the State University System according to the Florida Board of Governors performance-based funding (PBF) metrics.

In Florida, state universities are evaluated on key metrics including four–year graduation rate, retention rate, cost of attendance to students and employment of recent graduates. This year, FIU earned 95 points – a four-point improvement over the university’s PBF score last year.

FIU has ranked in the top three universities in the state in the past three years, with the highest score ever in performance funding history – 99 points – in 2021. It comes on the heels of Florida being named the No.1 state for higher education by U.S. News and World Report for the seventh year running.

“Our efforts to address the academic, research and operational needs of our university – with a keen focus on student success – have paid off,” said FIU President Kenneth A. Jessell. “These results highlight that at FIU we are forward thinking, innovative, and unstoppable.”

The news is yet another accolade during an academic year full of milestone FIU achievements that included program–specific rankings success as well as university–wide improvements.
 
Last fall, FIU became the fastest–rising university in U.S. News & World Report public university rankings, jumping 62 spots in the past 10 years. Then, in May, FIU Law climbed 38 spots to rank No. 60 among the nation’s law schools – and No 32 among public schools – according to U.S. News and World Report. That puts FIU Law among the top three law schools in the state.

Washington Monthly’s college guide, which placed FIU No. 32 nationally in their annual survey, looks at a college or university’s contribution to the public good in three broad categories: social mobility, research and providing opportunities for public service. Degree Choices also ranked FIU No. 8 nationally for students’ return on investment, based on the cost of attending and the earnings a student can expect.

Earlier this month, based on Sustainable Development Goals, FIU ranked No. 2 in the world for impact on Life Below Water, No. 7 for impact on Clean Water and Sanitation and No. 12 for impact on Life on Land.