FAU Climbs Significantly in 鈥楿.S. News' 2024 List of Top Universities
华人第一情色社区 made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report list of 鈥淭op Public Schools,鈥 moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year鈥檚 ranking of the nation鈥檚 best universities. This is the largest rise out of all public universities in the state of Florida for the second year in a row.
Florida聽Atlantic University made considerable gains in the U.S. News & World Report聽list of 鈥淭op Public Schools,鈥 moving up to No. 112 from No. 131 in this year鈥檚 ranking of the nation鈥檚 best universities. This is the largest rise out of all public universities in the state of Florida for the second year in a row. U.S. News & World Report also ranked FAU at No. 209 for 鈥淭op National Schools,鈥 up from No. 262 last year.
鈥淭he Florida Atlantic community has worked incredibly hard to reach new levels of excellence,鈥 said FAU President Stacy Volnick. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to see our efforts reflected in this year鈥檚 rankings as we continue to innovate and expand while ensuring success for all.鈥
FAU is the No. 1 public university in Florida for campus ethnic diversity, according to U.S. News & World Report, making it the most racially, culturally and ethnically diverse university in the state. FAU has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education since 2017.聽
FAU also rose to No. 26 in the U.S. News & World Report 鈥淪ocial Mobility鈥 ranking, up from No. 41. This number is computed using graduation rates of students receiving Pell grants and includes public and private national universities. At FAU, the outcomes for聽underrepresented minority students and聽students who come from low-income backgrounds all聽outpace the university鈥檚 overall retention and graduation rates.
In other rankings, FAU moved up 15 spots to No. 150 from No. 165 last year in the U.S. News & World Report list of undergraduate engineering programs. Undergraduate computer science is now at No. 210 from No. 215 one year ago. Its undergraduate business programs also moved up to No. 159 from No. 164 last year; undergraduate international business is ranked No. 22, up from No. 26 last year. New to the list is undergraduate psychology at No. 234 and undergraduate economics at No. 240.
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