Florida universities ranked among top 100 schools in the country

• Florida universities ranked among the top 100 institutions on WalletHub's 2027 list of best colleges and universities in the country.
• The personal finance company compared 738 US "higher-education institutions" across 30 measures, grouped into categories including student selectivity, career outcomes and cost and financing.

Florida universities ranked among the top 100 institutions on WalletHub's 2027 list of best colleges and universities in the country.

The personal finance company compared 738 US "higher-education institutions" across 30 metrics, grouped into categories including student selectivity, career outcomes and cost and financing. The metrics "range from student-faculty ratio to graduation rate to post-attendance median salary." The methodology used to compile the list is available on WalletHub's website.

Two Florida universities ranked among the top 100 colleges and universities on the company's list — the University of Florida, which ranked 25th and Florida State University, which ranked 48th.

The University of Florida received an overall score of 74.44. It achieved a student selectivity rank of 62, a cost and financing rank of 89, a faculty resources rank of 442, a campus safety rank of 78, a campus experience rank of 455, an education outcomes rank of 37 and a career outcomes rank of 295.

Florida State University received an overall score of 71.64. It achieved a student selectivity rank of 67, a cost and financing rank of 125, a faculty resources rank of 419, a campus safety rank of 163, a campus experience rank of 628, an education outcomes rank of 62 and a career outcomes rank of 311.

Top universities, colleges in Florida

1. University of Florida (rank 25 overall)

2. Florida State University (rank 48 overall)

3. University of Miami (rank 124 overall)

4. University of South Florida (rank 157 overall)

5. University of Central Florida (rank 177 overall)

6. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (rank 191 overall)

7. Florida Polytechnic University (rank 215 overall)

8. Florida International University (rank 240 overall)

9. University of North Florida (rank 246 overall)

10. Florida Southern College (rank 269 overall)

WalletHub's top institutions of higher education

1. Princeton University, NJ
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
3. Yale University, CT
4. California Institute of Technology, CA
5. Harvard University, MA

Sarah Perkel is a South Florida Connect Reporter for the USA TODAY Network's Florida Connect team. You can get all of Florida’s best content directly in your inbox each weekday day by signing up for the free newsletter, Florida TODAY.