Money magazine ranks UNF among Best Colleges in America
After analyzing dozens of data points, including graduation rates, cost of attendance, financial aid and alumni salaries, the University of North Florida was awarded one of America’s Best Colleges 2023 with four stars by Money magazine.
With college costs remaining one of the primary reasons students choose not to attend college or struggle to graduate once they do, Money’s latest Best Colleges list offers a practical analysis of the best four-year colleges to help families make informed decisions about where to spend their tuition dollars.
This year, Money redesigned its analysis to award colleges star ratings from 2.5 stars to 5 stars, instead of a numbered ranking system. The rankings consider all four-year public and private nonprofit colleges in the country, a group that totals more than 2,400. To make the initial cut, a college had to have at least 500 undergraduate students; have sufficient, reliable data to be analyzed; not be in financial distress; and have a graduation rate that was at or above the median for its institutional category (public, private or historically black college or university), or have a high “value-added” graduation rate.
UNF was listed among 736 schools that met these requirements and were then ranked on 26 factors in three categories: quality of education, affordability, and outcomes (after graduation).
For more details on Money’s Best College methodology, view the Money webpage.