Florida ranked tenth among all universities in rankings of "best
value", according to Money Magazine, 1998.
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Ranks fourth among public institutions, and seventh among all institutions,
in the number of National Merit Scholars in 1999 freshman class.
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Ranks second nationally among public institutions, and fifth among all
institutions, in the number of National Achievement Scholars in the 1999
freshman class.
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Ranks among the top three schools in the nation for the number of academic
programs offered on a single campus.
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A 1996 national report by the Council to Aid Education ranks Florida
fifth among all public institutions for alumni support.
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Florida ranks eighth nationally among all U.S. universities in patents issued in
1997, and eighth in revenue from royalties in 1998.
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One of only 63 of the more than 1,300 colleges and universities in the
nation belonging to the Association of American Universities - the most
prestigious organization for higher education in North America.
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Home to national research centers in science, medicine and engineering.
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Florida finished third in the 2001-2002 Sears Directors' Cup national All-Sports
Championships rankings. That academic year marked the 19th straight
year that UF finished in the top 10 in national all-sports standings and
the 13th straight year in the top five.
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For an unprecedented fourth time, Florida completed a sweep of the
Southeastern Conference All-Sports Trophies, winning the men's, women's and
combined crowns in 1998. Florida became the first school in SEC history to
win all three in 1992 and has since repeated the feat in 1993, 1996 and
1998.
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A league record 100 student-athletes were named to the SEC's Academic Honor
Roll in 1997-98.
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Florida is one of only two schools in the nation in the 1990s to have
its football team win the national title, have its men's basketball
team advance to the Final Four and have its baseball team appear in
the College World Series.
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Florida's women's athletic program, which celebrated its 25th anniversary
in 1996, was named the nation's premier women's program in an April 1997
ranking by Sports Illustrated.
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