Rankings offer one perspective—often limited—on the quality of programs within the university. There is no single agreed-upon method of ranking either colleges and universities or their programs. Assessing quality is notoriously difficult and subject to all manner of pitfalls. More detail on the various groups and methods of ranking colleges, universities and rankings is available at www.library.uiuc.edu/edx/rankbib.htm.
Overall, Florida State University has been ranked #58 of the top 4000 universities worldwide in the 2008 Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, which measures scientific communication of scholarly language. The measurement is based on formal and informal academic activity of professors and researchers as reflected by their Web presence. For more information, see www.webometrics.info/top4000.asp. Another ranking of world universities is available through the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Institute of Higher Education.
Students should review rankings with care and should evaluate a college, university or program against their own needs to determine where they will fit best. In any case, students should remember that quality is not a simple proposition. "All things excellent are as difficult as they are rare." (Spinoza, Ethics, Pt. V, Prop. 42)
| Arts & Sciences |
- Meteorology is ranked among the top 10 departments by the National Research Council.
- Best New American Voices has chosen pieces from the FSU Creative Writing program more often than any other program.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
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28
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Analytical Chemistry
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13
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Clinical Psychology
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32
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English
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Creative Writing
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Top 10 among graduate programs, top 5 among Ph.D. programs
The Atlantic
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Oceanography
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10
National Research Council
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Philosophy
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Philosophy of Action
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1
Philosophical Gourmet, Nov. 2006
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Normative Ethics and Moral Psychology
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13
Philosophical Gourmet, Nov. 2006
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Philosophy of Biology
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17
Philosophical Gourmet, Nov. 2006
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Metaethics
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17
Philosophical Gourmet, Nov. 2006
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Philosophy of Science
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Physics
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General Physics
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26
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Nuclear Physics
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8
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| Business |
- CPA Passage Rate is among the best in the country and 5th in the Financial Accounting and Reporting section.
- Graduates of the College of Business are leaders at some of the nation's major companies, including Welch's, Sunkist, Bank of America, and Deloitte
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
Rankings by Other Groups and Organizations |
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Undergraduate Program
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29
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30
BusinessWeek, 2008 |
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Undergraduate Accounting
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24
Public Accounting Report
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Real Estate
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8
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Insurance/Risk Management
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4
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Hospitality
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Top 5 in nation
Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism, 2006
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| Communication |
- The College of Communication houses Seminole Productions, one of the leading sports production companies in the nation. Full-time staff and the students they instruct have won more than 40 national and international awards over the last five years for their cutting-edge video work.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Communication Disorders
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Speech-Language Pathology
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18
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| Criminology and Criminal Justice |
- The College's PhD program is the oldest of its kind in the nation and the College ranks 2nd in publications in leading journals.
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Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Criminology
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11
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| Education |
- The College of Education is ranked among the top 20 in the nation for the number of doctoral degrees awarded.
- The College of Education partners with two charter lab schools to conduct research and test best teaching practices.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Higher Education
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18
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Top 10 in nation
Peer ranking from Southern Illinois University research
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Higher Education Administration
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10
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Rehabilitation Counseling
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16
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| Engineering |
- The College of Engineering is the most diverse school in the nation, with a faculty comprising 90 scholars from 22 countries.
- The College ranks third in the nation in BS degrees to African-Americans and ninth in the nation to PhDs to African-Americans.
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Specialty |
Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
Rankings by Other Groups and Organizations |
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Mechanical Engineering
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Top 10%
National Research Council
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BS Degrees to African Americans
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3rd in nation
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PhD Degrees to African Americans
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9th in nation
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| Human Sciences |
- The Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences has the largest enrollment of pre-medical education students at FSU.
- The College ranks fourth in the nation in degrees awarded, seventh in total enrollment and fifth in number of doctoral students.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Human Sciences
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Top 10 in nation
2004 Food and Agricultural Education Information System
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| Information |
- The College of Information launched the first national program designed to assign schools highly skilled media specialists who assist in obtaining national board certification.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
Rankings by Other Groups and Organizations |
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Information Systems
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8
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School Library Media
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4
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Services for Children and Youth
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1
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Information
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10
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| Law |
- FSU graduates have placed first in the state in four of the last five administrations of the Florida Bar Exam.
- The College of Law places 99% of its students within 9 months of graduation.
- College of Law faculty regularly ranks in the top 25 most downloaded on the Social Science Research Network, with tax faculty in the top 15.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Top tier
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Environmental Law
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10
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Law School for Hispanics
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6th in nation
Hispanic Business Magazine
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| Medicine |
- The College was the first new allopathic medical school created in the United States in a quarter century.
- The Association of American Medical Colleges has recognized the College of Medicine as a leading innovator among American medical schools.
- The College of Medicine is one of the leading producers of family medicine residents in the country and is recognized by Hispanic Business magazine as one of the nation's "Top 10 Medical Schools for Hispanics.''
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Percentage of graduates entering family medicine residency positions (2006)
American Academy of Family Physicians
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Percentage of graduates entering family medicine residency positions (three-year average through 2007)
American Academy of Family Physicians
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| Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts |
- FSU Film School faculty have received two Academy Awards, one British Academy Award and 12 Academy Awards nominations for their creative work in the motion picture industry.
- In 2004, the prestigious Directors Guild of America recognized the FSU Film School ahead of all other U.S. film programs for "its distinguished contribution to American culture through the world of film and television."
- FSU Film students won more Student Oscars (2) and College Television Awards (5) in one year than any other film school.
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Ranking, US News & World Report |
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3
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Gourman Report of Graduate and Professional Programs in American and International Universities—1997
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| Music |
- The College is home to the nation's leading music educator and most published scholar.
- The College is home to two Grammy Award winners, a former concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, a Pulitzer Prize winning composer, a former leading tenor with the Metropolitan Opera, and the world's preeminent scholar in medical music therapy.
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Ranking, US News & World Report |
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12
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Opera
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3
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5
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| Nursing |
- Nursing graduates had a 97.8% passage rate on the state certification examination.
- One hundred percent of the College of Nursing's Advanced Nurse Practitioner master's degree graduates earn national specialty certification.
- The College is among the nation's most male-friendly nursing schools.
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| Social Sciences |
- The interdisciplinary faculty in the College's Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy is led by David Macpherson, one of the most highly cited economists in the world.
- Federal R&D funding for Sociology is among the nation's highest.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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Demography
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Population Studies
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14
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Political Science
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9
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17
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22nd among all U.S. universities, 8th among public universities, based on success of its PhD candidates on the job market
PS, journal of the American Political Science
Association
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Public Affairs
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Public Management Administration
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15
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City Management and Urban Policy
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19
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Public Finance and Budgeting
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17
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Sex and Gender
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8 among graduate programs; 10 among Ph.D. programs
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Sociology of Population
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14
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Urban Planning
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13 overall
8 among public universities
Planetizen, 2007 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs
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| Social Work |
- The FSU College of Social Work undergraduate program is the largest in the nation.
- The College of Social Work is a leader in education with the first accredited on-line MSW in the United States, the first accredited MSW in Florida, and the first doctoral program in social work in Florida.
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Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
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25
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24 in nation
Princeton Review's Gourman Report
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| Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance |
- The Department of Dance is home to legendary ballerina and FSU Professor of Dance, Suzanne Farrell.
- The New York Times recognized the College's Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training as one of the best acting conservatory programs in the country in 2003.
- Nearly 100% of graduates of the College's Department of Interior Design are placed in architectural and design firms upon graduation.
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Specialty |
Graduate Program: Rank among Publics, US News & World Report |
Ranking, US News & World Report |
Rankings by Other Groups and Organizations |
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Art Education
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3
Graduate Programs
Studies in Art Education
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Dance
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Top 2 university programs in nation
Dance Magazine
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Fine Arts
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28
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Theatre
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Top 10 in nation
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