The 10 Best Colleges In FL, According To New 2027 Ranking

The University of Florida is the best college in Florida, according to Niche's newly released 2027 college rankings.

The Pittsburgh-based college search and review site evaluated more than 4,000 colleges and universities nationwide, using federal data along with student and alumni reviews.

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The University of Florida, located in Gainesville, ranked No. 31 nationally on Niche's 2027 Best Colleges in America list and No. 1 in Florida.

Florida State University in Tallahassee ranked second in the state, followed by:

• 3: University of Miami, Coral Gables
• 4: University of South Florida, Tampa
• 5: Florida International University, Miami
• 6: University of Central Florida, Orlando
• 7: University of West Florida, Pensacola
• 8: Florida A&M University, Tallahassee
• 9: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
• 10: Everglades University, Boca Raton

Florida colleges also showed up near the top of several specialty rankings.

Niche publishes rankings for categories including value, academics, professors, student life, campuses, majors, public universities and liberal arts colleges, as well as rankings by state.

Florida State University, the University of Miami and the University of Florida took the No. 3, No. 9 and No. 15 spots, respectively, in the Best Student Life in America category.

Three of the Top Party Schools in America are also in Florida, with Florida State nabbing the No. 1 spot and the University of Miami and Florida A&M coming in at No. 22 and No. 24, respectively.

The University of Florida also ranked No. 2 in the Best Colleges for Student Athletes and No. 6 in the Top Public Universities in America categories.

The University of Miami and Florida State also landed on the Best Colleges for Student Athletes list, taking the No. 12 and No. 16 spots, respectively.

• Also Read: 13 FL Colleges Make Princeton Review's 2027 Best List

The Top 10 Nationally

Nationally, Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the No. 1 spot on the 2027 Best Colleges list. The full top 10 includes:

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
2. Stanford University, Stanford, California
3. Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
4. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
5. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
6. California Institute of Technology, California
7. Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
8. Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
9. Columbia University, New York
10. Rice University, Texas

What Goes Into The Rankings

Niche's rankings combine federal data with reviews from students and alumni, weighing factors including academics, value, professors, campus life, diversity and safety.

For 2027, Niche also added a measure that compares colleges with similar institutions based on their missions and outcomes. The site also introduced pilot grades for student wellness and "future readiness," including career services, internships and exposure to emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence.