UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA RANKINGS AND DESIGNATIONS
Listed in Forbes “America’s Top Colleges” (2011, 2012)
No. 27 on the Forbes “Top 100 Best Buy Colleges” list (2011)
No. 136 on the Forbes “Best Southern Colleges” list (2011)
No. 168 on the Forbes “Best Research Universities” list (2011)
Listed in Princeton Review’s “Guide to 311 Green Colleges” (2011, 2012)
Designated as a “Best Southeastern College” by the Princeton Review (2003 – 2012)
Listed in the “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education (2011, 2012)
Ranked highest for Professional/Career Development Programs and Supervisor or Department Chair Relationship (2011)
Ranked highest for Work/Life Balance, Supervisor/Department Chair Relationship, Facilities and Workplace & Security, Military-Friendly Institutions (2011)
Named a College of Distinction by CollegesofDistinction.com (2011)
Ranked No. 5 in the U.S. for first-time pass rates by small accounting programs on the CPA exam by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (2013)
Named a top military-friendly school by both Military Advanced Education magazine and G.I. Jobs magazine (2008 – 2012)
Ranked by GetEducated.com in the “Best Buy Online Masters Degrees” (2012)
- No. 1 for Public Health (MPH)
- No. 6 for Management (MSA)
- No. 22 for Education (M.Ed. Leadership Certification)
- No. 6 for Education (M.Ed. Curriculum &Instruction)
- No. 33 for Special Education (ESE)
- No. 7 for Education Management (ETMS)
- No. 15 for Instructional Technology (IT)
- No. 8 for Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction)
Included in the “Top 10 Online IT Colleges of 2013” by the Online Education Database (2013)
Ranked in the “Top 20 Best Online Master of Public Health Degree Programs” by TheBestSchools.org (2012)
Designated a StormReady University by the National Weather Service (2011, 2012)
Recognized by Baptist Leadership Institute in “Best Practices: Leading the Way to Cultural Excellence” (2011)