TExpress Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 23 Content Count: 1,157 Reputation: 260 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/22/2013 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I don't understand how this happened but we dropped three places and are ranked #159. On a good note, we did increase our distance from UCF which is now ranked #176... I believe they dropped 8 spots this year. FSU moving up 5 spots tells you to take these rankings with a grain of salt... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausfkid Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 295 Content Count: 4,131 Reputation: 818 Days Won: 15 Joined: 06/20/2005 Share Posted September 13, 2016 Academics matter in a BIG way and we just aren't there yet. A very long way to go nationally. Being invited to a P5 conference has so many moving parts and a BIG one is academics. #159 is an "also-ran" at best. Go Bulls! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Bausfkid said: Academics matter in a BIG way and we just aren't there yet. A very long way to go nationally. Being invited to a P5 conference has so many moving parts and a BIG one is academics. #159 is an "also-ran" at best. Go Bulls! There are nearly 3000 colleges and universities in the U.S. and we're #159. Wouldn't that mean we're in the top 5%-6% nationally? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 53 Content Count: 4,364 Reputation: 655 Days Won: 19 Joined: 03/16/2013 Share Posted September 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Bausfkid said: Academics matter in a BIG way and we just aren't there yet. A very long way to go nationally. Being invited to a P5 conference has so many moving parts and a BIG one is academics. #159 is an "also-ran" at best. Go Bulls! USF academics is better today than ever before... yet we fell behind in the rankings. Unless, several new universities moved up; I fail to see how our ranking is justified. I guess endowment is important. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTrue Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 152 Content Count: 19,395 Reputation: 6,097 Days Won: 233 Joined: 01/13/2011 Share Posted September 13, 2016 10 minutes ago, Bear said: I guess endowment is important. Well, an expensive car is sometimes used in its place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausfkid Posted September 13, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 295 Content Count: 4,131 Reputation: 818 Days Won: 15 Joined: 06/20/2005 Share Posted September 13, 2016 USF has come very, very far since inception and certainly since I got my degree. Facts are facts, we still have much improvement before we're seen as a top tier academic university. It may take another 25 years to get where we need to be. Dr. Genshaft has done a stellar job focusing on and improving the academics. Go Bulls! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paisa el Toro Posted September 16, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 132 Content Count: 10,380 Reputation: 1,058 Days Won: 18 Joined: 08/11/2003 Share Posted September 16, 2016 US News rankings are not as meaningful as AAU (Association of American Universities) inclusion. We're actively laying the groundwork for AAU inclusion, and, to me, that's the most important academic goal for USF to achieve in the next 20-25 years. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagers Posted September 16, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 106 Content Count: 433 Reputation: 42 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/23/2001 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Average SAT score up to record 1226, ACT 28 and GPA 4.08 for entering freshmen....yet we fall is totally BS. I think we probably beat FSU on some of these entering freshmen metrics now. Beasufkid....how is this not good 'academics'? Please enlighten me what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausfkid Posted September 16, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 295 Content Count: 4,131 Reputation: 818 Days Won: 15 Joined: 06/20/2005 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Take a look at the top 100 universities in the U.S. and their freshman profiles. USF has come light years under Dr. Genshaft's leadership regarding academics. she's done a great job! Still a very, very long way to go. Winning games on a field or court is only part of the equation for moving to a P5. I can assure you academics are a very big variable. UCF suffers from the same issue regarding academics. Take a look at Med School rankings. Last time I looked we were right around 100. Again, much improved, but hardly an elite school. Do a bit of research. It's easily found. Go Bulls! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagers Posted September 19, 2016 Group: Member Topic Count: 106 Content Count: 433 Reputation: 42 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/23/2001 Share Posted September 19, 2016 Bausfkid....FSU is ranked #36 and I am thinking that our profiles of incoming freshman are very similar at this point, are they not? Let's focus on that comparison first....and let's keep it to the last two years 2015 and 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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