{"id":15530,"date":"2018-07-20T15:26:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/?p=15530"},"modified":"2018-07-20T15:26:50","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T15:26:50","slug":"fiu-ranked-a-top-performing-public-university-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fiualumni.com\/stay-connected\/alumni-news\/newsroom\/index.php\/2018\/07\/20\/fiu-ranked-a-top-performing-public-university-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU ranked a top performing public university in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your FIU is ranked No. 2 among public universities in the state of Florida, according to performance scores released by the Florida Board of Governors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past four years we have aligned all efforts to make sure FIU students get the support they need to be academically and professionally successful,\u201d said FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg. \u201cOur students, faculty and staff have embraced the challenge and taken responsibility. We could not be more pleased with the results.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rankings are based on the BOG\u2019s Performance Based Funding Model that includes metrics such as graduation rate, retention rate, cost to students and employment of recent graduates. Governor Rick Scott and the Legislature directed $560 million toward performance funding for the 2018-19 academic year, to be disbursed based on university excellence or improvement.<\/p>\n

FIU\u2019s high standing this year means that the university will receive $12.5 million\u00a0in additional funding, including one-time funding of $9.7 million for being ranked number two in performance points. The new money will increase investment in student success initiatives, serve as additional funding for top research programs strategically positioned to compete at the national level and increase efforts that support FIU\u2019s climb in the national rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlorida\u2019s universities continue to deliver results for our students. I am proud that we have been able to hold the line on tuition in our state while still being able to make historic investments. We will never stop working to make Florida the best state in the nation for higher education,\u201d Scott said.<\/p>\n

This year, FIU showed significant improvements in key areas: four-year graduation rate (5.5 percent improvement), cost to students (6.3 percent decrease), second year retention rate (5.7 percent increase) and issuing of bachelor\u2019s degrees without excess hours (3.1 percent increase).<\/p>\n

These improvements are the direct result of multiple evidence-based strategies that support students, remove roadblocks and guide them to timely graduation. For example:<\/p>\n