<p>I wrote what I did in response to SSobick’s claim that UF has bars and nightlife comparable to Miami’s, which as I have pointed out, it clearly doesn’t.</p>
<p>He is talking very negatively of Miami, when in reality its a great school. </p>
<p>I have nothing against UF, and believe for the price it’s a great school with some great programs in certain fields.</p>
<p>I will not let SSobick keep putting down UM.</p>
<p>Obviously University of Florida’s endowment will be higher when you have 30,000 something kids versus 10,000 you tend to have a lot more graduates and also a lot more money.</p>
<p>University of Florida will never break the Top 45 unfortunately. I’m not saying this to put the school down, but the reason is because UF can’t skew its statistics in admissions and draw from out of state the way Miami or another private school can.</p>
<p>For this very same reason, there is no public school ranked in the top 5 in the country. The very best schools in the United States are private (Harvard, Yale & Princeton.)</p>
<p>The facts are plain and simple, Florida wins for the traditional college atmosphere with house/frat parties and mostly on-campus activities.</p>
<p>University of Miami wins for a more suburban/urban atmosphere with more off-campus activities.</p>
<p>Florida has some higher ranked program than Miami and Miami has some higher ranked programs than Florida.</p>
<p>Florida is much cheaper than Miami and their students are not from as well-off backgrounds on the average. This comparison could hold true for any $40,000+/year private versus the in-state public school.</p>
<p>Bottom Line: Both great schools and none is academically better to the point where academics would justify a person choosing one school over the other. What it comes down as people have pointed out before between UF and UM is fit.</p>
<p>If you want the traditional college atmosphere head to UF and if you can afford UM and prefer the more urban atmosphere go to University of Miami.</p>