<p>i was recently accepted to UF and plan on double majoring in economics and political science. I am curious, how much prestige does a degree in these programs demand from top buisness/law schools? What schools are on par with UF in terms of national prestige? Lastly, what do non florida residents think of UF’s reputation?</p>
<p>Econ is a great major to prepare you for the LSAT’s. I read somewhere that Economics majors score higher on the LSAT than any other major.</p>
<p>UF is not considered to be a very prestigious school in California, but I’m sure it has a good reputation on the East Coast. Here it is seen more as a party/sports school (kind of in the ASU mold).</p>
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<p>As much as it is a sports/party school, UF’s academics are light years in front of ASUs…</p>
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<p>The University of Florida has more than 340,000 alumni. The alumni account for multiple Nobel Prize winners, eight members of the United States Senate, over thirty-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives, ten governors, and four United States Ambassadors. UF graduates have served at the head of such diverse and important institutions as the United States Environmental Protection Agency, American Bar Association, the United States Marine Corps, the National Organization for Women, Burger King, NASCAR, the University of Central Florida, Florida State University, and Miami University, also the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the New York Yankees, Barnett Bank, and the Jim Walter Company.</p>
<p>Major corporations run by graduates include Merrill Lynch, Northwest Airlines, Gartner, Deloitte & Touche, JC Penney, Reebok, Macys, Scripps, Golin Harris International, Darden Restaurants, Avaya, The Richards Group, James B. Beam Distilling, and the Boston Red Sox. Major regulatory bodies such as the Federal Communications Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Public Relations Society of America have had University of Florida alumni at the helm in recent years. In addition, UF has a history of twelve Rhodes Scholars.</p>
<p>Among the individuals who have attended or graduated from the University of Florida are actress Faye Dunaway, Price is Right announcer Rich Fields, author Michael Connelly, nobel prize winners Marshall Nirenberg and Robert Grubbs, pilot Paul Tibbets, governor & senator Bob Graham,reporter Stephanie Abrams, musician Mel Tillis, poet Geri Doran, director Jonathan Demme, comedian Darrell Hammond, columnist Kiki Carter, congressman Adam Putnam, actor Stephen Root, sportscaster Jesse Palmer, senator & governor Lawton Chiles, TV personality Bob Vila, novelist Carl Hiaasen, judge Harold Sebring, administrator Carol Browner, inventor John Atanasoff, astronaut & senator Bill Nelson and the daughter of Dave Thomas, Wendy Thomas, the namesake of the food-chain Wendy’s also attended the University of Florida.</p>
<p>The University of Florida has also been home to over one hundred and twenty-five Olympians throughout the years. Nearly one hundred and fifty active and retired NFL football players and three Heisman Trophy winners. Around thirty MLB Baseball players, thirty NBA Basketball players, and over fourty PGA Tour & LPGA Golfers. Some famous University of Florida Athletes include the all-time leading rusher Emmitt Smith, Hall of Fame football player Jack Youngblood, the tennis sensation Lisa Raymond, the golfer Tommy Aaron, the basketball star Joakim Noah, the baseball player David Eckstein, the soccer player Heather Mitts, the swimmer Dara Torres, and the legendary coach Steve Spurrier.</p>
<p>It’s all relative. For many people that post on these boards, anything outside of HYPSM…or at least the top 10-15…is not prestigious. So, UF…especially being a state school…is far from that. On the other hand, UF is a top-50 school with a vast number of ranked programs…and compared with the thousands of colleges and universities in the US, it is indeed prestigious to a large number of people outside of these boards.</p>
<p>rogracer is probably correct. UF is a very fine school by most standards and in a number of rankings.HOWEVER, it isn’t that respected outside of Florida. It has a “party” school reputation. </p>
<p>My cousin,who is also gorgeous., graduated with a 3.65 in marketing and had a very hard time geting a job in New York. It may be a good school, but it gets greatly overshadowed by both well- known private schools and well-known state schools such as Michigan, Virginia, Berkeley, UCLA, Wisconsin etc.</p>
<p>It’s one of the best Universities in the Southeast. Definitely the best in Florida.</p>
<p>Agreed, it has the best rep in FL, rep diminishes as you move further away from the state.</p>
<p>IMO, UF ranks within the Top 15 public universities. UF’s academic reputation is improving and it’s definitely the most prestigious university in Florida…a big state.</p>
<p>In terms of sports, it has prestige as being the only institution to simultaneously hold Div 1 championships in football and basketball.</p>
<p>Keep in perspective that Florida now has 18.5 million residents. The state is projected to reach 28 million by 2030. The talent pool is going to keep getting better & better. The incoming class had an acceptance rate of only 37%.</p>
<p>UF is expanding their Research, and is trying to emulate the more established Berkeley & UCLA. As of 2006, UF produces $583 million in Research expenditures, and generates $6 billion for Florida’s economy.</p>
<p>The future is very bright for the University of Florida.</p>
<p>Maybe it would be most useful for the original poster to state what other options s/he has. That is, UF has more prestige for grad law/business admissions than some schools, and less than others. So the relevant question for you is whether some other school to which you have been admitted is much more prestigious or not.</p>
<p>Since I know a lot about colleges, I know that UF is an amazing school, and you must have amazing stats to get accepted…but my peers (out here in California) only see it as a sports/party school.</p>
<p>In the early 1990’s UF was ranked the 29th overall best Public University.</p>
<p>In 2007 UF peaked in a 4 way tie for the 13th overall best Public University.</p>
<p>– It takes time for perceptions to change.</p>
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<p>Oh by the way: UF now has a $1.22 billion endowment, and raised over $200 million last year alone.</p>
<p>They are only a 3 years into a Capital Campaign and they have already raised $600 million. By 2012 they will likely reach the $2 billion dollar mark.</p>
<p>As an alum, I would say that its status is much like the University of Texas. Very well thought of in-state and a good reputation in the region.
I have lived in Boston, New York and Chicago since graduating. People do not seem to respect it much, except that I tell them it’s a very good school, and I seem pretty smart to them.
Over the longer term, my guess is that its reputation will gradually rise, but that it will not break into the top 5 publics or compete with the elite privates. If you want to make your career in Florida, it is an excellent place to begin.</p>
<p>University of Florida seems to be getting more and more prestigious. It certainly is highly looked upon in the state of Florida and only a matter of time before it gains broad national acclaim. A 37% acceptance rate this year and many highly ranked programs bode well for this state flagship.</p>
<p>well I live in florida and most kids at my school don’t really see uf as a top school academically but in terms of partying it’s at the top. not sure if that’s a good thing though</p>
<p>Well, with last year’s freshman profile as:</p>
<p>Middle 50% of the Class</p>
<pre><code>* High School GPA of 4.0 - 4.4
- SAT of 1210 - 1400
- ACT of 26 - 31
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<p>It’s certainly not easy getting in, leaving only the best candidates acceptances. And with the rising costs of out of state tuition, this has had UF attract a highly competitive crop of students, since tuition ends up being 100% paid for by bright futures scholarship for most in-state applicants. This year, over 28,000 people applied for only 6600 spots. My point is that most of a college’s prestige is determined by the quality of the students.</p>
<p>dre, that GPA range looks weighed and those stats seem more like the ranges of admitted students rather than enrolling students.</p>