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The University of Florida dropped from #4 to #30 in Forbes' 2025-2026 America's Top Colleges rankings.

Despite a challenging year for higher education, Forbes states American colleges still offer excellent undergraduate education.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology reclaimed the #1 spot in the rankings.

Last year, the University of Florida was ranked No. 4 in the country for top public universities in the nation in Forbes' List of America's top colleges .

This year, it slipped a little. In the 2025-2026 list released Aug. 26, UF was ranked 30th, and it was still the highest-ranking Florida school.

"To say it’s been a rough year for American colleges would be an understatement," Forbes said in the introduction to the 2025 list. "Over the past eight months, P

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