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Business & finance at Florida

Florida graduates about 1,287 business & finance majors a year, 13% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 115 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 58% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.25× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#81 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year1,28713% of the class
Courses in the catalog115more than 58% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.25× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate20%whole school
SAT middle 50%1300–1490whole school

Around Florida

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Lizard's tail (Saururus cernuus) in the United States
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Catchweed bedstraw (Galium aparine) in the United States
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Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Sustainable Materials Management Research Lab West, UF Waste Management Facility, Sustainable Materials Management Research Lab East.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 220 · Dorm 78 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 33 · Dining 14 · Arts 6.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of San Francisco 79
  2. Case Western Reserve University 79
  3. Brown University 79
  4. Florida State University 78
  5. University of Colorado Boulder 78
  6. University of Missouri 78
  7. Purdue University–Main Campus 78
  8. Brigham Young University 78

Other strong majors at Florida

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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