Florida State jumped seven places in one year to #26 best public university in the 2019 US News Best Colleges report. This increase is the biggest jump ever in university history. Since 2016 FSU has improved 17 spots among public universities in the US News rankings. See the article in the Tallahassee Democrat: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2018/09/10/fsu-earns-no-26-edging-closer-top-25-ranking-u-s-news-world-reports-best-colleges/1250309002/
Continued investment by FSU in faculty resources will likely yield additional gains in future US News rankings.