<p>Planning on going to Florida next year and curious to know what is the top nicest college there. I was considering going to Central Florida but never visited there yet? how is it?</p>
<p>Johnson and Wales University. They have the best food.</p>
<p>Ps.You need to be a little more specific.</p>
<p>I live in Florida, the most sought after college in Florida is UF in just about every department. </p>
<p>Generally University of Miami, University of Southern Florida, Unversity of Central Florida and Florida State University are competitive as well.</p>
<p>All those schools are public wiht the exception of University of Miami.</p>
<ol>
<li>UF</li>
<li>UM</li>
<li>FSU</li>
<li>UCF</li>
<li>USF</li>
</ol>
<p>Stetson is also very nice</p>
<p>It all depends on the type of person you are. Supposedly NCF is really nice, as is Rollins. These of course are in addition to those already mentioned.</p>
<p>Rollins College is in the lovely Orlando suburb of Winter Park. Rollins is a beautiful liberal arts college right by a lake, and right next to the eateries, etc of Winter Park. Rollins also is the highest rated masters level college in the South as rated by US News.</p>
<p>My S goes there, and we both have been very pleased with his experiences. Academics include small classes, excellent professors. Nice range of extracurricular activities, too.</p>
<p>UF is the flagship public in Florida, and is well worth a visit if you like large colleges that also are football powerhouses.</p>
<p>^^^^
Excellent overall sports coupled with great academics, that is. UF is several levels above Rollins in admissions standards (average SAT of 1250+ to 1200). Disclaimer- UF Alumni. If you are looking for a small liberal arts type college that is competitive, check out New College in Sarasota. It has ~700 students, has a beautiful campus and boasts an average SAT score of well over 1300. New college has a great placement rate into grad/prof. programs, too. Be warned though that the school is very liberal/progressive. Students don't even receive grades in their classes, just "feedback". I also think you would be hard pressed to find a campus chapter of the College Republicans...haha.</p>
<p>If I were looking for a college based on "flagship feel", it would be tough for me to decide between UF or FSU. Rollins is in a gorgeous area though. USF in Tampa is a good alternative if you want to be in a city and still have a "flagship" feel. The campus has come a long way since I graduated 10 years ago and it is not nearly as competitive to get into as UF, FSU or Rollins. I'm not qualified to speak of the other campuses in Florida since I've never seen them.</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore at UCF and absolutely love it here. The people are friendly, the overall campus is jaw-droppingly beautiful (I don't say that lightly, either) and the programs here are pretty good in general (especially sciences, education and hospitality). I'm from out of state, never even gave the other Florida schools a look and have never regretted that.</p>
<p>I would add Flagler College. It a great school and the campus is great. USF is also good, my mother went there.</p>
<p>The two main “flagships” are UF and FSU. Usually the top two choices in the state.</p>
<p>Then you have regional universities (some call them commuter schools) like USF, UCF, FAU, FIU, UNF, and FGCU.</p>
<p>You also have some good private universities like UM, Rollins, Stetson, and Flagler.</p>
<p>In a category all by itself, there’s New College of Florida. It’s an excellent, small, liberal arts based public college in Sarasota.</p>
<p>Florida has good schools, you will have lots to choose from.</p>