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The University of Central Florida ranks among the nation\u2019s most innovative universities<\/a> along with Harvard, Stanford, Duke, according to the U.S. News & World Report\u2019s Best Colleges of 2018 guide.<\/p>\n

UCF was listed as the No. 25 most innovative university out of nearly 1,400 universities and colleges in the nation.<\/p>\n

The ranking, determined based on nominations from college presidents, provosts and admissions deans, is based on innovative improvements in curriculum, faculty, campus life, technology and other factors. Those administrators are asked to pick \u201cschools that the public should be watching because of the cutting-edge changes the colleges are making on their campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUCF was founded on innovation\u00a0\u2014 it\u2019s in our DNA,\u201d said Provost and Executive Vice President Dale Whittaker. \u201cAs a 21st-century metropolitan research university, we must be innovative in how we serve our students, the ways we teach and learn information and how we bring new ideas or goods into the marketplace. Innovation drives our impact.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the magazine\u2019s overall rankings of Best Colleges, UCF was listed at No. 90 among public institutions and No. 171 among all universities.<\/p>\n

The magazine takes into account graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rates, alumni giving and peer assessment to rank the Best Colleges.<\/p>\n

UCF\u2019s also was ranked No. 91 in engineering doctorate programs, 128th among best undergraduate business programs, and was included in the A+ Schools for B Students list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of Central Florida ranks among the nation\u2019s most innovative universities along with Harvard, Stanford, Duke, according to the U.S. News & World Report\u2019s Best Colleges of 2018 guide. UCF was listed as the No. 25 most innovative university out of nearly 1,400 universities and colleges in the nation. 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