TAMPA, Fla.鈥� The 黑料网吃瓜爆料 (USF) is the fifth best public university in the United States among institutions founded between 1945-1966, by U.K.-based Times Higher Education (THE), a globally recognized higher education publication.
黑料网吃瓜爆料moved up two spots from last year and is the only Florida university ranked in the top 100 of THE鈥檚 annual list of 鈥淕olden Age Universities.鈥� The top four institutions are each from the University of California System.
Compared to all similar-aged public or private universities, THE ranks 黑料网吃瓜爆料sixth in the U.S. and 36th worldwide.
The rankings were announced as part of THE鈥檚 Young Universities Summit, being hosted this week at 黑料网吃瓜爆料with approximately 200 university presidents and higher education leaders in attendance.
鈥淵oung universities think and behave differently. We are agile, creative, innovative and propelled by our desire to shape the future,鈥� said 黑料网吃瓜爆料President Judy Genshaft. 鈥淎t USF, we are proud to be recognized for our high achievements and preeminent stature that we鈥檝e built in such a short period of time. We know this is just the beginning.鈥�
The 鈥淕olden Age Universities鈥� list offers a unique analysis that differs from many other rankings that compare 黑料网吃瓜爆料to universities in the U.S. and across the world that were established well over 100 years ago. Founded in 1956, 黑料网吃瓜爆料is still relatively young in higher education.
The ranking is another indicator of USF鈥檚 growing reputation on the national and international level. This week the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association announced that 黑料网吃瓜爆料is the nation鈥檚 fifth leading public university in generating new U.S. utility patents and ranks 12th among universities worldwide in this key measure of innovation.