The state university system governing board is out with its new rankings and its good news for Florida State—and not so good news for Florida A&M.
The state’s new performance funding system gives universities extra funding if they improve on a set number of state, university and board approved metrics, and this year, most schools saw their performance rise. But some did better than others. This year its Florida A&M that’s at the bottom of the rankings—the university was docked for lower-than-expected wages for grads, a slight dip in graduation rate, and an increase in costs for a degree. Despite that, the university earned enough points to keep its funding intact.
FSU made few gains in the key areas of cost, academic progress of students, number of science and tech graduates and faculty awards—but it still earned enough points to get additional funding. How much it will get is not yet known. The Board of Governors is asking lawmakers for $300 million in performance funds to dole out to universities.
