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• SPECIAL EDITION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 •

FSU celebrates historic rise to No. 18 in national rankings

Provost Sally McRorie and President John Thrasher were joined by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other guests at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall Monday morning to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. MORE: Read | Listen 

President John Thrasher said Monday was "one of the proudest days in FSU history" during Florida State's news conference celebrating its highest-ever national ranking. Watch the highlights from Monday's campus news conference!

The world of social media showed its support for Florida State University after the news broke that FSU soared eight spots to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, meeting and well exceeding its goal of joining the Top 25. Check out the FSU Twitter Moment and tweet your own congratulatory message to @floridastate!

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