University of Florida Leads Public Universities in National
Merit Scholars
 The
University of Florida has moved to the top spot in public universities’
enrollment of both National Merit Scholars and National Achievement Scholars, as
announced by the National Merit Corp. Overall, UF ranks second nationally in
National Merit Scholars and fourth nationally in National Achievement Scholars
within its 2004-05 freshman class. With 259 National Merit Scholars recruited,
UF is behind only Harvard University in recruiting more National Merit Scholars
in 2004. The top-5 ranked participating schools, followed by the number of
recruited Merit Scholars, are:
- Harvard University -- 312
- University of Florida -- 259 (26 in ChE alone!)
- University of Texas -- 242
- Yale University -- 224
- Stanford University -- 217
In National Achievement Scholar recruiting, UF ranked fourth this year out of
166 participating schools across the country and first among the 76 public
institutions. The National Achievement Scholars Program recognizes minority
students who place well on the Preliminary SAT. The top-ranked participating
schools, followed by the number of recruited Achievement Scholars, are:
- Harvard University -- 85
- Yale University -- 61
- Stanford University -- 57
- University of Florida -- 40
- Duke University -- 35
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