{"id":1879,"date":"2018-09-12T15:57:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T20:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stfrancis100.org\/?page_id=1879"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:10:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:10:26","slug":"nationally-ranked","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/nationally-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationally Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1879\" class=\"elementor elementor-1879\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3adf42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3adf42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-471ade1\" data-id=\"471ade1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d624e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"f7d624e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ranked-sp-1\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9f1d14 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9f1d14\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b504f0\" data-id=\"7b504f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2f2c8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2f2c8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nationally Ranked<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65d77193 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65d77193\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-730d03bc\" data-id=\"730d03bc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a67567 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5a67567\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29b5c55\" data-id=\"29b5c55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbadaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1fbadaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#ranked-sp-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">EN ESPA\u00d1OL<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c296be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c296be0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>The University of St. Francis is consistently ranked among the best when it comes to quality education, affordability and accessibility. <\/span>We\u2019re happy that so many people think so highly of our welcoming university! As a Chicago-area school that competes with so many others nearby, we have held our own and thrived.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>USF&#8217;s quality can be&nbsp;<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1.25rem;\">seen in the large number of USF students who land great jobs and leadership positions graduating. It can be&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1.25rem;\">heard <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1.25rem;\">in the voices of alumni who share what their degree programs meant to them. It is evident in the competitive programming offered by our&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-size: 1.25rem;\">colleges&nbsp; in the arts and sciences, business and health administration, education and nursing.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4640286\" data-id=\"4640286\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d266f elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e0d266f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Athletics-px6kjl8pekfrqccjcvft3uqhv2hag3o7t0fk2boeqo.jpg\" alt=\"basketball players in gym\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/usf_aerial-otivn6gx0x3d4thz410p06t538jhonxv3o3bcaqx0g.png\" alt=\"Aerial image of main USF campus in Joliet\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/USF-Graduate-1024x512-1-p19rumfigve7jex5wo9ud6otrs3ldb8i6ev7jh0qlc.png\" alt=\"smiling graduate\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ee299d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ee299d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0d12cc\" data-id=\"f0d12cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec11a2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec11a2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7a1e6 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"6e7a1e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdc36e2\" data-id=\"fdc36e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2486c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed2486c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-honors-usf-in-its-2025-best-colleges-list\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> 2025 Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-recognized-in-2024-2025-best-graduate-schools-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2024-2025 Best Graduate Schools (education and nursing programs)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-in-americas-best-colleges-2025-report-by-wall-street-journal\/\">Wall Street Journal\/College Pulse:<\/a> America&#8217;s Best Colleges 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4db370 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4db370\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e563194\" data-id=\"e563194\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db2b554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db2b554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e3fb79 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9e3fb79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ca2104\" data-id=\"5ca2104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b591d4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b591d4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-names-usf-in-best-colleges-in-america-2024-ratings-report\/\">Money:<\/a> Best Colleges in America 2024<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2024-edition\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Guide to Green Colleges\u00a02024<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/two-usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2024-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Online Doctor of Education Programs 2024<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/two-usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2024-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Online Nursing School Master&#8217;s Programs 2024<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-names-usf-a-best-regional-college\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region 2024 (Midwest, 16th consecutive year)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2023-2024-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023-2024 Best Colleges<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-recognized-in-2023-2024-best-graduate-schools-rankings-by-u-s-news\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-names-three-usf-online-programs-best-among-private-schools-in-2024\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report: <\/a>2024 Best Online Programs (bachelor&#8217;s, business, education and nursing programs)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-a-top-midwest-college-for-diversity-by-wsj-college-pulse\/\">Wall Street Journal\/College Pulse:<\/a>\u00a02024 Best Colleges in America (diversity)<\/li><li>Wall Street Journal: 2024 High Salaries for Graduates<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wallethub-ranks-usf-as-a-2024-top-illinois-university\/\">Wallethub:<\/a> 2024 Best Colleges &amp; Universities<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d08ff7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d08ff7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b51b77c\" data-id=\"b51b77c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eadd268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eadd268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccbcb9a elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"ccbcb9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06cedb1\" data-id=\"06cedb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832a126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832a126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-in-2023-americas-top-colleges-list-by-forbes\/\">Forbes:<\/a> America\u2019s Top Colleges<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">Intelligent.com:<\/a> Best Colleges in Illinois 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-names-usf-in-best-colleges-in-america-2023-rankings\/\">Money:<\/a> Best Colleges in America 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-names-usf-a-best-midwestern-college-3\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region 2023 (Midwest)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Best Online Doctor of Education Programs 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Best Online Nursing School Master&#8217;s Programs 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2023-edition\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Guide to Green Colleges 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2022-2023-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2022-2023 Best Colleges (4th consecutive year in national category)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-recognizes-usf-on-its-2023-best-education-schools-listing\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023 Best Education Schools<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2022-2023-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2022-2023 Top Performers for Social Mobility<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-earns-2022-2023-military-friendly-school-designation\/\">Viqtory\/G.I. 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World Report:<\/a> 2022 Best Online Programs (bachelor&#8217;s, business, education and nursing programs)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wallethub-ranks-usf-as-a-top-university-in-illinois\/\">Wallethub:<\/a> 2022 Best Colleges &amp; Universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddf5e78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddf5e78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0776d5a\" data-id=\"0776d5a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859f82b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"859f82b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2021<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613b7dc elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"613b7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3f983\" data-id=\"fd3f983\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8850142 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8850142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Forbes: America&#8217;s Top Colleges 2021<\/li><li>The Princeton Review:\u00a0Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region 2021 (Midwest)<\/li><li>The Princeton Review:\u00a0Top Online Nursing Programs 2021<\/li><li>The Princeton Review:\u00a0Guide to Green Colleges 2021<\/li><li>U.S. News &amp; World Report: 2021 Best Colleges<\/li><li>U.S. News &amp; World Report: 2021 Best Online Programs (bachelor&#8217;s, business, education and nursing programs)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c79bc5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c79bc5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0cb9579\" data-id=\"0cb9579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab7386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"cab7386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"ranked-sp-2\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab5b49d elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ab5b49d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#ranked-sp-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">IN ENGLISH<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5ae372 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5ae372\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a3a2d9\" data-id=\"1a3a2d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f35950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f35950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clasificada a nivel nacional\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c84d4c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c84d4c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d71a40b\" data-id=\"d71a40b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8729a93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8729a93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-999eb39\" data-id=\"999eb39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1d690f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1d690f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nos alegra que tanta gente tenga tan buena opini\u00f3n de la USF. Como universidad del \u00e1rea de Chicago, que compite con tantas escuelas excelentes cercanas, nos hemos mantenido y hemos prosperado.<\/p><p>Se puede apreciar la calidad en el gran n\u00famero de egresados de la USF que obtienen empleos de alta calidad y puestos de liderazgo tras su graduaci\u00f3n. Se puede encontrar en las acreditaciones nacionales de nuestras facultades de Empresariales, Educaci\u00f3n, Enfermer\u00eda y Artes y Ciencias. Y se puede encontrar en las historias que cuentan nuestros exalumnos sobre lo que nuestros programas de licenciatura significaron para ellos.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-58bd118\" data-id=\"58bd118\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7398b1 elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"a7398b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Athletics-px6kjl8pekfrqccjcvft3uqhv2hag3o7t0fk2boeqo.jpg\" alt=\"basketball players in gym\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/usf_aerial-otivn6gx0x3d4thz410p06t538jhonxv3o3bcaqx0g.png\" alt=\"Aerial image of main USF campus in Joliet\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/USF-Graduate-1024x512-1-p19rumfigve7jex5wo9ud6otrs3ldb8i6ev7jh0qlc.png\" alt=\"smiling graduate\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6da7c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6da7c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c72cfd2\" data-id=\"c72cfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec0c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ec0c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2025<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0638555 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"0638555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c546295\" data-id=\"c546295\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1948ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1948ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-honors-usf-in-its-2025-best-colleges-list\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> 2025 Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-recognized-in-2024-2025-best-graduate-schools-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2024-2025 Best Graduate Schools (education and nursing programs)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-in-americas-best-colleges-2025-report-by-wall-street-journal\/\">Wall Street Journal\/College Pulse:<\/a> America&#8217;s Best Colleges 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c32f296 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c32f296\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f1c65f\" data-id=\"8f1c65f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5830022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5830022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793e8b5 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"793e8b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-029edc4\" data-id=\"029edc4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa40010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa40010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-names-usf-in-best-colleges-in-america-2024-ratings-report\/\">Money:<\/a> Best Colleges in America 2024<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2024-edition\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Guide to Green Colleges\u00a02024<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/two-usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2024-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Online Doctor of Education Programs 2024<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/two-usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2024-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Online Nursing School Master&#8217;s Programs 2024<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-names-usf-a-best-regional-college\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region 2024 (Midwest, 16th consecutive year)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2023-2024-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023-2024 Best Colleges<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-recognized-in-2023-2024-best-graduate-schools-rankings-by-u-s-news\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-names-three-usf-online-programs-best-among-private-schools-in-2024\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report: <\/a>2024 Best Online Programs (bachelor&#8217;s, business, education and nursing programs)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-a-top-midwest-college-for-diversity-by-wsj-college-pulse\/\">Wall Street Journal\/College Pulse:<\/a>\u00a02024 Best Colleges in America (diversity)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/wallethub-ranks-usf-as-a-2024-top-illinois-university\/\">Wallethub:<\/a> 2024 Best Colleges &amp; Universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f743ca1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f743ca1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0434dc1\" data-id=\"0434dc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4839a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4839a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7089ac7 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"7089ac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c91d4de\" data-id=\"c91d4de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0c27e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0c27e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-named-in-2023-americas-top-colleges-list-by-forbes\/\">Forbes:<\/a> America\u2019s Top Colleges<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">Intelligent.com:<\/a> Best Colleges in Illinois 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-names-usf-in-best-colleges-in-america-2023-rankings\/\">Money:<\/a> Best Colleges in America 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-names-usf-a-best-midwestern-college-3\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Best Colleges &#8211; Region by Region 2023 (Midwest)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Best Online Doctor of Education Programs 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-online-programs-recognized-in-2023-rankings-by-the-princeton-review\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Best Online Nursing School Master&#8217;s Programs 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-featured-in-the-princeton-review-guide-to-green-colleges-2023-edition\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a> Guide to Green Colleges 2023<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2022-2023-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2022-2023 Best Colleges (4th consecutive year in national category)<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-recognizes-usf-on-its-2023-best-education-schools-listing\/\">U.S. News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2023 Best Education Schools<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/u-s-news-world-report-names-usf-in-2022-2023-best-colleges-rankings\/\">U.S News &amp; World Report:<\/a> 2022-2023 Top Performers for Social Mobility<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/usf-earns-2022-2023-military-friendly-school-designation\/\">Viqtory\/G.I. Jobs:<\/a> Military Friendly School<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-names-usf-in-best-colleges-in-america-2023-rankings\/\">Wallethub:<\/a> 2023 Best Colleges &amp; Universities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6122c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6122c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-577f61b\" data-id=\"577f61b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b73a5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b73a5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2022<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ca37f elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e3ca37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-grow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d08216f\" data-id=\"d08216f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7570f08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7570f08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/fortune-names-usfs-online-master-of-science-in-nursing-program-the-best-in-illinois\/\">Fortune:<\/a> Best Online Master&#8217;s in Nursing (MSN) Programs 2022<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/money-ranks-usf-in-its-best-colleges-in-america-2022-listing\/\">Money:<\/a>\u00a0Best Colleges in America 2022<\/li>\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stfrancis.edu\/the-princeton-review-names-usf-a-best-midwestern-college-2\/\">The Princeton Review:<\/a>\u00a0Best Colleges &#8211; 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