{"id":224960,"date":"2026-04-09T15:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224960\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:20:07","slug":"fl-college-among-new-ivies-in-new-list-of-employer-preferred-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224960\/","title":{"rendered":"FL College Among ‘New Ivies’ In New List Of Employer-Preferred Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Florida college is among 20 \u201cNew Ivies\u201d schools highlighted in a new Forbes ranking<\/a> based on a survey of executives who were asked not only to rate schools but also how artificial intelligence was changing their hiring of new grads.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung college graduates are entering one of the toughest job markets in recent memory,\u201d Forbes said. \u201cTech giants like Amazon and Oracle are slashing jobs \u2014 many of them entry-level \u2014 as firms continue to embrace the cost-cutting benefits of AI.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Ivies list, now in its third year, identifies 10 public and 10 private institutions gaining traction with recruiters, who say graduates from these schools often arrive with practical skills and workplace experience that rival or exceed those from traditional elite universities.<\/p>\n

The University of Florida, based in Gainesville, made the list of public New Ivies. With an acceptance rate of 24 percent, the post-secondary institution has an undergraduate enrollment of 38,246. Median SAT and ACT scores are 1400 and 31, respectively.<\/p>\n

Forbes said employers are shifting their hiring focus to these schools due to several factors. These institutions emphasize hands-on learning, such as internships and co-ops that offer practical experience with emerging technologies such as AI and data analytics. <\/p>\n

Companies value their focus on interdisciplinary training, producing adaptable graduates with strong problem-solving and communication skills. Recruiters prioritize candidates with relevant technical and soft skills over prestige alone, making these colleges a reliable talent source for an AI-driven economy.<\/p>\n

Read more: Why Grads Of These \u2018New Ivies\u2019 Schools Get A Closer Look From Employers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Florida college is among 20 \u201cNew Ivies\u201d schools highlighted in a new Forbes ranking based on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224961,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-224960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224960"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224960\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}