Hello, Panthers.
It is a spring season to celebrate success, and this month, we’re highlighting a few accolades that make us all Panther Proud!
- Newsweek magazine said we are the top online college in Florida and 10th best in the nation in its 2026 Best Online College Ranking.
Whether on campus or online, a Florida Tech degree is the key that unlocks a valuable future.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Global Employability University Ranking and Survey, or GEURS, remind us why our alumni land jobs that matter – and that pay!
GEURS is impressive, and the numbers tell the tale: For 2026, the survey tabulated 120,000 votes from more than 12,350 employers – many of them hiring managers – across 32 countries, all to identify the world’s 250 leading institutions for employability.
- The votes are in, and Florida Tech is No. 23 among the dozens of U.S. universities on the list and the top ranked institution in Florida! Globally, we are No. 91 among the full list of 250 top schools for employability, joining MIT, Stanford, Imperial College London and others in the prestigious top 100.
Back on campus, we are expecting word later this month on another appreciated accolade: Florida Tech will be named a Military Friendly School for 2026-27.
This national honor, which Florida Tech was first awarded way back in 2008, is a humbling distinction. It reflects our rich and respected relationship with the U.S. military over the decades in service to our nation’s students.
In earning this honor last year, the Military Friendly organization noted that a recipient school such as Florida Tech is one that “strives towards and succeeds in the areas that matter most in helping veterans transition from the military to school and, ultimately, satisfying careers in the civilian world.”
Just as in our armed forces, at Florida Tech success is never handed out—it is earned. Graduates prove their merit, and the world knows it. Employers trust this institution because they trust the students who graduate from it.
We’ll talk again soon. Until then, go Panthers!
Sincerely,
John Nicklow, Ph.D.
President
