The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) honored Florida State University with a national award acknowledging the university’s comprehensive efforts to support all students in earning their degrees.
Florida State was announced as the winner of the APLU 2021 Degree Completion Award in a virtual ceremony during the association’s annual meeting Nov. 16. The award is recognized as the most prominent in the country for student success.
The APLU selected FSU for achieving a record-high 74 percent four-year graduation rate last year while nearly eliminating gaps by race, ethnicity and income level.
“Student success is at the heart of Florida State University’s mission and addressing equity gaps is one of our top priorities, so it is especially meaningful to be recognized by the APLU with the Degree Completion Award,” said President Richard McCullough. “Public universities are amazing engines of social and economic mobility, and that’s why we’ve worked so hard to achieve one of the top graduation rates in the country.”
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