FSU celebrates historic rise to No. 18 in national rankings by Florida State University published on 2019-09-10T13:08:34Z Gov. Ron DeSantis and other state officials joined President John Thrasher, longtime faculty, key administrators and staff members, and high-achieving students at Florida State University’s historic Dodd Hall to celebrate FSU’s ascent to No. 18 among national public universities in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. For more visit news.fsu.edu