EVERGLADES UNIVERSITY AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2023 Ranked #29 in Top Performers on Social Mobility 2023; Ranked #94 in Regional Universities South 2023; Ranked #148-193 Best Online Master’s in Business Programs 2023; Ranked #252-328 Best Online MBA Programs 2023; Ranked #275-361 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs 2023 by US News and World Report
Ranked #1 Safest Campuses in Florida 2023; Ranked #1 Best Online Colleges in Florida 2023; Ranked #4 Best Small Colleges in Florida 2023; Ranked #5 Best Colleges in Miami Area 2023; Ranked #6 Best Test Optional Colleges in Florida 2023; Ranked #7 Colleges with the Best Student Life in Florida 2023; Ranked #7 Top Private Universities in Florida 2023; Ranked #8 Best Colleges for Business in Florida 2023; Ranked #10 Best College Locations in Florida 2023; Ranked #12 Safest College Campus in America 2023; Ranked #16 Best Colleges in Florida 2023; Ranked #17 Best Online Colleges in America 2023; Ranked #22 Colleges with the Best Academics in Florida 2023; Ranked #25 Most Diverse Colleges in Florida; Ranked # 75 Colleges with the Best Student Life in America 2023; Ranked # 93 Best Colleges for Business in America 2023; Ranked #150 Best Colleges in America 2023; Ranked #158 Best College Location in America 2023; Ranked #208 Best Colleges for Environmental Science in America 2023; Ranked #230 Top Private Universities in America 2023; Ranked #349 Best Test Optional Colleges in America 2023; Ranked #371 Best Colleges in America 2023; Ranked #516 Colleges with Best Academics in America 2023; Ranked #540 Most Diverse Colleges in America 2023 by Niche.com
Ranked #16 for 2023 Best Online Colleges in Florida by Intelligent.com 2022 President Kristi Mollis Ranked in the 2022 Top 100 Woman-
Led Businesses in Florida for the 9th consecutive year by the
Commonwealth Institute ranking #25 in the state
Ranked among Best Online Bachelor’s Programs; Ranked #10 in Top Performers on Social Mobility; Tied #104-137 for Best Regional Universities South; MBA program was ranked #252-328 in Best Online MBA programs by 2022 US News and World Report
Ranked #26 for the Best Bachelor’s Degree in Florida by UniversityHQ.org
Ranked #2 in the Top 10 Online Bachelor’s in Sustainable Energy for 2022 by OnlineSchoolsGuide.net
Ranked #30 among Best Online Colleges in America 2022; Ranked #24 among Best Colleges in Florida 2022; Ranked 4th Safest College Campus in Florida 2022; Ranked 34th Safest College Campus in America 2022 by Niche.com
Ranked #10 in 2022 for Best Accelerated Environmental Science Degree Program by Bachelorsdegreecenter.org

Ranked #1 Best Online Bachelor’s in Aeronautics and Aviation Programs; Ranked #1 Best Online Bachelor’s in Environmental Science Programs; Ranked #9 Best Online Bachelor’s in International Business Programs; Ranked #12 in Best Emergency Management Degree Programs; Ranked #20 Best Colleges in Florida by Intelligent.com
2021 Hospitality Management Degree Ranked 12th for Best Online Hospitality Management Degrees for 2021: Top Picks by ZDNet
Ranked #26 in FL for 2021 Best Bachelor’s Degree Colleges in FL; Ranked #23 in FL for 2021 Best Master’s Degree Colleges in FL by UniversityHQ.org
Ranked #25 in 2021 for Best Bachelor’s in Emergency Management by Bachelorsdegreecenter.org
Ranked Among the Top Ten of Best Online Colleges in Florida; Master’s Degree in Construction Ranked #8; Ranked Among Best 15 Master’s in Construction Management Schools; Crisis and Disaster Management degree ranking tied for #1 in the Top 1 Best Online Emergency Management Degrees by BestValueSchools.com for 2021
Ranked as a 2021 Top Master’s University by the Washington Monthly
Ranked #2 for Best Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship Online; Ranked #5 for Best Bachelor’s Degrees in Environmental Management by Study.com
Construction Management Degree Ranked #1 in Florida by Businessdegreecentral.com
Ranked in the 2021 Florida’s Best Colleges and Universities; Ranked #8 in FL’s Liberal Arts Colleges; #12 in FL’s Small Colleges; #13 in FL Private Colleges; #19 in FL Affordable Colleges and #23 in FL’s Best Colleges by AcademicInfluence.com
President Kristi Mollis Ranked in the 2021 Top 10 Women-Led Not for Profit Businesses in Florida for the 8th consecutive year by the Commonwealth Institute
Recognized in the Nation’s Top 2021-2022 Military Friendly Schools
by MilitaryFriendly.com
Master’s in Construction Management Degree Ranked among the 25 Best Master’s in Construction Management for 2021 by GreatBusinessSchools.org
Construction Management Degree Ranked in the Top 50 Construction Management Degree Programs for 2021; Ranked as #18 Among the Top 49 Colleges in Florida; Best for Alternative Medicine; and BS in Crisis and Disaster Management Program Ranked #15 of all schools with “Best Management Focus”; Ranked in the Top 70 Online Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration for 2021 and also the Best Military Friendly School by Intelligent.com

Tied in Ranking #103-133 for Best Regional Universities South; Ranked #26 in Top Performers on Social Mobility by 2021 US News and World Report Best Colleges
Ranked #1 in Best Fully Online College in the “Top college in America for 50 different rankings” by Stacker using rankings and categories from Niche’s 2021 Best Colleges in America list
Ranked #8 Best Online Colleges In America; Ranked #5 Safest College Campuses in Florida; Ranked #33 Safest College Campus in America; Ranked #60 Best College for Business in America by Niche.com 2021 Best Colleges
2020 Ranked #15 in 2020 for Best Online Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management by Bachelorsdegreecenter.org
President Kristi Mollis named 2020 “People to Know” in Palm Beach, FL by Florida Trend Magazine
Ranked in the Top Master’s Universities by the Washington Monthly September 2020
Ranked #17 for 2020 Best Online Colleges in Florida; Bachelor of Science Degree in Hospitality Management ranked #10 by Learn.org for 2020 Bachelor of Science Degree in Land and Energy Management was
recognized in the Top 25 Best Online Bachelor’s in Sustainability Studies for 2020 by CollegeConsensus.com

President Kristi Mollis Ranked in the 2020 Top 10 Women-Led-Not for Profit Organizations in Florida for the 7th consecutive year
by the Commonwealth Institute. President Mollis Ranked #3 in the state of Florida.
Recognized in the Nation’s Top 2020-2021 Military Friendly Schools
by MilitaryFriendly.com
Ranked as a 2020 Best College by Money Magazine
Ranked in the Top 25 Best Online Emergency Management Programs for 2020 by ValueColleges.com
Ranked Among the Top 60 Best Hospitality Management Degree Programs for 2020 by Intelligent.com
Ranked #25 for Best Online Colleges in America; Ranked #180 among Safest College Campuses in America; Ranked #190 as a Best College for Business in America by Niche.com 2020 Best Colleges
Online Master’s Degree Ranked #2 in Best Online Master’s in Construction Management by OnlineSchoolsReport.com
Ranked #16 for the Best Online Colleges in Florida by Study.com
Ranked #4 among Best Online Aeronautics/Aviation Degrees
by OnlineSchoolsReport.com
Tied at Ranking #96-#122 for Best Regional Universities South; Ranked #2 in Top Performers on Social Mobility by 2020 US News and World Report Best Colleges
Ranked #42 on Study.com’s Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Ranked #8 among Top 10 Miami Online Colleges and Degrees in Miami, FL by GreatValueColleges.net

Ranked #44 for Construction Management; Ranked #52 for Hospitality Management; and Ranked #53 for Business Administration among national colleges and universities for 2020 by Intelligent.com
2019 Ranked #103 America’s Best Colleges by the Women’s Choice Awards in 2019-2020
President Kristi Mollis Ranked by the Commonwealth Institute in the 2019 Top 10 Women-Led-Not for Profit Organizations in Florida for the 6th consecutive year. President Mollis Ranked #4 in the state of Florida
MBA with a Concentration in Construction Management Ranked #5 in the Top 25 Best Online Master’s Degrees in Construction Management; Ranked Among the Best Online Bachelor’s in Environmental Science by OnlineSchoolsReport.com
Ranked #52 in Regional Colleges South by 2019 US News and World Report Best Colleges
Ranked #28 for Largest Colleges and Universities; Ranked among Top MBA Programs by the South Florida Business Journal
Ranked #28 for Private, Non-Profit Colleges and Universities
by Florida Trend
2018 Everglades University Ranked #28 for Largest Colleges and Universities; Ranked among Top MBA Programs by the South Florida Business Journal for 2018
Everglades University Ranked #28 for Private, Non-Profit Colleges and Universities by Florida Trend 2018
Ranked as a 2018 Top Baccalaureate College by The Washington Monthly
Ranked as a 2018 Best College in America by Money Magazine
Ranked #39 in Regional Colleges South; Ranked #13 in Best Colleges for Veterans; Ranked #11 in Best Ethnic Diversity by 2018 US News and World Report Best Colleges
President Kristi Mollis Ranked #2 by the Commonwealth Institute 2018 Top 10 Women-Led Not for Profit Organizations in Florida
Ranked as a 2018 Top 100 Online School by Thebestschools.org 2017 Ranked #16 in Affordable Colleges Offering Degrees Online for
Sustainability Jobs by Great Value Colleges for 2017-2018
Ranked among 100 Best Online Colleges for 2017–2018; Best Online Colleges in Florida; 20 Best Online Bachelor in Business Management Degree Programs by Thebestschools.org
Ranked #12 in the State of Florida; #59 in the Southeast Region; Top 300 in the Nation by the Women’s Choice Award in 2017-2018
Ranked #14 for Top Private Colleges and Universities; Ranked among Top MBA Programs by the South Florida Business Journal for 2017
President Kristi Mollis Ranked #2 by The Commonwealth Institute 2017 Top 10 Women-Led Not for Profit Organizations in Florida
Ranked #9 in the 2017 Top 10 Most Affordable Online MBA Entrepreneurship Programs by EDsmart

2016 Ranked #39 by The Best Online Colleges for 2016-2017
Ranked #35 in Great Online Colleges to Earn a Hospitality Degree (Bachelor’s) by Great Value Colleges for 2016
President Kristi Mollis Ranked #3 by The Commonwealth Institute 2016 Top 10 Women-Led Not for Profit Organizations in Florida
Recipient of the 2016 Green Arrow Award by CEO941
Recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Green Community Leader Award
by the U.S. Green Building Council, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
Partnership with Pearson and USGBC to Develop Sustainability Course since 2016
Recognized as a Top Military School for 2016 in MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities
Ranked #15 in South Florida for Colleges and Universities; Ranked #11 in South Florida for MBA Programs by the South Florida Business Journal for 2016
Ranked #9 in the Best Master’s Degrees by BestMastersDegrees.com
Ranked #4 in the Top 5 Affordable Online Aeronautics Degree (Bachelors) Programs; Ranked #40 in the US for the 50 Best Value Schools for Construction Management by BestValueSchools.com
Ranked #23 in the Top 25 Most Affordable Online Colleges for Environmental Science Degrees by OnlineU.org
Ranked in the 10 Most Affordable Online Aeronautics Degrees (Bachelors) 2016 by College Choice
2015 Ranked #5 by Best Colleges Online for 2015-2016 for its Online Environmental Science Degree Program
Ranked #3 in the State of Florida; Ranked #109 in the Nation by the Women’s Choice Award for 2015-2016
Ranked #28 as One of the Best Colleges for INFJ by Myers-Briggs in 2015
President Kristi Mollis Ranked #4 by The Commonwealth Institute 2015 Top 10 Women- Led Not for Profit Organizations in Florida
Recognized as a Top Military School for 2015 in MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities

Ranked #9 Most Affordable Online MBA Entrepreneurship Program; Ranked #36 Best College for Veterans; Ranked #70 for 2015 Regional Colleges in the South by US News and World Report in 2015
Ranked #16 for 2015 Best Online Colleges by JungleDegree.com
Ranked #3 in Florida and #95 in the USA for LGBT Friendly Schools by LGBT Colleges
2014 President Kristi Mollis Ranked #5 by The Commonwealth Institute 2014 Top 10 Women-Led Not for Profit Organizations in Florida
2013 Recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Business Award by the US Green Building Council, Florida Gulf Coast Chapter
2012 Ranked among the Top 15% of Military-friendly Universities, Colleges and Trade Schools by G.I. Jobs in 2012-2013
Recognized by TheBestSchools.org as One of the 25 Best Online Colleges in 2012
President Kristi Mollis receives the 2012 Business Leader of the Year Award for the Education Division
Ranked #52 Among Regional Colleges (South) in 2012 by the US News and World Report
Ranked #23 in The 25 Best Online Colleges 2012 by the US News and World Report

2011 Rated as One of “America’s Best Online Colleges” in 2011 and 2012 by DegreeJungle.com
2010 Everglades University’s Librarian Receives the 2010 Ask a Librarian Award out of 1,000 nominees
2009 Cathy Colford, Everglades University’s Faculty Member, Receives the 2009 Career College Association’s award for the Most Innovative Best Practices/New Program
2008 Ranked #11 on the 2008 Largest Education Institutions by Biz941
Ranked #20 on the 2008 Top Colleges and Universities; Ranked #10 on the2008 Top MBA Program by the South Florida Business Journal