Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to make an announcement at 9 a.m. Monday at the University of Florida.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — On Monday, Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis joined leaders at The University of Florida to announce that the school has once again strengthened its ranking among the nation’s top-10 public universities.

Desantis announced that the school has risen to claim the No. 7 spot according to the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges report.

Last year, UF rose to spot No. 8 and before that was tied for the No. 9 spot with the University of California, Irvine, and the University of California, San Diego.

In Tallahassee, Florida State University also got a boost in ranking.

The school shot up eight spots to No. 18 among national public universities and exceeded its goal of joining the Top 25.