- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida State University
Tallahassee, FLCity: midsizeZIP 32306Founded 1851
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1851
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fsu.edu
- Member of
- APLU
FloridaPublic
Florida State University
Florida State University is a public university in Tallahassee, Florida, with 32,212 undergraduates. It admits 24% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $8,605 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate24%
Retention96%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share25%
Federal loans20%
$8,605net price / year
24%admission rate
1361average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$68,225median earnings, 10 yrs
$13,000median debt
#446 of 1,704 for earnings#123 of 1,739 for lowest net price#109 of 1,738 for graduation rate#87 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $25,144tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $5,656
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $20,116
- Average net price
- $8,605national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,332
$30,001–48,000$4,290
$48,001–75,000$6,953
$75,001–110,000$11,367
$110,001+$17,085
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 24%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1361
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 640–710
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–700
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 29–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college24%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college96%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college25%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 96%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,822
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,225middle 50%: $46,712–$101,285
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$101,285
Median, Florida State University$68,225
Lower quarter$46,712
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 32,212
- Part-time
- 9.1%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 20.6
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 25%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 84%
- Average faculty salary
- $12,841 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,724
- Endowment, end of year
- $1,029,931,070
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic24%
Black7.2%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.4%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Social sciences13%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.1%
Health professions8.3%
Psychology7.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.8%
Computer & information sciences4.6%
Engineering4.1%
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Similar colleges
Public colleges in Florida
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $5,969 | 92% | $78,456 |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $8,648 | 78% | $63,660 |
| Florida International University Miami, FL | $11,462 | 78% | $65,722 |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL | $10,394 | 64% | $61,062 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $11,555 | 57% | $59,401 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | $11,689 | 68% | $59,626 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | $8,509 | 90% | $166,642 |
| Princeton University Princeton, NJ | $7,815 | 97% | $133,523 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | $11,305 | 91% | $81,094 |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL | $13,042 | 86% | $87,599 |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA | $13,663 | 85% | $83,105 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 134097. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q861548.