Florida State University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #142 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #80 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #70 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 109 | In Florida |
| #1 of 3 | In Tallahassee |
| #10 of 1,063 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 44 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 24%
- Undergraduates
- 32,720
- Graduates
- 11,169
- Male:Female Ratio
- 42:58
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.fsu.edu
Florida State University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Florida State University has an acceptance rate of 24% and is among the top 6% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| Applicants | 78,272 | 32,146 | 46,088 |
| Admissions | 18,954 | 8,588 | 10,359 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,764 | 2,464 | 3,299 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 91 | 38 | 53 |
21,571 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
5,761 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,487 or 64%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1270
or below
75% of them
had 1410
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 1270-1410 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,968 or 36%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 29
or below
75% of them
had 32
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 29-32 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 24245 (55%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 9258 (21%) |
| Black or African American | 3730 (9%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2418 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1859 (4%) |
| Asian | 1672 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 640 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 24 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 18 (0%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $9,279
- Students receiving aid
- 94%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $4,022 | $8,684 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,022 | $8,684 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $16,540 | $24,116 |
| Fee in-district | $1,634 | $1,869 |
| Fee in-state | $1,634 | $1,869 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,246 | $2,591 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 6,707 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $13,826 |
| Room charge | $7,830 |
| Meal charge | $5,996 |
Florida State University majors
Florida State University has granted 9,090 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 3,382 master's across 99 programs, and 837 doctorate degrees across 63 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Florida State University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 760 | 35 | 20 | |
| Finance, General | 627 | |||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 444 | 129 | 4 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 463 | 35 | 3 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 473 | |||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 414 | 21 | 17 | |
| Clinical & Medical Social Work | 388 | |||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 231 | 124 | 10 | |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 302 | |||
| English Language and Literature, General | 249 | 14 | 29 | |
| Social Sciences, General | 292 | |||
| Business & Commerce, General | 20 | 258 | 9 | |
| Public Health, General | 250 | 36 | ||
| Information Technology | 172 | 103 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 237 | 35 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 146 | 122 | 4 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 248 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 200 | 39 | ||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 202 | 9 | 3 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 199 | 4 | ||
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 161 | 37 | 4 | |
| Law | 191 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 163 | 19 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 178 | |||
| Information Science & Studies | 159 | 3 | ||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 161 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 98 | 62 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 154 | |||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 80 | 65 | 5 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 112 | 25 | 11 | |
| Accounting | 145 | |||
| Mechanical Engineering | 105 | 29 | 8 | |
| Management Information Systems, General | 113 | 17 | ||
| Neuroscience | 109 | 11 | ||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 81 | 37 | ||
| Environmental Science | 118 | |||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 111 | |||
| Medicine | 110 | |||
| Public Administration | 94 | 10 | ||
| Insurance | 91 | 11 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 34 | 33 | 31 | |
| Real Estate | 98 | |||
| Sociology, General | 83 | 8 | 6 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 61 | 28 | 3 | |
| History, General | 82 | 3 | 5 | |
| Chemistry, General | 14 | 47 | 26 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 76 | 7 | ||
| Management Science | 82 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 48 | 14 | 20 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 33 | 38 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 71 | |||
| Music Teacher Education | 37 | 27 | 7 | |
| Statistics, General | 43 | 16 | 11 | |
| Biochemistry | 68 | |||
| Social Work | 67 | 1 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 36 | 17 | 13 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 55 | 8 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 62 | |||
| Music, General | 53 | 5 | ||
| Physician Assistant | 58 | |||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 54 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 38 | 15 | ||
| Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 52 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 41 | 9 | 1 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 44 | 4 | 3 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 46 | 3 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 35 | 10 | 3 | |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 25 | 21 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 41 | 5 | ||
| Philosophy | 22 | 15 | 7 | |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 43 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 38 | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 27 | 6 | 5 | |
| Interior Design | 32 | 6 | ||
| Actuarial Science | 37 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 28 | 8 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 16 | 12 | 5 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 33 | |||
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 33 | |||
| Systems Engineering | 31 | |||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 28 | 2 | ||
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | 30 | |||
| Physics, General | 9 | 5 | 16 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 28 | |||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 28 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 27 | |||
| Dance, General | 17 | 9 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 26 | |||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 14 | 10 | ||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 24 | |||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 10 | 13 | ||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 23 | |||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 22 | |||
| Geography | 15 | 5 | 2 | |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 16 | 6 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 21 | |||
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 20 | |||
| Data Science, General | 18 | |||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 15 | 3 | ||
| Applied Economics | 17 | |||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 3 | 3 | |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 10 | 6 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 16 | |||
| Music Theory and Composition | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 9 | 6 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 9 | 6 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 9 | 5 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 9 | 3 | ||
| Business Analytics | 11 | |||
| Computational Science | 6 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 10 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 10 | |||
| Biostatistics | 5 | 4 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 7 | 2 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 9 | |||
| Linguistics | 9 | |||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 4 | 5 | ||
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 7 | |||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 7 | |||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 7 | |||
| Computational Biology | 6 | |||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 3 | 3 | ||
| Materials Science | 4 | 2 | ||
| Physics, Other | 6 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 6 | |||
| Creative Writing | 5 | |||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 3 | 1 | ||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 4 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 3 | |||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | 1 | ||
| Italian Language and Literature | 3 | |||
| Molecular Biophysics | 3 | |||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 3 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 3 | |||
| Chemistry, Other | 2 | |||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 2 | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 2 | |||
| Ancient & Classical Greek Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Demography and Population Studies | 1 | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 1 | |||
| Italian Studies | 1 | |||
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 154 | 9,090 | 3,382 | 837 |
Florida State University has a graduation rate of 86%, which is among the 7% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 86% | 81% | 88% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Florida State University is a world-class research university with 101,786 scientific papers published and 3,602,843 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 928 | 12114 |
| 1994 | 909 | 13125 |
| 1995 | 1017 | 14064 |
| 1996 | 1141 | 16399 |
| 1997 | 1147 | 16737 |
| 1998 | 1183 | 19387 |
| 1999 | 1118 | 21022 |
| 2000 | 1306 | 23664 |
| 2001 | 1309 | 26058 |
| 2002 | 1528 | 30457 |
| 2003 | 1802 | 36839 |
| 2004 | 1891 | 41123 |
| 2005 | 2088 | 47115 |
| 2006 | 2360 | 53738 |
| 2007 | 2816 | 62741 |
| 2008 | 2621 | 70926 |
| 2009 | 2910 | 82579 |
| 2010 | 3018 | 93428 |
| 2011 | 3110 | 105790 |
| 2012 | 3125 | 119474 |
| 2013 | 3132 | 134047 |
| 2014 | 3267 | 146483 |
| 2015 | 3509 | 154674 |
| 2016 | 3589 | 163716 |
| 2017 | 3640 | 168547 |
| 2018 | 3851 | 181860 |
| 2019 | 4699 | 204993 |
| 2020 | 4394 | 232200 |
| 2021 | 4071 | 253268 |
| 2022 | 3911 | 239281 |
| 2023 | 4130 | 244002 |
| 2024 | 3534 | 233097 |
| 2025 | 2983 | 208330 |
Florida State University alumni
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Jim Morrison
- Enrolled in Florida State University
- Studied in 1962-1964
- Occupations
- vocalistdirectoractorcomposersinger-songwriter
- Biography
-
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band the Doors. Due to his charismatic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, and unpredictable performances, along with the dramatic circumstances surrounding his life and early death, Morrison is regarded by music critics and fans as one of the most influential frontmen in rock history. Since his death, his fame has endured as one of popular culture's top rebellious and oft-displayed icons, representing the generation gap and youth counterculture.
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Burt Reynolds
- Occupations
- American football playerproducervoice actorfilm directorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor most famous during the 1970s and '80s. He became well known in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). He had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966), and 100 Rifles (1969), and his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
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Deion Sanders
- Occupations
- musicianAmerican football coachbaseball playerAmerican football playerathletics competitor
- Biography
-
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr., commonly known as Deion Sanders, is an American football coach and former player who is the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Prime Time" and "Coach Prime", he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Ravens. Sanders was also a baseball outfielder for nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made one World Series appearance in 1992, making him the only athlete to play in both a Super Bowl and a World Series.
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Hunter S. Thompson
- Occupations
- reporterwriterscreenwriterautobiographeressayist
- Biography
-
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as a pioneer of New Journalism along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the book Hell's Angels (1967), for which he lived a year among the Hells Angels motorcycle club to write a first-hand account of their lives and experiences. In 1970, he wrote an unconventional article titled "The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved" for Scanlan's Monthly, which further raised his profile as a countercultural figure. It also set him on the path to establish the subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a style in which the writer becomes central to, and participant in the narrative.
General info
| Alternative names | Fl State Florda State University Fla. State Noles Florida State Florida State Unversity FSU Floridia State University Florida State Univerisity Fla. State University Florida State University Seminoles Fl. State University Fl. State Fl State University F. S. U. Seminoles The Florida State University FL State Florida State Seminoles Flordia State University F.S.U. FL State University |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1851 |
| Motto | Vires, artes, mores Strength, Skill, Character |
| Colors | garnet, gold |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-April/May) |
| Total FTE staff | 7,769 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 222 S. Copeland Street Tallahassee, Florida, 32306-1037 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 196,000 |
| Phone | 8506442525 |