Florida State University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #138 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #79 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #69 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #3 of 109 | In Florida |
| #1 of 3 | In Tallahassee |
| #10 of 1,036 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 47 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 25%
- Undergraduates
- 32,217
- Graduates
- 11,017
- Male:Female Ratio
- 41:59
- 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 25% 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 | 25% | 27% | 24% |
| Applicants | 74,038 | 29,959 | 44,059 |
| Admissions | 18,793 | 8,135 | 10,653 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,800 | 2,433 | 3,367 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 90 | 47 | 43 |
20,845 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
5,324 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
3,890 or 66%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1240
or below
75% of them
had 1390
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 1240-1390 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,908 or 32%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 27
or below
75% of them
had 31
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 27-31 (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 | 24179 (56%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 8937 (21%) |
| Black or African American | 3706 (9%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2400 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1767 (4%) |
| Asian | 1601 (4%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 566 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 28 (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
- $8,731
- Students receiving aid
- 95%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $4,022 | $9,684 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,022 | $9,684 |
| 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 | 6,709 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $13,240 |
| Room charge | $7,490 |
| Meal charge | $5,750 |
Florida State University majors
Florida State University has granted 9,140 bachelor's degrees across 96 programs, 3,535 master's across 100 programs, and 814 doctorate degrees across 61 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Florida State University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 767 | 40 | 21 | |
| Finance, General | 662 | 1 | ||
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 481 | 132 | 4 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 574 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 388 | 58 | 4 | |
| Clinical & Medical Social Work | 431 | |||
| Business & Commerce, General | 26 | 387 | 10 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 357 | 26 | 9 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 199 | 79 | 9 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 242 | 41 | ||
| Public Health, General | 240 | 39 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 247 | 14 | 13 | |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 143 | 125 | 3 | |
| Information Technology | 171 | 90 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 256 | |||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 247 | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 233 | 9 | ||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 211 | 27 | ||
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 191 | 38 | 4 | |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 224 | |||
| Social Sciences, General | 211 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 176 | 18 | ||
| Law | 188 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 184 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 83 | 69 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 108 | 40 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 110 | 27 | 10 | |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 88 | 56 | ||
| Public Administration | 137 | 5 | ||
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 141 | |||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 103 | 34 | ||
| Accounting | 135 | |||
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 133 | |||
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 128 | 1 | 2 | |
| Medicine | 125 | |||
| Neuroscience | 118 | 6 | ||
| Information Science & Studies | 113 | 6 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 43 | 47 | 29 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 90 | 20 | 3 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 73 | 33 | 4 | |
| Economics, General | 94 | 4 | 4 | |
| Insurance | 83 | 19 | ||
| Environmental Science | 96 | |||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 89 | 6 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 57 | 25 | 11 | |
| History, General | 72 | 8 | 12 | |
| Statistics, General | 46 | 22 | 22 | |
| Real Estate | 88 | |||
| Sociology, General | 69 | 13 | 4 | |
| Management Science | 83 | |||
| Social Work | 75 | 4 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 43 | 20 | 13 | |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 54 | 21 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 67 | 7 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 13 | 29 | 31 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 36 | 37 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 70 | |||
| Physics, General | 27 | 17 | 25 | |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 54 | 7 | ||
| Music, General | 60 | 1 | ||
| Biochemistry | 59 | |||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 56 | |||
| Physician Assistant | 56 | |||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 32 | 14 | 9 | |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 54 | |||
| Industrial Engineering | 38 | 9 | 3 | |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 27 | 22 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 37 | 10 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 36 | 6 | 1 | |
| Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 43 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 32 | 10 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 26 | 10 | 6 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 41 | |||
| Chemical Engineering | 27 | 6 | 5 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 28 | 8 | 1 | |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 37 | |||
| Interior Design | 33 | 4 | ||
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | 37 | |||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 36 | |||
| Philosophy | 26 | 2 | 3 | |
| Actuarial Science | 30 | |||
| Financial Mathematics | 30 | |||
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 20 | 10 | ||
| Nurse Anesthetist | 30 | |||
| Systems Engineering | 30 | |||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 29 | |||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 28 | |||
| Nursing Practice | 28 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 26 | |||
| Geography | 18 | 3 | 3 | |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 23 | |||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 9 | 13 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 13 | 7 | ||
| Dance, General | 18 | 1 | ||
| Applied Economics | 18 | |||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 6 | 12 | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 15 | 2 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 12 | 4 | ||
| Computational Science | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 10 | 4 | 1 | |
| French Language and Literature | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 15 | |||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 7 | 7 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 10 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 13 | |||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 13 | |||
| Data Science, General | 12 | |||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 12 | |||
| Music Theory and Composition | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 11 | |||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 8 | 3 | ||
| Business Analytics | 10 | |||
| Physics, Other | 10 | |||
| Biostatistics | 7 | 2 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 9 | |||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 9 | |||
| Creative Writing | 8 | |||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 8 | |||
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 7 | |||
| Demography and Population Studies | 7 | |||
| German Language and Literature | 4 | 3 | ||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 6 | |||
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 5 | |||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 4 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 4 | |||
| Molecular Biophysics | 4 | |||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | |||
| African-American & Black Studies | 3 | |||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 2 | 1 | ||
| Italian Studies | 3 | |||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 3 | |||
| Materials Science | 1 | 2 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 3 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 1 | 2 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 2 | |||
| Chemistry, Other | 2 | |||
| Computational Biology | 2 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 2 | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 1 | |||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 1 | |||
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Linguistics | 1 | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 184 | 9,140 | 3,535 | 814 |
Florida State University has a graduation rate of 83%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 83% | 80% | 85% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Florida State University is a world-class research university with 99,221 scientific papers published and 3,440,698 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 993 | 11826 |
| 1993 | 928 | 12102 |
| 1994 | 909 | 13096 |
| 1995 | 1016 | 14045 |
| 1996 | 1141 | 16339 |
| 1997 | 1147 | 16717 |
| 1998 | 1184 | 19366 |
| 1999 | 1119 | 21009 |
| 2000 | 1305 | 23635 |
| 2001 | 1307 | 26036 |
| 2002 | 1528 | 30436 |
| 2003 | 1801 | 36827 |
| 2004 | 1889 | 41121 |
| 2005 | 2084 | 47099 |
| 2006 | 2360 | 53758 |
| 2007 | 2815 | 62784 |
| 2008 | 2620 | 70990 |
| 2009 | 2910 | 82643 |
| 2010 | 3015 | 93488 |
| 2011 | 3109 | 105847 |
| 2012 | 3122 | 119560 |
| 2013 | 3131 | 134213 |
| 2014 | 3265 | 146405 |
| 2015 | 3502 | 154625 |
| 2016 | 3575 | 163739 |
| 2017 | 3633 | 168514 |
| 2018 | 3812 | 181868 |
| 2019 | 4681 | 204931 |
| 2020 | 4372 | 232175 |
| 2021 | 4063 | 253213 |
| 2022 | 3902 | 239159 |
| 2023 | 4122 | 243718 |
| 2024 | 3455 | 231011 |
Florida State University alumni
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Jim Morrison
- Enrolled in Florida State University
- Studied in 1962-1964
- Occupations
- lyricistvocalistdirectoractorcomposer
- 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 energetic persona, poetic lyrics, distinctive voice, erratic 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
- writerscreenwriterbusinesspersonproducerfilm producer
- Biography
-
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, most famous during the 1970s and 1980s. Reynolds first became known well as a result of featuring 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
- American football coachbaseball playerAmerican football player
- Biography
-
Deion Luwynn Sanders Sr. is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes. 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 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 a Super Bowl and World Series.
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Hunter S. Thompson
- Occupations
- photographerjournalistnovelistreporterwriter
- Biography
-
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author, regarded as one of the principal pioneers of New Journalism, along with Gay Talese, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Joan Didion, and Tom Wolfe. He rose to prominence with the publication of Hell's Angels (1967), a book for which he spent a year living with 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 establishing his own subgenre of New Journalism that he called "Gonzo", a journalistic style in which the writer becomes a central figure and participant in the events of 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 | 7,347 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | 222 S. Copeland Street Tallahassee, Florida, 32306-1037 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 196,000 |
| Phone | 8506442525 |