Florida State University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #141 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 |
| #8 of 1,028 | For Social Work |
| Top100 | For 46 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 25%
- Undergraduates
- 32,936
- Graduates
- 11,225
- 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% | 25% | 25% |
| Applicants | 78,088 | 31,200 | 46,872 |
| Admissions | 19,552 | 7,829 | 11,718 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,924 | 2,370 | 3,554 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 109 | 45 | 64 |
21,072 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
5,458 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
4,107 or 68%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1210
or below
75% of them
had 1370
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 1210-1370 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,926 or 32%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 26
or below
75% of them
had 31
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Florida State University are 26-31 (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 | 24990 (57%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 9156 (21%) |
| Black or African American | 3960 (9%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2073 (5%) |
| Two or more races | 1817 (4%) |
| Asian | 1525 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 550 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 35 (0.1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 (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
- $10,169
- Students receiving aid
- 93%
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 | $12,308 |
| Room charge | $7,160 |
| Meal charge | $5,148 |
Florida State University majors
Florida State University has granted 8,730 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 3,068 master's across 102 programs, and 778 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 | 716 | 34 | 11 | |
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | 480 | 113 | 6 | |
| Finance, General | 549 | 38 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 386 | 46 | 6 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 426 | |||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 345 | 15 | 13 | |
| Clinical & Medical Social Work | 372 | |||
| Business & Commerce, General | 15 | 306 | 9 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 274 | 14 | 17 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 250 | 33 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 273 | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 255 | 8 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 193 | 55 | 7 | |
| Economics, General | 233 | 12 | 7 | |
| Information Technology | 167 | 66 | ||
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 125 | 102 | 5 | |
| Public Health, General | 190 | 40 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 229 | |||
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 197 | 32 | ||
| Accounting | 177 | 45 | ||
| Law | 216 | |||
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 166 | 34 | 7 | |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 204 | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 185 | |||
| Curriculum and Instruction | 169 | 12 | ||
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | 165 | |||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 86 | 63 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 83 | 61 | 2 | |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 97 | 36 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 94 | 21 | 4 | |
| Medicine | 119 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 101 | 11 | 4 | |
| Information Science & Studies | 110 | 6 | ||
| Insurance | 95 | 19 | ||
| Management Information Systems, General | 98 | 16 | ||
| Sociology, General | 103 | 6 | 5 | |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 99 | 12 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 50 | 47 | 10 | |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 106 | |||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 95 | 10 | ||
| Social Work | 100 | 3 | ||
| Neuroscience | 99 | 3 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 51 | 30 | 17 | |
| Statistics, General | 48 | 25 | 19 | |
| Chemistry, General | 20 | 33 | 30 | |
| Physics, General | 10 | 52 | 21 | |
| History, General | 68 | 5 | 7 | |
| Environmental Science | 79 | |||
| Public Administration | 69 | 3 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 70 | |||
| Mathematics, General | 33 | 28 | 9 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 69 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 67 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 52 | 14 | ||
| Chemical Engineering | 52 | 8 | 2 | |
| Real Estate | 62 | |||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 60 | |||
| Music, General | 50 | 6 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 45 | 10 | ||
| Interior Design | 46 | 8 | ||
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | 28 | 23 | ||
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 35 | 10 | 4 | |
| Physician Assistant | 49 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 47 | |||
| Biochemistry | 47 | |||
| Management Science | 47 | |||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 40 | 2 | 4 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 15 | 28 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 35 | 6 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 33 | 4 | 4 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 23 | 13 | 4 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 39 | |||
| Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | 37 | |||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 26 | 11 | ||
| Philosophy | 20 | 11 | 6 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 23 | 8 | 5 | |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 35 | |||
| Computer Engineering, General | 33 | |||
| Anthropology, General | 25 | 6 | ||
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | 31 | |||
| Dance, General | 16 | 10 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 26 | |||
| Geography | 15 | 4 | 7 | |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 19 | 7 | ||
| Nursing Practice | 26 | |||
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 24 | 1 | ||
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | 25 | |||
| Computational Science | 14 | 9 | 1 | |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 24 | |||
| Applied Economics | 22 | |||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 7 | 15 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 22 | |||
| Music Therapy & Therapist | 10 | 11 | ||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 21 | |||
| Business Analytics | 20 | |||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 9 | 4 | 7 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 11 | 4 | 4 | |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 15 | 4 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 11 | 5 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 11 | 4 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 8 | 7 | ||
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | 14 | |||
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 13 | |||
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | 13 | |||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 13 | |||
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | 12 | |||
| Biostatistics | 5 | 6 | ||
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | 11 | |||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 5 | 5 | ||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 4 | 5 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 8 | |||
| Music Theory and Composition | 3 | 5 | ||
| Physics, Other | 8 | |||
| Chemistry, Other | 7 | |||
| Creative Writing | 7 | |||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 2 | 4 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 5 | 1 | ||
| Materials Science | 3 | 3 | ||
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | 6 | |||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 6 | |||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 5 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 5 | |||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 5 | |||
| Secondary Education and Teaching | 5 | |||
| African-American & Black Studies | 4 | |||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 3 | 1 | ||
| Computational Biology | 4 | |||
| Demography and Population Studies | 4 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 4 | |||
| Italian Studies | 4 | |||
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 4 | |||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 4 | |||
| Russian Language and Literature | 4 | |||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | |||
| German Language and Literature | 2 | |||
| Linguistics | 2 | |||
| Data Science, General | 1 | |||
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | 1 | |||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 1 | |||
| Latin Language and Literature | 1 | |||
| Molecular Biophysics | 1 | |||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 1 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 185 | 8,730 | 3,068 | 778 |
Florida State University has a graduation rate of 85%, which is among the 8% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 85% | 82% | 87% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Florida State University is a world-class research university with 84,260 scientific papers published and 2,373,789 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 762 | 7716 |
| 1992 | 863 | 8660 |
| 1993 | 824 | 8989 |
| 1994 | 808 | 9621 |
| 1995 | 902 | 10425 |
| 1996 | 984 | 11981 |
| 1997 | 1003 | 12308 |
| 1998 | 1019 | 14520 |
| 1999 | 991 | 15744 |
| 2000 | 1126 | 17490 |
| 2001 | 1157 | 19447 |
| 2002 | 1367 | 22691 |
| 2003 | 1589 | 27130 |
| 2004 | 1663 | 31278 |
| 2005 | 1855 | 35235 |
| 2006 | 2096 | 40181 |
| 2007 | 2203 | 47225 |
| 2008 | 2383 | 53540 |
| 2009 | 2527 | 62555 |
| 2010 | 2575 | 70856 |
| 2011 | 2669 | 78954 |
| 2012 | 2633 | 88022 |
| 2013 | 2822 | 98889 |
| 2014 | 2874 | 105763 |
| 2015 | 3117 | 111770 |
| 2016 | 3331 | 118749 |
| 2017 | 3359 | 120704 |
| 2018 | 3460 | 132694 |
| 2019 | 3574 | 147842 |
| 2020 | 3987 | 167284 |
| 2021 | 3680 | 184446 |
| 2022 | 3476 | 181231 |
| 2023 | 3560 | 178447 |
Florida State University alumni
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Jim Morrison
- Enrolled in Florida State University
- Studied in 1962-1964
- Occupations
- singer-songwritercomposeractordirectorvocalist
- Biography
-
James Douglas Morrison was an American singer, songwriter and poet who was the lead vocalist and 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
- film directorplayer of American footballfilm producerscreenwriteractor
- Biography
-
Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. Reynolds first rose to prominence when he starred in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966) and Dan August (1970–1971). Although Reynolds had leading roles in films such as Navajo Joe (1966) and 100 Rifles (1969), his breakthrough role was as Lewis Medlock in Deliverance (1972).
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Deion Sanders
- Occupations
- American football coachplayer of American footballbaseball player
- Biography
-
Deion Luwynn Sanders is an American football coach and former professional football and baseball player. Sanders serves as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder. Nicknamed "Neon Deion" and "Prime Time" during his playing career and "Coach Prime" during his coaching career, he played in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, the San Francisco 49ers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Washington Redskins, and the Baltimore Ravens as a cornerback, wide receiver, and return specialist making him a triple threat. He is the original "shutdown corner". Sanders also played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Yankees, the Atlanta Braves, the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants. He won two Super Bowl titles and made a 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
- writerreporternovelistjournalistphotographer
- Biography
-
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author. 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 | 6,899 |
| 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 |