Florida State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,832 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (46%)

Honors College

Name University Honors Program
Students 2,000 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,685
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 80%
From Region 3%
Athletes 476 (1.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 24%
Black 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 2,636 34% 55% 4% 6% 27% 2% $65,667 30 +0.03 75 95%
Computational Science 9 — 89% 56% 11% 11% 22% 0% $106,231 31 -0.55 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 284 +11 75% 49% 6% 8% 25% 5% $99,056 22 -0.76 97 95% — — — —
Chemistry 5 +1 40% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $78,218 81 +0.64 87 94% — — — —
Chemistry 24 — 58% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $78,218 81 +0.64 87 94% — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $61,714 41 -0.30 69 100% — — — —
Mathematics 51 +4 67% 63% 4% 0% 16% 6% $71,052 34 -0.54 81 93% — — — —
Meteorology 27 — 44% 52% 0% 4% 33% 0% $53,250 8 -1.07 51 95% — — — —
Physics 20 — 70% 60% 0% 0% 25% 5% $102,522 91 +1.36 97 86% — — — —
Physics 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $102,522 91 +1.36 97 86% — — — —
Statistics 48 +21 50% 56% 6% 17% 15% 2% $81,469 12 -0.86 89 96% — — — —
Biochemistry 76 — 39% 47% 5% 12% 30% 0% $74,981 67 +0.31 84 96% — — — —
Biology 414 +2 30% 53% 5% 6% 31% 1% $62,234 26 -0.49 70 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 86 — 28% 44% 10% 5% 30% 1% $62,234 24 -0.66 70 95% — — — —
Computational Biology 7 — 29% 29% 0% 29% 0% 0% $67,856 33 -0.32 78 — — — — —
Neuroscience 158 — 16% 41% 9% 6% 32% 4% $62,810 24 -0.36 71 — — — — —
Environmental Science 110 +1 35% 63% 1% 4% 26% 2% $57,831 50 -0.10 62 95% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $80,541 96 +1.70 89 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Classical Studies 19 +5 68% 84% 0% 0% 16% 0% $47,186 10 -0.95 34 90% — — — —
East Asian Languages 6 +7 17% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $54,507 37 -0.31 54 84% — — — —
English 265 +28 22% 61% 3% 6% 24% 0% $55,072 67 +0.32 55 95% — — — —
French 4 +4 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,699 53 -0.03 61 — — — — —
History 63 +17 49% 62% 5% 0% 27% 0% $55,051 49 -0.18 55 97% — — — —
Italian 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Linguistics 8 — 38% 38% 0% 12% 50% 0% $57,219 52 -0.07 60 — — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Philosophy 19 +5 47% 74% 0% 0% 26% 0% $59,395 51 -0.15 65 92% — — — —
Religion 8 +18 75% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $46,415 26 -0.54 32 89% — — — —
Russian — +2 — — — — — — $57,736 53 -0.03 61 — — — — —
Russian and East European Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,672 99 +2.11 89 88% — — — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — — — — — — — — $55,143 41 -0.26 55 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +5 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
Anthropology 29 +3 38% 59% 0% 7% 34% 0% $44,303 3 -1.14 27 100% — — — —
Humanities 73 +5 36% 56% 1% 14% 25% 0% $59,471 71 +0.23 65 92% — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 43 +2 33% 63% 2% 12% 16% 5% $57,831 33 -0.34 62 95% — — — —
Psychology 751 +105 18% 58% 2% 6% 27% 2% $60,480 82 +0.82 66 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 2,293 58% 63% 3% 3% 22% 3% $92,682 91 +0.32 95 96%
Accounting 200 +5 54% 64% 6% 4% 21% 0% $101,469 82 +0.93 97 96% — — — —
Actuarial Science 44 +1 64% 66% 5% 7% 7% 7% $102,716 57 +0.47 97 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 116 — 53% 72% 1% 4% 18% 2% $58,254 11 -0.78 62 100% — — — —
Finance 735 +39 76% 62% 3% 3% 24% 3% $101,102 62 +0.07 97 96% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 11 — 73% 55% 0% 9% 27% 0% $101,102 62 +0.07 97 96% — — — —
General Business 23 — 61% 78% 4% 9% 9% 0% $79,259 68 +0.09 88 88% — — — —
Management 271 +31 55% 61% 1% 3% 24% 2% $80,199 69 +0.13 88 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 146 +29 62% 51% 9% 8% 22% 5% $109,524 87 +0.98 98 95% — — — —
Marketing 566 +54 34% 63% 2% 3% 21% 3% $88,044 80 +0.81 93 95% — — — —
Real Estate 101 +44 68% 74% 1% 1% 23% 0% $86,155 43 -0.40 92 98% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 80 +13 64% 75% 1% 1% 16% 2% $93,088 39 -0.32 95 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication and Information 520 33% 59% 3% 9% 22% 2% $79,155 70 +0.43 88 97%
Information Technology 180 +1 61% 47% 6% 19% 21% 2% $99,056 63 +0.04 97 95% — — — —
Public Relations 81 +10 12% 69% 1% 6% 21% 2% $75,253 61 +0.33 85 98% — — — —
Digital Media Production 259 +22 20% 63% 2% 3% 23% 2% $66,546 82 +0.74 76 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 584 36% 53% 3% 14% 27% 0% $64,155 23 +0.22 73 96%
Cybersecurity 44 +1 59% 55% 5% 16% 25% 0% $96,806 57 +0.17 96 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 502 +43 35% 51% 2% 13% 28% 0% $61,495 64 +0.22 68 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Police Science 38 +2 16% 68% 3% 18% 11% 0% $61,495 64 +0.22 68 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 333 44% 72% 1% 7% 15% 1% $58,785 7 +0.12 63 95%
Recreation, Tourism and Events 35 +2 43% 69% 0% 6% 23% 0% $49,179 7 -1.03 40 96% — — — —
Sport Management 161 +13 71% 73% 1% 8% 13% 1% $63,514 61 +0.24 72 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 73 — 0% 75% 1% 7% 8% 1% $53,319 63 +0.15 51 94% — — — —
English Education 18 — 22% 50% 0% 11% 28% 0% $59,701 75 +0.60 65 92% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 20 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 20% 0% $59,701 79 +0.69 65 92% — — — —
Special Education 22 — 5% 73% 5% 0% 18% 0% $56,444 53 +0.08 58 100% — — — —
Visual Disabilities Education 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,444 53 +0.08 58 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 234 15% 56% 3% 10% 24% 2% $51,389 1 +0.37 46 95%
Art History 15 +3 20% 60% 0% 7% 20% 7% $48,870 46 -0.23 39 94% — — — —
Dance 20 — 5% 70% 5% 15% 5% 0% $40,495 34 -0.34 17 100% — — — —
Interior Design 28 — 0% 54% 4% 0% 29% 4% $78,752 92 +1.22 87 98% — — — —
Studio Art 107 +9 17% 58% 3% 7% 24% 2% $48,870 61 +0.22 39 94% — — — —
Theatre 64 +4 22% 50% 2% 17% 28% 2% $47,624 82 +0.61 35 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Sciences 638 20% 62% 4% 7% 22% 1% $63,691 22 +0.55 72 95%
Dietetics 16 — 25% 50% 12% 12% 25% 0% $64,680 51 +0.07 73 96% — — — —
Nutrition 28 — 11% 46% 0% 4% 39% 4% $64,680 51 +0.07 73 96% — — — —
Athletic Training 56 — 25% 71% 2% 2% 18% 0% $51,028 14 -1.22 45 90% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 91 — 1% 74% 3% 4% 16% 0% $68,914 83 +0.89 79 97% — — — —
Exercise Physiology 179 — 40% 56% 7% 7% 22% 2% $64,838 67 +0.36 74 96% — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $39,968 0 -1.95 16 95% — — — —
Family and Child Sciences 205 +20 12% 61% 3% 8% 24% 0% $62,145 96 +1.05 69 94% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 56 — 18% 62% 2% 11% 20% 0% $69,723 79 +0.80 80 94% — — — —
Music Therapy 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,633 95 +1.28 63 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Motion Picture Arts 29 38% 52% 0% 10% 24% 0% $54,649 3 +0.82 54 100%
Film Production 29 — 38% 52% 0% 10% 24% 0% $54,649 81 +0.82 54 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Music 139 50% 53% 4% 5% 29% 0% $52,362 2 +0.60 48 94%
Music 60 +3 47% 48% 7% 3% 32% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
Music Education 32 +1 59% 53% 0% 9% 31% 0% $59,701 96 +1.39 65 92% — — — —
Music Performance 44 — 48% 59% 2% 5% 23% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 348 9% 55% 3% 14% 23% 1% $85,227 83 -0.70 91 96%
Nursing 348 — 9% 55% 3% 14% 23% 1% $85,227 21 -0.70 91 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy 1,554 46% 56% 3% 11% 24% 2% $69,867 43 -0.01 80 96%
Public Health 295 +16 27% 49% 3% 18% 25% 1% $51,937 9 -1.22 47 — — — — —
Economics 211 +23 74% 64% 3% 5% 19% 5% $84,420 33 -0.51 91 94% — — — —
Geography 15 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,761 36 -0.39 63 94% — — — —
International Affairs 217 +24 37% 53% 3% 6% 28% 5% $71,251 49 -0.08 81 95% — — — —
Political Science 454 +39 47% 57% 3% 6% 28% 1% $78,131 74 +0.44 87 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 290 +5 57% 57% 1% 19% 18% 0% $67,568 91 +0.97 77 95% — — — —
Sociology 72 +20 17% 47% 6% 18% 26% 1% $55,989 52 -0.08 57 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Work 87 9% 53% 1% 9% 26% 0% $55,631 3 +0.28 57 94%
Social Work 87 — 9% 53% 1% 9% 26% 0% $55,631 64 +0.28 57 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dedman College of Hospitality 215 34% 73% 1% 4% 15% 0% $72,362 51 +1.06 82 97%
Hospitality Management 215 — 34% 73% 1% 4% 15% 0% $72,362 93 +1.06 82 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 412 70% 53% 5% 6% 24% 5% $102,858 95 +0.08 97 96%
Biomedical Engineering 46 — 35% 33% 9% 9% 30% 13% $101,361 65 +0.22 97 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 48 — 56% 52% 4% 0% 31% 10% $108,390 66 +0.29 98 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 98 — 68% 56% 4% 11% 20% 2% $93,460 57 +0.16 95 93% — — — —
Computer Engineering 42 — 76% 48% 14% 12% 21% 0% $118,319 65 +0.06 99 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 49 — 96% 49% 6% 8% 27% 0% $106,018 27 -0.52 98 98% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 29 — 59% 52% 3% 0% 21% 17% $103,641 23 -0.64 98 91% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 100 — 81% 66% 1% 1% 23% 4% $101,835 69 +0.33 97 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,942
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,986
Est. In-State Cost $7,687
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,854
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 96%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 86%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 29.1% 2,915 58% 65% 3% 4% 21% 2% $88,453 68 +0.30 93 96% —
Social Sciences 23.1% 2,317 31% 57% 2% 9% 25% 2% $65,882 77 +0.56 75 95% —
Health Sciences 9.7% 969 21% 56% 4% 12% 23% 1% $67,817 15 -0.54 78 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 741 28% 49% 6% 7% 30% 1% $63,717 32 -0.40 72 95% —
Arts 7.2% 724 25% 59% 2% 7% 24% 2% $58,617 77 +0.61 63 96% —
Professional 5.4% 540 34% 53% 2% 13% 27% 0% $61,495 33 +0.22 68 96% —
Computer Science 5.2% 517 69% 49% 6% 13% 24% 3% $98,989 29 -0.40 97 95% —
Engineering 4.1% 412 70% 53% 5% 6% 24% 5% $102,859 56 +0.08 97 96% —
Humanities 4.1% 407 31% 62% 2% 5% 24% 0% $55,391 53 +0.15 56 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 189 56% 61% 3% 6% 19% 3% $75,972 43 -0.25 85 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 154 30% 58% 2% 5% 29% 2% $59,788 47 -0.05 65 95% —
Education 1.4% 137 12% 71% 1% 5% 15% 1% $55,682 66 +0.28 57 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $92.8M #12 20% $0.1M 161 #13 275 43
Physical Sciences & Math $92.4M #37 51% $0.8M 89 #25 542 115
Engineering $82.1M #61 60% $2.3M 41 #86 220 47
Health Sciences $62.2M #75 63% $0.1M 16 #106 34 8
Education $54.4M #5 54% $0.0M 102 #13 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $30.3M #105 50% $0.1M 40 #66 211 43
Business & Economics $18.0M #32 0% $0.0M 16 #78 28 —
Computer Science $10.7M #83 27% $0.1M 16 #63 125 4
Agriculture & Food Science $4.1M #97 22% $0 — — — 3
Total $447M #72 45% $3.6M 481 #40 1,435 263

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $83.5M $83.3M $201K
Track & Field (combined) 87 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 40 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Swimming 32 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 16 $14.6M $14.6M $0
Golf 10 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Tennis 10 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 270 $110.8M $110.6M $201K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Swimming 47 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 26 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Beach Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 21 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 12 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Golf 12 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 9 $820K $820K $0
Total 206 $20.7M $20.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 189 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Football 124 $83.5M $83.3M $201K
Swimming 79 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Baseball 40 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Basketball 28 $20.3M $20.3M $0
Soccer 26 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Beach Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 22 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Softball 21 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Tennis 19 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 476 $192.7M $192.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 24%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 34% 14% 8%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1300 – 1410
SAT Math Range 630 – 710
SAT RW Range 650 – 720