Florida State University
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Class Rank
Top tenth (77.8%)
Top 11%–25% (13.8%)
Top 26%–50% (6.7%)
Bottom 26%–50% (1.7%)
High School GPA
4.0 (11.7%)
3.75–3.99 (42%)
3.50–3.74 (30.1%)
3.25–3.49 (12.6%)
3.00–3.24 (2.5%)
2.50–2.99 (0.9%)
2.00–2.49 (0.2%)
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Rigor of secondary school record | Very Important |
| Class rank | Important |
| Academic GPA | Important |
| Standardized test scores | Important |
| Application Essay | Important |
| Recommendation(s) | Not Considered |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Important |
| Talent/ability | Important |
| Character/personal qualities | Important |
| First generation | Important |
| Geographical residence | Important |
| State residency | Important |
| Volunteer work | Important |
| Work experience | Important |
| Interview | Not Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Not Considered |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Not Considered |
| Level of applicant's interest | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
In-State Tuition: $5,656
In-State Cost of Attendance: $23,683
Out-of-State Tuition: $18,786
Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $36,813
Student Debt
Median total debt: $16,100
Students with federal loans: 21.9%
Students with Pell grants: 23.8%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $40,895
After 5 years: $61,121
Majors(81 programs)
- Psychology, General.(825 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(550 graduates)
- Criminal Justice and Corrections.(537 graduates)
- Marketing.(466 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(431 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(418 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(407 graduates)
- Biology, General.(379 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(364 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(309 graduates)
- Social Sciences, General.(292 graduates)
- Economics.(279 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(237 graduates)
- Hospitality Administration/Management.(231 graduates)
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(229 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(195 graduates)
- Apparel and Textiles.(165 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(161 graduates)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(161 graduates)
- Sociology.(161 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(146 graduates)
- Management Information Systems and Services.(137 graduates)
- Real Estate.(132 graduates)
- Insurance.(126 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(123 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(109 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(107 graduates)
- Social Work.(104 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(104 graduates)
- History.(101 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(94 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(93 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(92 graduates)
- Music.(87 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(87 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(82 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(81 graduates)
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(81 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(69 graduates)
- Chemical Engineering.(62 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(60 graduates)
- Mathematics.(59 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(56 graduates)
- Statistics.(50 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(49 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(48 graduates)
- Philosophy.(46 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(44 graduates)
- Anthropology.(43 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(41 graduates)
- Industrial Engineering.(39 graduates)
- Security Science and Technology.(39 graduates)
- Chemistry.(38 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(37 graduates)
- Physics.(35 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(34 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(30 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(30 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(25 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(22 graduates)
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology.(20 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(19 graduates)
- Dance.(19 graduates)
- Area Studies.(18 graduates)
- Religion/Religious Studies.(18 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(15 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(15 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management.(13 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(11 graduates)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(7 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(7 graduates)
- Computational Science.(6 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(5 graduates)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
- Public Health.(1 graduates)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.
- Communication and Media Studies.
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering.
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.
- Public Administration.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 31,812 students
Admission Rate: 25.4%
Retention Rate: 95.6%
Graduation Rate: 83.0%
Student Demographics
White (58.2%)
Hispanic (23.2%)
Black (7.4%)
Asian (3.7%)
Two or More (4.3%)
International (1.7%)
Gender Distribution
Men (43.5%)
Women (56.5%)