Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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Tuition & Fees

$12,212

$25,342

not including housing and food

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Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
620
75th
680
25th
590
75th
33
25th
26
75th
28
25th
24
75th
31
25th
26
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undergraduateRatios

43%

male

57%

female

17

students

1

faculty

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Very Selective

25%

acceptance rate

Accepted 19,552
Declined 58,536
Total Received 78,088
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Public

32,936

undergraduate students

11,225

graduate students

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School Facts

Founded in 1851, Florida State University is a public four-year comprehensive university that is known for its strong academic programs in the arts and sciences, business, and law. It is located on a 477-acre campus within a mile of downtown Tallahassee, Florida.

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Application link Apply online
Public/private Public
Campus enrollment 44,161
Established in 1851
Coeducational Coeducational
Religious affiliation Other

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485-acre, suburban campus in Tallahassee (population: 191,049); branch campuses in Panama City and abroad in Panama. Served by air, bus, and train; major airport serves Jacksonville (170 miles). Public transportation serves campus.

  • Campus Setting: Small-medium city

Florida State University
None
Tallahassee, FL
32306

Campus Life

yes
Housing available
20%
of undergraduates that live in campus-owned housing
76%
of freshmen that live in campus-owned housing
no
Students are not required to live in school housing
yes
Students may have cars on campus
yes
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age

Fun Facts

  • Florida State University has a dirty tradition: collecting a piece of sod from the fields where the Seminole football team won noteworthy games. The earthy trophy is then brought back to campus and buried in their "sod cemetery."

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% freshman classHigh School Class Rank

Top 1/10
47%
Top 1/4
73%
Top 1/2
95%
Bottom 1/2
5%
Bottom 1/4
1%

Test Scores

Average freshman score by percentile.

75th
690
25th
620
75th
680
25th
590
75th
33
25th
26
75th
28
25th
24
75th
31
25th
26

Admissions Facts

Application fee $30
Admissions interview (required or recommended) Required of some
Common application accepted Yes
Application deadline (priority deadline) November 1
Application deadline (final deadline) March 1
SAT/ACT requirements SAT or ACT Required

Very Selective

25%

acceptance rate

Accepted 19,552
Declined 58,536
Total Received 78,088

Admissions Factors

Required

Admission test scores
Secondary School Record
Completion of college-preparatory program
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Secondary School GPA

Neither required nor recommended

Formal demonstration of competencies
Recommendations

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Counseling services

  • Academic
  • Birth control
  • Career
  • Military
  • Minority student
  • Older student
  • Personal
  • Psychological
  • Religious
  • Veteran student

Remedial services offered

  • Math
  • Reading
  • Study skills
  • Writing

Career placement services

  • Alumni network
  • Career/job search classes
  • Co-op education
  • Interest inventory
  • Internships
  • Interview training
  • On-campus job interviews
  • Resume assistance

Percent of the campus accessible to physically disabled students

99%

Additional services

  • Day care
  • Health insurance
  • Health service
  • Nonremedial tutoring
  • Placement service
  • Women's Center

Special programs for physically disabled students

  • Adaptive equipment
  • Braille services
  • Interpreters for hearing-impaired
  • Note-taking services
  • Other
  • Reader services
  • Special transportation
  • Talking books
  • Tape recorders
  • Tutors

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Financial Aid

93%

Of undergraduate students
receiving financial aid

$9,725

Average financial aid

Cost

in-state out-of-state
Tuition $5,656
Housing $7,490
Food $5,750
Additional fees $6,556
Books & supplies $1,000
Total $26,452
Average Financial Aid - $9,725
Total with Avg. Aid $16,727

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Financial Aid Office


P: 850 644-5871
F: 850 644-6404
ofacs@fsu.edu

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Varsity Sports

M W
All track combined yes yes
Baseball yes
Basketball yes yes
Beach volleyball yes
Football yes
Golf yes yes
Soccer yes
Softball yes
Swimming yes yes
Tennis yes yes
Volleyball yes

Club Sports - Men's

aikido, badminton, baseball, bowling, crew, cricket, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, ice hockey, in-line hockey, karate, lacrosse, martial arts, paintball, racquetball, road running, rock climbing, rugby, sailing, scuba diving, soccer, softball, squash, surfing, swimming, synchronized swimming, tae kwon do, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wakeboarding, wrestling, wushu

Club Sports - Women's

aikido, badminton, bowling, crew, cricket, cuong nhu, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, gymnastics, hwa rang do, ice hockey, karate, kiteboarding, lacrosse, mixed martial arts, paintball, racquetball, road runners, rock climbing, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, scuba diving, soccer, softball, squash, surf, swimming, tae kwon do, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wakeboarding, wrestling, wushu

Intramural/Recreational Sports

baseball, basketball, billiards, bowling, disc golf, flag football, horseshoes, kickball, racquetball, speedball, soccer, softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball (beach/indoor), walleyball, Wiffle ball

Majors

Assc. Bach. Mast. Doct.
Accounting yes yes
Actuarial Science yes
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General yes
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature yes yes
Anthropology, General yes yes
Apparel and Textiles, General yes yes
Applied Economics yes
Art History, Criticism and Conservation yes yes yes
Art Teacher Education yes yes
Art Therapy/Therapist yes
Athletic Training/Trainer yes
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General yes yes yes
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist yes yes yes
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law yes
Biochemistry yes
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering yes yes yes
Biology/Biological Sciences, General yes yes yes
Biomedical Sciences, General yes yes
Biostatistics yes yes
Business Administration and Management, General yes yes
Business Analytics yes
Business/Commerce, General yes yes yes
Chemical Engineering yes yes yes
Chemistry, General yes yes yes
Chemistry, Other yes
Cinematography and Film/Video Production yes yes
Civil Engineering, General yes yes yes
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist yes
Clinical/Medical Social Work yes
Computational Biology yes
Computational Science yes yes yes
Computer Engineering, General yes
Computer and Information Sciences, General yes yes yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services yes yes
Creative Writing yes
Criminal Justice/Police Science yes
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies yes yes yes
Curriculum and Instruction yes yes
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism yes yes
Dance, General yes yes
Data Science, General yes
Demography and Population Studies yes
Dietetics/Dietitian yes yes
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General yes yes yes
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other yes yes
Economics, General yes yes yes
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness yes
Educational Leadership and Administration, General yes yes
Educational Psychology yes yes
Educational Statistics and Research Methods yes yes
Educational/Instructional Technology yes yes
Electrical and Electronics Engineering yes yes yes
Elementary Education and Teaching yes
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law yes
English Language and Literature, General yes yes yes
English/Language Arts Teacher Education yes
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies yes yes
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology yes yes yes
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General yes
Finance, General yes yes
Fine and Studio Arts Management yes
Fine/Studio Arts, General yes yes
French Language and Literature yes yes yes
Geographic Information Science and Cartography yes
Geography yes yes yes
Geology/Earth Science, General yes yes yes
German Language and Literature yes yes
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration yes yes
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology yes
History, General yes yes yes
Hospitality Administration/Management, General yes
Human Development and Family Studies, General yes yes
Humanities/Humanistic Studies yes yes
Industrial Engineering yes yes yes
Information Science/Studies yes yes
Information Technology yes yes
Insurance yes yes
Interior Design yes yes
International Relations and Affairs yes yes
Italian Language and Literature yes
Latin Language and Literature yes yes
Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis yes
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies yes
Linguistics yes
Management Information Systems, General yes yes
Management Science yes
Marketing/Marketing Management, General yes
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling yes
Materials Science yes yes
Mathematics, General yes yes yes
Mechanical Engineering yes yes yes
Molecular Biophysics yes
Music Performance, General yes yes yes
Music Teacher Education yes yes yes
Music Theory and Composition yes yes yes
Music Therapy/Therapist yes yes
Music, General yes yes
Musicology and Ethnomusicology yes yes
Neuroscience yes yes
Nurse Anesthetist yes
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical yes yes
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General yes
Philosophy yes yes yes
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching yes
Physical Sciences, Other yes
Physician Associate/Assistant yes
Physics, General yes yes yes
Physics, Other yes
Playwriting and Screenwriting yes
Political Science and Government, General yes yes yes
Programs for Foreign Lawyers yes
Psychology, General yes yes yes
Public Administration yes yes
Public Health, General yes yes
Real Estate yes
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse yes yes
Religion/Religious Studies yes yes yes
Russian Language and Literature yes
Secondary Education and Teaching yes yes
Social Science Teacher Education yes
Social Sciences, General yes
Social Work yes yes
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education yes yes
Sociology, General yes yes yes
Spanish Language and Literature yes yes yes
Special Education and Teaching, General yes
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management yes yes yes
Statistics, General yes yes yes
Systems Engineering yes
Voice and Opera yes

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Most Popular Majors

  1. Finance
  2. International Affairs
  3. Biological Science

Programs Offered

  • Accelerated study
  • Certificate programs
  • Distance Learning
  • Double majors
  • Dual degrees
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Pass/fail grading option
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Cooperative Education Programs

  • Business
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Natural Science
  • Social/Behavioral Science
  • Other

Pre-professional Programs

  • Other
  • Pre-dentistry
  • Pre-law
  • Pre-medicine
  • Pre-optometry
  • Pre-pharmacy
  • Pre-theology
  • Pre-veterinary science

44,161

total students

85%

in-state

15%

out-of-state

Undergraduate

Graduate

75%

32,936
students

Female
57%
18,836

Male
43%
14,100

25%

11,225
students

Female
62%
6,973

Male
38%
4,252

undergraduateFull-time

undergraduatePart-time

90%

29,579
students

Female
58%
17,102

Male
42%
12,477

10%

3,357
students

Female
52%
1,734

Male
48%
1,623

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Student Break-down

1%
Nonresident aliens
7%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic/Latino
3%
Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
22%
Hispanic/Latino
58%
White, non-Hispanic/Latino
1%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown
4%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic/Latino
< 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino

Transfer Enrollment

Not Reported

Transfer applicants enrolled

Not Reported

Students are transfer students

Transfer Requirements

Minimum requirements College GPA: 3.00
High school transcript Required of Some
College transcript(s) Required of All
Essay or personal statement Not Required/Recommended
Interview Not Required/Recommended
Standardized test scores Required of Some
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s) Not Required/Recommended

Transfer Application Deadline

Fall: June 1

Spring: November 1

Summer: March 1

Transfer Credits

Minimum transfers must complete

30

semester hours

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International Students

Number of foreign countries represented by degree-seeking undergraduate non-resident aliens 131
Countries most often represented China
Colombia
India
Panama
South Korea
Venezuela
Special services offered for international applicants ESL program/classes
English lab
Host family program
International student center
Special counselors/advisors
Special orientation

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