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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Tallahassee, FL
Population 350,000
Website http://www.famu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,516
Men / Women 34% / 66%
Black 80%
White 10%
Hispanic 6%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%
International 0%
From State 66%
From Region 12%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Health Sciences 23%
Business & Economics 13%
Life & Natural Sciences 10%
Arts 7%
Computer Science 3%
Engineering 3%
Education 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%
Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,785
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,725
Est. In-State Cost $7,483
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,929
10-Year ROI $145,000
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 32%
Yield (Unbound) 29%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $40M #163
Engineering, Computing & Math $16M #180
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #254
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 133 #168
Humanities & Social Sciences 109 #183
Engineering, Computing & Math 8 #207

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1050 – 1150
SAT Math Range 510 – 570
SAT RW Range 520 – 610
ACT Range 20 – 24

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Food Sciences 61 26% / 74% 0% $44,324 93%
Agriculture 40 — 32% / 68% 0% $42,263 32 93%
Environmental Science 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $45,551 41 —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $45,410 41 —
Food Science 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,590 48 —
Agribusiness 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $50,761 56 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 53 74% / 26% 0% $82,805
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $74,517 89 —
Biomedical Engineering 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $80,032 92 —
Chemical Engineering 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $81,212 93 —
Civil Engineering 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $80,204 92 —
Computer Engineering 11 — 82% / 18% 0% $89,880 96 —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $82,442 93 —
Industrial Engineering 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $81,036 93 —
Mechanical Engineering 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $82,088 93 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $130,224 95%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $130,224 100 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Technology 173 32% / 68% 0% $57,384 96%
Computer Science 25 — 64% / 36% 0% $66,418 82 96%
Information Technology 22 — 73% / 27% 0% $66,418 82 96%
Chemistry 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,480 58 —
Mathematics 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $56,094 67 —
Physics 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,845 75 —
Biology 99 — 17% / 83% 0% $55,361 66 96%
English 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $40,667 27 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities 530 32% / 68% 0% $41,884 94%
Economics 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $59,153 73 —
African American Studies 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $42,569 33 —
Criminal Justice 104 — 34% / 66% 0% $44,942 40 96%
History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $43,174 34 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 122 — 51% / 49% 0% $40,260 26 93%
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,533 33 —
Political Science 53 — 38% / 62% 0% $51,461 58 96%
Psychology 144 — 14% / 86% 0% $38,750 22 95%
Social Work 47 — 9% / 91% 0% $41,062 28 93%
Sociology 19 — 47% / 53% 0% $41,210 29 86%
Music 14 — 50% / 50% 0% $37,457 19 —
Studio Art 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $34,462 12 —
Theater 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $24,208 3 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Allied Health Sciences 335 25% / 75% 0% $47,159 95%
Health Sciences 263 — 23% / 77% 0% $44,896 40 96%
Kinesiology 21 — 76% / 24% 0% $55,063 65 90%
Respiratory Care 19 — 11% / 89% 0% $71,065 86 100%
Health Administration 28 — 14% / 86% 0% $46,377 44 93%
Health Information Management 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,377 44 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Architecture and Engineering Technology 54 69% / 31% 0% $59,111 100%
Architecture 40 — 62% / 38% 0% $51,014 57 —
Architecture — — — — $51,771 58 —
Construction Engineering Technology 6 — 100% / 0% 0% $86,449 95 100%
Electrical Engineering Technology 8 — 75% / 25% 0% $79,098 92 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Industry 166 42% / 58% 0% $58,830 96%
Accounting 24 — 42% / 58% 0% $61,159 76 93%
Business Administration 136 — 41% / 59% 0% $58,437 72 96%
Logistics 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $58,437 72 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 51 24% / 76% 0% $51,863 100%
Elementary Education 29 — 3% / 97% 0% $52,489 60 100%
Secondary Education 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $52,489 60 100%
Music Education 12 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,831 54 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Journalism and Graphic Communication 98 23% / 77% 0% $40,860 96%
Journalism 40 — 18% / 82% 0% $44,806 39 98%
Public Relations 28 — 21% / 79% 0% $39,897 25 96%
Graphic Design 30 — 33% / 67% 0% $36,500 17 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Nursing 64 5% / 95% 0% $91,473 97%
Nursing 64 — 5% / 95% 0% $91,473 97 97%

Rankings

My Tribe

Divine Nine Pipeline Majority Black Colleges
The Powerhouses

Engineering

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Roots Run Deep