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Florida State University

Basic Information

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

Total Undergraduates 31,812
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 54%
Hispanic 21%
Black 9%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%
From State 80%
From Region 3%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Business & Economics 27%
Health Sciences 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 8%
Arts 7%
Computer Science 5%
Engineering 4%
Education 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,656
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $18,786
Est. In-State Cost $7,317
Est. Out-of-State Cost $24,302
10-Year ROI $247,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

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

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 20%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $54M #24
Engineering, Computing & Math $101M #62
Life & Natural Sciences $181M #90
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 458 #28
Engineering, Computing & Math 87 #65
Life & Natural Sciences 283 #96

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1290 – 1380
SAT Math Range 630 – 700
SAT RW Range 640 – 710
ACT Range 29 – 32

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 Arts and Sciences 2,435 35% / 65% 2% $58,067 94%
Computational Science 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $88,757 96 —
Computer Science 231 +10 74% / 26% 7% $87,830 96 96%
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,894 79 90%
Chemistry 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $63,894 79 90%
Geosciences 11 +2 36% / 64% 9% $63,830 79 100%
Mathematics 48 +5 50% / 50% 4% $63,456 78 95%
Meteorology 35 — 46% / 54% 0% $63,457 78 100%
Physics 9 — 67% / 33% 22% $76,659 90 100%
Physics 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $76,659 90 100%
Statistics 43 +15 58% / 42% 0% $82,522 93 98%
Biochemistry 68 — 40% / 60% 0% $68,379 84 90%
Biology 414 +2 31% / 69% 0% $56,744 68 91%
Computational Biology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,421 77 —
Environmental Science 118 +2 34% / 66% 1% $48,084 48 96%
Neuroscience 109 +1 31% / 69% 2% $56,438 67 —
African American Studies — +2 — — $49,295 51 —
Anthropology 28 +5 21% / 79% 0% $50,122 53 94%
Asian Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,465 52 81%
Classical Studies 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $46,695 44 90%
East Asian Languages 15 +3 73% / 27% 0% $47,733 47 69%
English 249 +39 33% / 67% 0% $48,487 49 94%
French 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $46,053 42 92%
German 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,001 45 —
History 82 +10 70% / 30% 0% $49,734 52 90%
Humanities 62 +8 42% / 58% 3% $44,771 38 98%
Italian 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $46,053 42 92%
Latin American and Caribbean Studies — +2 — — $49,202 51 —
Linguistics 9 +3 11% / 89% 0% $46,850 44 —
Natural Resources/Conservation 33 +2 30% / 70% 3% $48,084 48 96%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,465 52 81%
Philosophy 22 +10 68% / 32% 5% $53,843 62 93%
Psychology 760 +82 18% / 82% 2% $54,829 64 94%
Religion 9 +6 33% / 67% 0% $53,041 60 93%
Russian 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,792 44 —
Russian and East European Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,465 52 81%
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — — — — $46,914 44 —
Spanish 11 +12 27% / 73% 0% $46,053 42 92%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 1,933 58% / 42% 3% $82,800 95%
Accounting 145 +3 52% / 48% 0% $89,416 96 96%
Actuarial Science 37 +1 68% / 32% 8% $99,280 98 94%
Entrepreneurship 81 — 58% / 42% 2% $57,648 69 100%
Finance 627 +30 74% / 26% 3% $88,996 96 95%
General Business 20 — 65% / 35% 5% $61,034 75 92%
Management 248 +19 51% / 49% 4% $67,950 83 95%
Management Information Systems 113 +21 66% / 34% 4% $95,233 98 96%
Marketing 473 +58 37% / 63% 5% $78,277 91 95%
Real Estate 98 +32 65% / 35% 2% $85,275 95 95%
Risk Management and Insurance 91 +12 66% / 34% 0% $95,930 98 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Communication and Information 470 36% / 64% 1% $72,249 96%
Information Technology 172 — 59% / 41% 1% $87,830 96 96%
Public Relations 98 +5 12% / 88% 1% $57,845 70 92%
Digital Media Production 200 +16 28% / 72% 0% $65,909 81 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 539 40% / 60% 1% $58,764 96%
Cybersecurity 52 — 60% / 40% 0% $91,964 97 100%
Criminal Justice 444 +37 39% / 61% 1% $55,220 65 95%
Criminal Justice/Police Science 43 — 28% / 72% 0% $55,220 65 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 311 43% / 57% 1% $50,967 96%
Recreation, Tourism and Events 28 +1 57% / 43% 0% $34,985 13 88%
Sport Management 146 +14 68% / 32% 1% $54,046 62 99%
Elementary Education 71 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,914 53 94%
English Education 26 — 19% / 81% 4% $51,417 57 94%
Social Science Teacher Education 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $51,417 57 94%
Special Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,954 62 100%
Visual Disabilities Education 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $53,954 62 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 202 22% / 78% 2% $41,217 93%
Art History 16 +2 12% / 88% 0% $43,443 34 93%
Dance 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $40,074 24 100%
Interior Design 32 — 9% / 91% 0% $52,542 59 87%
Studio Art 76 +11 24% / 76% 4% $43,443 34 93%
Theatre 61 +5 34% / 66% 3% $32,238 8 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Sciences 695 22% / 78% 0% $56,139 96%
Dietetics 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $58,255 71 95%
Nutrition 24 — 8% / 92% 4% $58,255 71 95%
Athletic Training 54 — 41% / 59% 2% $52,688 60 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 80 — 1% / 99% 0% $62,179 77 99%
Exercise Physiology 161 +1 38% / 62% 0% $68,108 83 94%
Health Sciences 111 — 28% / 72% 0% $39,552 23 95%
Family and Child Sciences 199 +16 12% / 88% 0% $53,416 61 96%
Apparel and Textiles 46 — 17% / 83% 0% $59,543 73 93%
Music Therapy 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,216 51 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Motion Picture Arts 25 40% / 60% 4% $58,465 96%
Film Production 25 — 40% / 60% 4% $58,465 71 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Music 129 60% / 40% 2% $44,458 95%
Music 53 — 60% / 40% 0% $41,660 29 96%
Music Education 37 — 51% / 49% 3% $51,417 57 94%
Music Performance 34 — 65% / 35% 3% $41,660 29 96%
Music Theory and Composition 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,660 29 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing 178 7% / 93% 1% $79,752 97%
Nursing 178 — 7% / 93% 1% $79,752 92 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy 1,542 49% / 51% 2% $63,695 94%
Public Health 250 +10 30% / 70% 1% $57,175 69 —
Economics — — — — $78,625 91 —
Economics 202 +25 79% / 21% 1% $73,771 88 93%
Geography 15 — 60% / 40% 0% $47,482 46 96%
International Affairs 237 +29 40% / 60% 5% $60,401 74 95%
Political Science 463 +35 46% / 54% 1% $69,965 85 94%
Social Sciences 292 +4 62% / 38% 2% $59,852 73 95%
Sociology 83 +18 30% / 70% 1% $49,700 52 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Work 67 12% / 88% 0% $52,119 97%
Social Work 67 — 12% / 88% 0% $52,119 58 97%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dedman College of Hospitality 161 35% / 65% 2% $53,037 95%
Hospitality Management 161 — 35% / 65% 2% $53,037 60 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 403 70% / 30% 6% $92,805 96%
Biomedical Engineering 41 — 51% / 49% 10% $91,744 97 —
Chemical Engineering 44 — 59% / 41% 5% $98,253 98 93%
Civil Engineering 112 — 71% / 29% 4% $86,289 95 96%
Computer Engineering 38 — 84% / 16% 5% $102,516 98 96%
Electrical Engineering 36 — 72% / 28% 8% $96,486 98 98%
Industrial Engineering 27 — 70% / 30% 26% $94,574 97 100%
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 75% / 25% 2% $92,658 97 96%

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Legendary

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Rugged & Bookish
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Looks AND Brains

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Significant Community

Engineering

It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Math Masochists Scared of Actual Chemicals
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Computer Science

Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Capture-the-Flag Club President

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Our Labs Have Labs (The Experimentalists)
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Carbon Neutral
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)
X-Ray Vision Required Clinical Diagnostics
Diagnostic Detectives

Health Sciences

Behind Every Doctor Health Services
Care Coordinators
Where Diagnoses Begin Laboratory Sciences
Lab Coats Required
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
SLP Specialists
Walk It Off Rehabilitation
Heat, Ice, Repeat
Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Ledger Lords
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Sun, Sand, and Syndication
May I Take Your Order? Hospitality & Tourism
Industry Connected
Glengarry Glen Ross Prep Real Estate
Open-House Hustlers
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Required Reading
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Caucus Crew
Future Lawyers (and Their Future Anxiety) Law
Objection!
Spin Class Professional Communication
Press-Release Artisans & Crisis-Comms JV
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Uncommitted Generalists
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Office Hours Regulars

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Sandbox Specialists
Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Classroom Ready
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
ESL Squad
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Map and Map Quest
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Differentiated Instruction
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Specialty Stars
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Math Whisperers

Arts

Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Hollywood Pipeline
Eight Hours of Scales Music
Practice Room Prophets
Theatre Kid Generation Performing Arts
Opening Night

Professional

Future Firefighters, Paramedics, and Emergency Managers Public Safety
First Due on Scene