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Florida State University

Basic Information

Type Public
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%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 36%
Business & Economics 27%
Health Sciences 9%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Arts 7%
Computer Science & Math 6%
Engineering 4%
Education 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 (8th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,832 (78th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (46th pctl)
Muggyness Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 20%
Yield (Unbound) 30%
Early Decision 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 #29
Engineering, Computing & Math 87 #65
Life & Natural Sciences 283 #97

Honors College

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

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_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 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 2,435 35% / 65% 2% $61,285
Computational Science 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% —
Computer Science 231 +10 74% / 26% 7% $84,452
Mathematics 48 +5 50% / 50% 4% $61,015
Statistics 43 +15 58% / 42% 0% $86,350
Biochemistry 68 — 40% / 60% 0% $65,749
Biology 414 +2 31% / 69% 0% $54,562
Chemistry 14 — 64% / 36% 0% $80,112
Chemistry 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $80,112
Computational Biology 6 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Environmental Science 118 +2 34% / 66% 1% $46,235
Geosciences 11 +2 36% / 64% 9% $59,175
Meteorology 35 — 46% / 54% 0% $61,016
Neuroscience 109 +1 31% / 69% 2% —
Physics 9 — 67% / 33% 22% $73,711
Physics 6 — 83% / 17% 0% $73,711
African American Studies
Anthropology 28 +5 21% / 79% 0% $48,194
Asian Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $47,562
Classical Studies 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $44,899
East Asian Languages 15 +3 73% / 27% 0% $45,897
English 249 +39 33% / 67% 0% $56,525
French 7 +2 71% / 29% 0% $44,282
German 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
History 82 +10 70% / 30% 0% $47,821
Humanities 62 +8 42% / 58% 3% $43,049
Italian 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $44,282
Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Linguistics 9 +3 11% / 89% 0% —
Natural Resources/Conservation 33 +2 30% / 70% 3% $46,235
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,562
Philosophy 22 +10 68% / 32% 5% $51,772
Psychology 760 +82 18% / 82% 2% $65,079
Religion 9 +6 33% / 67% 0% $51,001
Russian 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% —
Russian and East European Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,562
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages
Spanish 11 +12 27% / 73% 0% $44,282
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 1,933 58% / 42% 3% $84,044
Accounting 145 +3 52% / 48% 0% $94,977
Actuarial Science 37 +1 68% / 32% 8% $95,462
Entrepreneurship 81 — 58% / 42% 2% —
Finance 627 +30 74% / 26% 3% $92,792
General Business 20 — 65% / 35% 5% $79,229
Management 248 +19 51% / 49% 4% $65,337
Management Information Systems 113 +21 66% / 34% 4% $91,570
Marketing 473 +58 37% / 63% 5% $75,266
Real Estate 98 +32 65% / 35% 2% $81,995
Risk Management and Insurance 91 +12 66% / 34% 0% $92,240
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Communication and Information 470 36% / 64% 1% $70,820
Information Technology 172 — 59% / 41% 1% $84,452
Public Relations 98 +5 12% / 88% 1% $62,093
Digital Media Production 200 +16 28% / 72% 0% $63,374
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 539 40% / 60% 1% $59,313
Cybersecurity 52 — 60% / 40% 0% —
Criminal Justice 444 +37 39% / 61% 1% $59,313
Criminal Justice/Police Science 43 — 28% / 72% 0% $59,313
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 311 43% / 57% 1% $51,785
Recreation, Tourism and Events 28 +1 57% / 43% 0% $33,639
Sport Management 146 +14 68% / 32% 1% $54,446
Elementary Education 71 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,994
English Education 26 — 19% / 81% 4% $59,689
Social Science Teacher Education 23 — 48% / 52% 0% $59,689
Special Education 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,879
Visual Disabilities Education 7 — 14% / 86% 0% $51,879
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts 202 22% / 78% 2% $44,730
Art History 16 +2 12% / 88% 0% $42,685
Dance 17 — 6% / 94% 0% —
Interior Design 32 — 9% / 91% 0% $64,567
Studio Art 76 +11 24% / 76% 4% $42,685
Theatre 61 +5 34% / 66% 3% $37,410
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Sciences 695 22% / 78% 0% $56,637
Dietetics 10 +2 30% / 70% 0% $56,014
Nutrition 24 — 8% / 92% 4% $56,014
Athletic Training 54 — 41% / 59% 2% $50,662
Communication Sciences and Disorders 80 — 1% / 99% 0% $61,010
Exercise Physiology 161 +1 38% / 62% 0% $63,523
Health Sciences 111 — 28% / 72% 0% —
Family and Child Sciences 199 +16 12% / 88% 0% $51,362
Apparel and Textiles 46 — 17% / 83% 0% $57,253
Music Therapy 10 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,323
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Motion Picture Arts 25 40% / 60% 4% $56,216
Film Production 25 — 40% / 60% 4% $56,216
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Music 129 60% / 40% 2% $43,345
Music 53 — 60% / 40% 0% $36,773
Music Education 37 — 51% / 49% 3% $59,689
Music Performance 34 — 65% / 35% 3% $36,773
Music Theory and Composition 5 — 100% / 0% 0% $36,773
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 178 7% / 93% 1% $95,194
Nursing 178 — 7% / 93% 1% $95,194
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy 1,542 49% / 51% 2% $63,241
Public Health 250 +10 30% / 70% 1% —
Economics 202 +25 79% / 21% 1% $70,934
Economics
Geography 15 — 60% / 40% 0% $52,200
International Affairs 237 +29 40% / 60% 5% $56,087
Political Science 463 +35 46% / 54% 1% $70,265
Social Sciences 292 +4 62% / 38% 2% $57,550
Sociology 83 +18 30% / 70% 1% $47,788
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Work 67 12% / 88% 0% $53,546
Social Work 67 — 12% / 88% 0% $53,546
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dedman College of Hospitality 161 35% / 65% 2% $50,997
Hospitality Management 161 — 35% / 65% 2% $50,997
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 403 70% / 30% 6% $89,474
Biomedical Engineering 41 — 51% / 49% 10% —
Chemical Engineering 44 — 59% / 41% 5% $94,474
Civil Engineering 112 — 71% / 29% 4% $82,970
Computer Engineering 38 — 84% / 16% 5% $98,573
Electrical Engineering 36 — 72% / 28% 8% $92,775
Industrial Engineering 27 — 70% / 30% 26% $92,585
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 75% / 25% 2% $89,094

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
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical & Computer Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
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 & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
Hoodie Not Included Cybersecurity
Capture-the-Flag Club President
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
Natural Selection
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
The Strata
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Carbon Neutral
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Overqualified Scuba Divers (Marine Biology)
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Spherical Cow Enthusiasts
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
Sampler Platter
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