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Florida State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 350,000
United States map with state borders, rivers, lakes, and Alaska and Hawaii insets
Tallahassee, FL

Weather

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

Honors College

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 31,685
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 80%
From Region 3%
Athletes 476 (1.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 57%
Hispanic 24%
Black 7%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Men: 41.1% 41.1% 2012 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2013 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2014 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2015 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2016 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2017 Men: 40.3% 40.3% 2018 Men: 38.6% 38.6% 2019 Men: 39.6% 39.6% 2020 Men: 39.7% 39.7% 2021 Men: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Men: 40.6% 40.6% 2023 Men: 40.1% 40.1% 2024 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2025 Men: 42.8% 42.8%

Men as a share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2014 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2017 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2012 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2013 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2014 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2018 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2019 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2020 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2022 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Asian: 4.3% 4.3% 2024 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2025 Asian: 4.6% 4.6% 2011 Black: 7.0% 7.0% 2012 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2013 Black: 6.7% 6.7% 2014 Black: 6.9% 6.9% 2015 Black: 7.3% 7.3% 2016 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2017 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2018 Black: 8.9% 8.9% 2019 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2021 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2022 Black: 7.5% 7.5% 2023 Black: 6.2% 6.2% 2024 Black: 5.9% 5.9% 2025 Black: 6.5% 6.5% 2011 Hispanic: 17.3% 17.3% 2012 Hispanic: 17.9% 17.9% 2013 Hispanic: 19.7% 19.7% 2014 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4% 2015 Hispanic: 20.9% 20.9% 2016 Hispanic: 21.1% 21.1% 2017 Hispanic: 21.0% 21.0% 2018 Hispanic: 23.3% 23.3% 2019 Hispanic: 22.6% 22.6% 2020 Hispanic: 22.6% 22.6% 2021 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2022 Hispanic: 24.3% 24.3% 2023 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2024 Hispanic: 23.2% 23.2% 2025 Hispanic: 23.9% 23.9% 2011 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2012 White: 68.3% 68.3% 2013 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2014 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2015 White: 63.3% 63.3% 2016 White: 61.7% 61.7% 2017 White: 62.2% 62.2% 2018 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2019 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2020 White: 59.3% 59.3% 2021 White: 58.4% 58.4% 2022 White: 57.2% 57.2% 2023 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2024 White: 59.2% 59.2% 2025 White: 56.3% 56.3% 2011 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2015 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2016 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2022 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2024 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2025 International: 1.5% 1.5%

Share of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates

0 12,500 25,000 37,500 50,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Total: 28,592 28,592 2012 Total: 28,530 28,530 2013 Total: 28,709 28,709 2014 Total: 28,933 28,933 2015 Total: 28,931 28,931 2016 Total: 29,051 29,051 2017 Total: 29,187 29,187 2018 Total: 29,159 29,159 2019 Total: 29,768 29,768 2020 Total: 31,278 31,278 2021 Total: 30,796 30,796 2022 Total: 31,708 31,708 2023 Total: 30,946 30,946 2024 Total: 29,210 29,210 2025 Total: 31,685 31,685 2011 Men: 12,601 12,601 2012 Men: 12,477 12,477 2013 Men: 12,600 12,600 2014 Men: 12,722 12,722 2015 Men: 12,699 12,699 2016 Men: 12,689 12,689 2017 Men: 12,663 12,663 2018 Men: 12,350 12,350 2019 Men: 12,557 12,557 2020 Men: 13,300 13,300 2021 Men: 13,027 13,027 2022 Men: 13,458 13,458 2023 Men: 13,146 13,146 2024 Men: 12,442 12,442 2025 Men: 13,767 13,767 2011 Women: 15,991 15,991 2012 Women: 16,053 16,053 2013 Women: 16,109 16,109 2014 Women: 16,211 16,211 2015 Women: 16,232 16,232 2016 Women: 16,362 16,362 2017 Women: 16,524 16,524 2018 Women: 16,809 16,809 2019 Women: 17,211 17,211 2020 Women: 17,978 17,978 2021 Women: 17,769 17,769 2022 Women: 18,250 18,250 2023 Women: 17,800 17,800 2024 Women: 16,768 16,768 2025 Women: 17,918 17,918

Full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2012 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2018 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2019 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2025 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2011 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2012 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2013 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2014 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2017 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2020 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2025 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Black: 9.1% 9.1% 2012 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2013 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2014 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2015 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2016 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2017 Black: 7.9% 7.9% 2018 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2019 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2020 Black: 8.6% 8.6% 2021 Black: 8.4% 8.4% 2022 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2023 Black: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2025 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2011 Hispanic: 15.5% 15.5% 2012 Hispanic: 16.4% 16.4% 2013 Hispanic: 17.6% 17.6% 2014 Hispanic: 18.4% 18.4% 2015 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2016 Hispanic: 20.4% 20.4% 2017 Hispanic: 20.5% 20.5% 2018 Hispanic: 21.6% 21.6% 2019 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2020 Hispanic: 22.0% 22.0% 2021 Hispanic: 22.7% 22.7% 2022 Hispanic: 23.4% 23.4% 2023 Hispanic: 23.1% 23.1% 2024 Hispanic: 23.2% 23.2% 2025 Hispanic: 23.6% 23.6% 2011 White: 68.0% 68.0% 2012 White: 67.4% 67.4% 2013 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2014 White: 65.7% 65.7% 2015 White: 64.3% 64.3% 2016 White: 62.6% 62.6% 2017 White: 62.1% 62.1% 2018 White: 60.4% 60.4% 2019 White: 59.8% 59.8% 2020 White: 59.7% 59.7% 2021 White: 58.8% 58.8% 2022 White: 58.0% 58.0% 2023 White: 58.5% 58.5% 2024 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2025 White: 57.4% 57.4% 2011 International: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2015 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2017 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2018 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2019 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2025 International: 2.1% 2.1%

Share of full-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates across all years of study. Two or more races and race unknown are omitted, so the lines do not sum to 100%. Fall enrollment through 2019; 12-month enrollment from 2020 (dashed line). 2025 covers 2024–25. Changes across 2020 may reflect the reporting period.

Parental Income

Applied Enrolled
0 0.5× 1× 1.5× bottom 40% of parental income: applied at 1.07× the rate of same-score students bottom 40% of parental income: enrolled at 0.87× the rate of same-score students 40th–70th percentile of parental income: applied at 0.95× the rate of same-score students 40th–70th percentile of parental income: enrolled at 0.88× the rate of same-score students 70th–90th percentile of parental income: applied at 0.93× the rate of same-score students 70th–90th percentile of parental income: enrolled at 1.01× the rate of same-score students 90th–99th percentile of parental income: applied at 1.14× the rate of same-score students 90th–99th percentile of parental income: enrolled at 1.31× the rate of same-score students 99th–99.9th percentile of parental income: applied at 1.25× the rate of same-score students 99th–99.9th percentile of parental income: enrolled at 1.21× the rate of same-score students top 0.1% of parental income: applied at 0.77× the rate of same-score students top 0.1% of parental income: enrolled at 0.47× the rate of same-score students 0–40% 40–70% 70–90% Top 10% Top 1% Top 0.1%

Parental income percentile. The groups do not overlap: Top 10% is the 90th–99th percentile and Top 1% the 99th–99.9th. 1× = the rate at which students with the same SAT/ACT scores from all income groups applied or enrolled. Opportunity Insights, test takers from the 2011, 2013 and 2015 cohorts.

IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2011–2019) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025). The dashed line at 2020 marks the change in reporting period. Missing reports leave gaps.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 2,636 34% 55% 4% 6% 27% 2% $65,667 30 +0.03 75 95%
Computational Science 9 — 89% 56% 11% 11% 22% 0% $106,231 31 -0.55 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 284 +11 75% 49% 6% 8% 25% 5% $99,056 22 -0.76 97 95% — — — —
Chemistry 24 — 58% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $78,218 81 +0.64 87 94% — — — —
Chemistry 5 +1 40% 40% 0% 60% 0% 0% $78,218 81 +0.64 87 94% — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 22% 0% $61,714 41 -0.30 69 100% — — — —
Mathematics 51 +4 67% 63% 4% 0% 16% 6% $71,052 34 -0.54 81 93% — — — —
Meteorology 27 — 44% 52% 0% 4% 33% 0% $53,250 8 -1.07 51 95% — — — —
Physics 5 +1 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $102,522 91 +1.36 97 86% — — — —
Physics 20 — 70% 60% 0% 0% 25% 5% $102,522 91 +1.36 97 86% — — — —
Statistics 48 +21 50% 56% 6% 17% 15% 2% $81,469 12 -0.86 89 96% — — — —
Biochemistry 76 — 39% 47% 5% 12% 30% 0% $74,981 67 +0.31 84 96% — — — —
Biology 414 +2 30% 53% 5% 6% 31% 1% $62,234 26 -0.49 70 95% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 86 — 28% 44% 10% 5% 30% 1% $62,234 24 -0.66 70 95% — — — —
Computational Biology 7 — 29% 29% 0% 29% 0% 0% $67,856 33 -0.32 78 — — — — —
Neuroscience 158 — 16% 41% 9% 6% 32% 4% $62,810 24 -0.36 71 — — — — —
Environmental Science 110 +1 35% 63% 1% 4% 26% 2% $57,831 50 -0.10 62 95% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $80,541 96 +1.70 89 — — — — —
Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Classical Studies 19 +5 68% 84% 0% 0% 16% 0% $47,186 10 -0.95 34 90% — — — —
East Asian Languages 6 +7 17% 33% 0% 17% 33% 0% $54,507 37 -0.31 54 84% — — — —
English 265 +28 22% 61% 3% 6% 24% 0% $55,072 67 +0.32 55 95% — — — —
French 4 +4 25% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,699 53 -0.03 61 — — — — —
History 63 +17 49% 62% 5% 0% 27% 0% $55,051 49 -0.18 55 97% — — — —
Italian 2 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Linguistics 8 — 38% 38% 0% 12% 50% 0% $57,219 52 -0.07 60 — — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,672 96 +1.79 89 88% — — — —
Philosophy 19 +5 47% 74% 0% 0% 26% 0% $59,395 51 -0.15 65 92% — — — —
Religion 8 +18 75% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $46,415 26 -0.54 32 89% — — — —
Russian — +2 — — — — — — $57,736 53 -0.03 61 — — — — —
Russian and East European Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,672 99 +2.11 89 88% — — — —
Sanskrit and Classical Indian Languages — — — — — — — — $55,143 41 -0.26 55 — — — — —
Spanish 5 +5 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,224 64 +0.28 68 90% — — — —
Anthropology 29 +3 38% 59% 0% 7% 34% 0% $44,303 3 -1.14 27 100% — — — —
Humanities 73 +5 36% 56% 1% 14% 25% 0% $59,471 71 +0.23 65 92% — — — —
Natural Resources/Conservation 43 +2 33% 63% 2% 12% 16% 5% $57,831 33 -0.34 62 95% — — — —
Psychology 751 +105 18% 58% 2% 6% 27% 2% $60,480 82 +0.82 66 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 2,293 58% 63% 3% 3% 22% 3% $92,682 91 +0.32 95 96%
Accounting 200 +5 54% 64% 6% 4% 21% 0% $101,469 82 +0.93 97 96% — — — —
Actuarial Science 44 +1 64% 66% 5% 7% 7% 7% $102,716 57 +0.47 97 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 116 — 53% 72% 1% 4% 18% 2% $58,254 11 -0.78 62 100% — — — —
Finance 735 +39 76% 62% 3% 3% 24% 3% $101,102 62 +0.07 97 96% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 11 — 73% 55% 0% 9% 27% 0% $101,102 62 +0.07 97 96% — — — —
General Business 23 — 61% 78% 4% 9% 9% 0% $79,259 68 +0.09 88 88% — — — —
Management 271 +31 55% 61% 1% 3% 24% 2% $80,199 69 +0.13 88 96% — — — —
Management Information Systems 146 +29 62% 51% 9% 8% 22% 5% $109,524 87 +0.98 98 95% — — — —
Marketing 566 +54 34% 63% 2% 3% 21% 3% $88,044 80 +0.81 93 95% — — — —
Real Estate 101 +44 68% 74% 1% 1% 23% 0% $86,155 43 -0.40 92 98% — — — —
Risk Management and Insurance 80 +13 64% 75% 1% 1% 16% 2% $93,088 39 -0.32 95 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Communication and Information 520 33% 59% 3% 9% 22% 2% $79,155 70 +0.43 88 97%
Information Technology 180 +1 61% 47% 6% 19% 21% 2% $99,056 63 +0.04 97 95% — — — —
Public Relations 81 +10 12% 69% 1% 6% 21% 2% $75,253 61 +0.33 85 98% — — — —
Digital Media Production 259 +22 20% 63% 2% 3% 23% 2% $66,546 82 +0.74 76 98% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice 584 36% 53% 3% 14% 27% 0% $64,155 23 +0.22 73 96%
Cybersecurity 44 +1 59% 55% 5% 16% 25% 0% $96,806 57 +0.17 96 97% — — — —
Criminal Justice 502 +43 35% 51% 2% 13% 28% 0% $61,495 64 +0.22 68 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Police Science 38 +2 16% 68% 3% 18% 11% 0% $61,495 64 +0.22 68 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 333 44% 72% 1% 7% 15% 1% $58,785 7 +0.12 63 95%
Recreation, Tourism and Events 35 +2 43% 69% 0% 6% 23% 0% $49,179 7 -1.03 40 96% — — — —
Sport Management 161 +13 71% 73% 1% 8% 13% 1% $63,514 61 +0.24 72 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 73 — 0% 75% 1% 7% 8% 1% $53,319 63 +0.15 51 94% — — — —
English Education 18 — 22% 50% 0% 11% 28% 0% $59,701 75 +0.60 65 92% — — — —
Social Science Teacher Education 20 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 20% 0% $59,701 79 +0.69 65 92% — — — —
Special Education 22 — 5% 73% 5% 0% 18% 0% $56,444 53 +0.08 58 100% — — — —
Visual Disabilities Education 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,444 53 +0.08 58 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 234 15% 56% 3% 10% 24% 2% $51,389 1 +0.37 46 95%
Art History 15 +3 20% 60% 0% 7% 20% 7% $48,870 46 -0.23 39 94% — — — —
Dance 20 — 5% 70% 5% 15% 5% 0% $40,495 34 -0.34 17 100% — — — —
Interior Design 28 — 0% 54% 4% 0% 29% 4% $78,752 92 +1.22 87 98% — — — —
Studio Art 107 +9 17% 58% 3% 7% 24% 2% $48,870 61 +0.22 39 94% — — — —
Theatre 64 +4 22% 50% 2% 17% 28% 2% $47,624 82 +0.61 35 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Sciences 638 20% 62% 4% 7% 22% 1% $63,691 22 +0.55 72 95%
Dietetics 16 — 25% 50% 12% 12% 25% 0% $64,680 51 +0.07 73 96% — — — —
Nutrition 28 — 11% 46% 0% 4% 39% 4% $64,680 51 +0.07 73 96% — — — —
Athletic Training 56 — 25% 71% 2% 2% 18% 0% $51,028 14 -1.22 45 90% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 91 — 1% 74% 3% 4% 16% 0% $68,914 83 +0.89 79 97% — — — —
Exercise Physiology 179 — 40% 56% 7% 7% 22% 2% $64,838 67 +0.36 74 96% — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — — $39,968 0 -1.95 16 95% — — — —
Family and Child Sciences 205 +20 12% 61% 3% 8% 24% 0% $62,145 96 +1.05 69 94% — — — —
Apparel and Textiles 56 — 18% 62% 2% 11% 20% 0% $69,723 79 +0.80 80 94% — — — —
Music Therapy 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,633 95 +1.28 63 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Motion Picture Arts 29 38% 52% 0% 10% 24% 0% $54,649 3 +0.82 54 100%
Film Production 29 — 38% 52% 0% 10% 24% 0% $54,649 81 +0.82 54 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Music 139 50% 53% 4% 5% 29% 0% $52,362 2 +0.60 48 94%
Music 60 +3 47% 48% 7% 3% 32% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
Music Education 32 +1 59% 53% 0% 9% 31% 0% $59,701 96 +1.39 65 92% — — — —
Music Performance 44 — 48% 59% 2% 5% 23% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $50,168 65 +0.37 43 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing 348 9% 55% 3% 14% 23% 1% $85,227 83 -0.70 91 96%
Nursing 348 — 9% 55% 3% 14% 23% 1% $85,227 21 -0.70 91 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy 1,554 46% 56% 3% 11% 24% 2% $69,867 43 -0.01 80 96%
Public Health 295 +16 27% 49% 3% 18% 25% 1% $51,937 9 -1.22 47 — — — — —
Economics 211 +23 74% 64% 3% 5% 19% 5% $84,420 33 -0.51 91 94% — — — —
Geography 15 — 73% 73% 0% 0% 20% 0% $58,761 36 -0.39 63 94% — — — —
International Affairs 217 +24 37% 53% 3% 6% 28% 5% $71,251 49 -0.08 81 95% — — — —
Political Science 454 +39 47% 57% 3% 6% 28% 1% $78,131 74 +0.44 87 97% — — — —
Social Sciences 290 +5 57% 57% 1% 19% 18% 0% $67,568 91 +0.97 77 95% — — — —
Sociology 72 +20 17% 47% 6% 18% 26% 1% $55,989 52 -0.08 57 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Work 87 9% 53% 1% 9% 26% 0% $55,631 3 +0.28 57 94%
Social Work 87 — 9% 53% 1% 9% 26% 0% $55,631 64 +0.28 57 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dedman College of Hospitality 215 34% 73% 1% 4% 15% 0% $72,362 51 +1.06 82 97%
Hospitality Management 215 — 34% 73% 1% 4% 15% 0% $72,362 93 +1.06 82 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering 412 70% 53% 5% 6% 24% 5% $102,858 95 +0.08 97 96%
Biomedical Engineering 46 — 35% 33% 9% 9% 30% 13% $101,361 65 +0.22 97 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 48 — 56% 52% 4% 0% 31% 10% $108,390 66 +0.29 98 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 98 — 68% 56% 4% 11% 20% 2% $93,460 57 +0.16 95 93% — — — —
Computer Engineering 42 — 76% 48% 14% 12% 21% 0% $118,319 65 +0.06 99 95% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 49 — 96% 49% 6% 8% 27% 0% $106,018 27 -0.52 98 98% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 29 — 59% 52% 3% 0% 21% 17% $103,641 23 -0.64 98 91% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 100 — 81% 66% 1% 1% 23% 4% $101,835 69 +0.33 97 98% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $5,942
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,986
Est. In-State Cost $7,687
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,854
ROI Percentile 84th

Retention & Graduation

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

Six-Year Graduation Rate

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 73.8% 73.8% 2012 Graduated: 75.1% 75.1% 2013 Graduated: 76.9% 76.9% 2014 Graduated: 79.1% 79.1% 2015 Graduated: 79.4% 79.4% 2016 Graduated: 80.1% 80.1% 2017 Graduated: 80.2% 80.2% 2018 Graduated: 82.9% 82.9% 2019 Graduated: 83.1% 83.1% 2020 Graduated: 84.2% 84.2% 2021 Graduated: 83.2% 83.2% 2022 Graduated: 84.8% 84.8% 2023 Graduated: 83.0% 83.0% 2024 Graduated: 85.6% 85.6%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 72.1% 2012 Men: 72.9% 2013 Men: 73.1% 2014 Men: 75.4% 2015 Men: 75.1% 2016 Men: 76.9% 2017 Men: 76.3% 2018 Men: 79.7% 2019 Men: 78.6% 2020 Men: 81.5% 2021 Men: 79.0% 2022 Men: 82.1% 2023 Men: 79.5% 2024 Men: 81.2% 2011 Women: 75.0% 2012 Women: 76.8% 2013 Women: 79.8% 2014 Women: 81.7% 2015 Women: 82.4% 2016 Women: 82.2% 2017 Women: 82.9% 2018 Women: 85.1% 2019 Women: 86.2% 2020 Women: 86.1% 2021 Women: 86.1% 2022 Women: 86.6% 2023 Women: 85.3% 2024 Women: 88.4%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 67.8% 2012 Asian: 76.1% 2013 Asian: 76.4% 2014 Asian: 78.9% 2015 Asian: 78.9% 2016 Asian: 83.9% 2017 Asian: 77.6% 2018 Asian: 86.0% 2019 Asian: 87.7% 2020 Asian: 83.6% 2021 Asian: 85.9% 2022 Asian: 82.7% 2023 Asian: 78.7% 2024 Asian: 89.1% 2011 Black: 74.1% 2012 Black: 72.4% 2013 Black: 73.5% 2014 Black: 78.1% 2015 Black: 77.9% 2016 Black: 78.1% 2017 Black: 74.2% 2018 Black: 81.9% 2019 Black: 80.3% 2020 Black: 80.4% 2021 Black: 82.8% 2022 Black: 87.2% 2023 Black: 80.0% 2024 Black: 84.3% 2011 Hispanic: 68.1% 2012 Hispanic: 75.6% 2013 Hispanic: 76.2% 2014 Hispanic: 79.3% 2015 Hispanic: 77.8% 2016 Hispanic: 78.6% 2017 Hispanic: 80.5% 2018 Hispanic: 82.6% 2019 Hispanic: 83.8% 2020 Hispanic: 83.7% 2021 Hispanic: 83.4% 2022 Hispanic: 85.9% 2023 Hispanic: 82.5% 2024 Hispanic: 85.6% 2011 White: 75.1% 2012 White: 75.5% 2013 White: 77.5% 2014 White: 79.1% 2015 White: 80.0% 2016 White: 80.8% 2017 White: 81.2% 2018 White: 83.5% 2019 White: 83.3% 2020 White: 85.3% 2021 White: 83.4% 2022 White: 84.4% 2023 White: 84.0% 2024 White: 85.9%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 29.1% 2,915 58% 65% 3% 4% 21% 2% $88,453 68 +0.30 93 96% —
Social Sciences 23.1% 2,317 31% 57% 2% 9% 25% 2% $65,882 77 +0.56 75 95% —
Health Sciences 9.7% 969 21% 56% 4% 12% 23% 1% $67,817 15 -0.54 78 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 7.4% 741 28% 49% 6% 7% 30% 1% $63,717 32 -0.40 72 95% —
Arts 7.2% 724 25% 59% 2% 7% 24% 2% $58,617 77 +0.61 63 96% —
Professional 5.4% 540 34% 53% 2% 13% 27% 0% $61,495 33 +0.22 68 96% —
Computer Science 5.2% 517 69% 49% 6% 13% 24% 3% $98,989 29 -0.40 97 95% —
Engineering 4.1% 412 70% 53% 5% 6% 24% 5% $102,859 56 +0.08 97 96% —
Humanities 4.1% 407 31% 62% 2% 5% 24% 0% $55,391 53 +0.15 56 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 189 56% 61% 3% 6% 19% 3% $75,972 43 -0.25 85 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 154 30% 58% 2% 5% 29% 2% $59,788 47 -0.05 65 95% —
Education 1.4% 137 12% 71% 1% 5% 15% 1% $55,682 66 +0.28 57 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $92.8M #12 20% $0.1M 161 #13 275 43
Physical Sciences & Math $92.4M #37 51% $0.8M 89 #25 542 115
Engineering $82.1M #61 60% $2.3M 41 #86 220 47
Health Sciences $62.2M #75 63% $0.1M 16 #106 34 8
Education $54.4M #5 54% $0.0M 102 #13 — —
Life & Natural Sciences $30.3M #105 50% $0.1M 40 #66 211 43
Business & Economics $18.0M #32 0% $0.0M 16 #78 28 —
Computer Science $10.7M #83 27% $0.1M 16 #63 125 4
Agriculture & Food Science $4.1M #97 22% $0 — — — 3
Total $447M #72 45% $3.6M 481 #40 1,435 263

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $83.5M $83.3M $201K
Track & Field (combined) 87 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 40 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Swimming 32 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Basketball 16 $14.6M $14.6M $0
Golf 10 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Tennis 10 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Total 270 $110.8M $110.6M $201K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 102 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Swimming 47 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 26 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Beach Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Softball 21 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 12 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Golf 12 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 9 $820K $820K $0
Total 206 $20.7M $20.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 189 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Football 124 $83.5M $83.3M $201K
Swimming 79 $2.7M $2.7M $0
Baseball 40 $6.9M $6.9M $0
Basketball 28 $20.3M $20.3M $0
Soccer 26 $2.8M $2.8M $0
Beach Volleyball 22 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 22 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Softball 21 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Tennis 19 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Total 476 $192.7M $192.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 24%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Early Decision 1 Oct 15
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 34% 14% 8%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Acceptance & Yield

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Acceptance: 58.5% 58.5% 2012 Acceptance: 53.7% 53.7% 2013 Acceptance: 56.8% 56.8% 2014 Acceptance: 55.4% 55.4% 2015 Acceptance: 55.9% 55.9% 2016 Acceptance: 58.0% 58.0% 2017 Acceptance: 49.2% 49.2% 2018 Acceptance: 36.8% 36.8% 2019 Acceptance: 36.0% 36.0% 2020 Acceptance: 32.5% 32.5% 2021 Acceptance: 37.1% 37.1% 2022 Acceptance: 25.0% 25.0% 2023 Acceptance: 25.4% 25.4% 2024 Acceptance: 24.2% 24.2% 2025 Acceptance: 23.8% 23.8% 2011 Yield: 37.0% 37.0% 2012 Yield: 35.6% 35.6% 2013 Yield: 36.0% 36.0% 2014 Yield: 35.9% 35.9% 2015 Yield: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 Yield: 37.3% 37.3% 2017 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2018 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2019 Yield: 33.5% 33.5% 2020 Yield: 29.1% 29.1% 2021 Yield: 31.5% 31.5% 2022 Yield: 30.9% 30.9% 2023 Yield: 31.3% 31.3% 2024 Yield: 30.9% 30.9% 2025 Yield: 32.2% 32.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

0 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2011 Applicants: 28,313 28,313 2012 Applicants: 30,040 30,040 2013 Applicants: 29,579 29,579 2014 Applicants: 30,266 30,266 2015 Applicants: 29,828 29,828 2016 Applicants: 29,027 29,027 2017 Applicants: 35,334 35,334 2018 Applicants: 50,314 50,314 2019 Applicants: 58,936 58,936 2020 Applicants: 63,691 63,691 2021 Applicants: 65,235 65,235 2022 Applicants: 78,088 78,088 2023 Applicants: 74,038 74,038 2024 Applicants: 78,272 78,272 2025 Applicants: 85,469 85,469 2011 Admitted: 16,561 16,561 2012 Admitted: 16,124 16,124 2013 Admitted: 16,803 16,803 2014 Admitted: 16,763 16,763 2015 Admitted: 16,674 16,674 2016 Admitted: 16,840 16,840 2017 Admitted: 17,381 17,381 2018 Admitted: 18,504 18,504 2019 Admitted: 21,202 21,202 2020 Admitted: 20,668 20,668 2021 Admitted: 24,183 24,183 2022 Admitted: 19,552 19,552 2023 Admitted: 18,793 18,793 2024 Admitted: 18,954 18,954 2025 Admitted: 20,364 20,364 2011 Enrolled: 6,135 6,135 2012 Enrolled: 5,738 5,738 2013 Enrolled: 6,048 6,048 2014 Enrolled: 6,021 6,021 2015 Enrolled: 6,100 6,100 2016 Enrolled: 6,282 6,282 2017 Enrolled: 6,523 6,523 2018 Enrolled: 6,324 6,324 2019 Enrolled: 7,106 7,106 2020 Enrolled: 6,009 6,009 2021 Enrolled: 7,619 7,619 2022 Enrolled: 6,033 6,033 2023 Enrolled: 5,890 5,890 2024 Enrolled: 5,855 5,855 2025 Enrolled: 6,559 6,559

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy required
Submitted Test Scores 100%
SAT Range 1300 – 1410
SAT Math Range 630 – 710
SAT RW Range 650 – 720

SAT Composite

1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 1110 1110 2012 25th: 1120 1120 2013 25th: 1110 1110 2014 25th: 1130 1130 2015 25th: 1120 1120 2016 25th: 1110 1110 2017 25th: 1190 1190 2018 25th: 1200 1200 2019 25th: 1200 1200 2020 25th: 1220 1220 2021 25th: 1180 1180 2022 25th: 1210 1210 2023 25th: 1240 1240 2024 25th: 1270 1270 2011 75th: 1290 1290 2012 75th: 1280 1280 2013 75th: 1280 1280 2014 75th: 1280 1280 2015 75th: 1280 1280 2016 75th: 1280 1280 2017 75th: 1330 1330 2018 75th: 1350 1350 2019 75th: 1340 1340 2020 75th: 1350 1350 2021 75th: 1340 1340 2022 75th: 1370 1370 2023 75th: 1390 1390 2024 75th: 1410 1410

SAT Math

550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 560 560 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 550 550 2014 25th: 560 560 2015 25th: 560 560 2016 25th: 550 550 2017 25th: 590 590 2018 25th: 590 590 2019 25th: 590 590 2020 25th: 600 600 2021 25th: 580 580 2022 25th: 590 590 2023 25th: 610 610 2024 25th: 630 630 2011 75th: 640 640 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 640 640 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 660 660 2018 75th: 670 670 2019 75th: 670 670 2020 75th: 670 670 2021 75th: 660 660 2022 75th: 680 680 2023 75th: 690 690 2024 75th: 700 700

SAT Reading & Writing

550 600 650 700 750 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 550 550 2012 25th: 560 560 2013 25th: 560 560 2014 25th: 570 570 2015 25th: 560 560 2016 25th: 560 560 2017 25th: 600 600 2018 25th: 610 610 2019 25th: 610 610 2020 25th: 620 620 2021 25th: 600 600 2022 25th: 620 620 2023 25th: 630 630 2024 25th: 640 640 2011 75th: 650 650 2012 75th: 640 640 2013 75th: 640 640 2014 75th: 640 640 2015 75th: 640 640 2016 75th: 640 640 2017 75th: 670 670 2018 75th: 680 680 2019 75th: 670 670 2020 75th: 680 680 2021 75th: 680 680 2022 75th: 690 690 2023 75th: 700 700 2024 75th: 710 710

Submitting a Test Score

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2022 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2023 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2024 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.