Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 33,368
Graduate Enrollment: 11,537
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 37.07%

Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)

First generation college students: 27.6% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 2.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,280
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1180 - 1340

2022 Median Admit ACT: 28
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 26 - 30

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 65.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 45.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 34.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 24.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 57.9%
Black: 8.3%
Hispanic: 23.2%
Asian: 3.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.5%
Non-resident alien: 1.6%
Unknown race: 1.0%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $22,906
In-State tuition: $5,656
Out-of-State tuition: $18,786

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,472 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $5,348 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $11,472 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $5,348 (2022)

Average Family Income: $72,177 (2017)
Median Family Income: $43,729 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 25.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 23.4%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $18,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $191 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $5,438
$30k-48k $6,953
$48k-75k $10,733
$75k-110k $14,901
$110k+ $16,511

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 70%
6-year graduation rate: 83%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.2% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $18,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,009 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $16,229 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 62.8% (2015)
@3 year 69.0% (2017)
@5 year 75.7% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 50.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 51.9% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $38,690 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $52,382 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 6
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 181 $18,979 $184 $28,953 ($2,413) $42,244 ($3,520)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 22
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 339 $20,250 $203 $59,705 ($4,975) $77,447 ($6,454)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 89 $404 $87,619 ($7,302) $80,933 ($6,744)
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 7
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 87 $381 $44,767 ($3,731)
Doctoral Degree Information Science/Studies. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Information Science/Studies. 1
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 50 $218 $46,969 ($3,914) $51,002 ($4,250)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate Curriculum and Instruction. 2
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 43 $331 $48,412 ($4,034) $54,551 ($4,546)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 30 $784 $83,350 ($6,946) $89,730 ($7,478)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 14 $65,112 ($5,426)
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 33 $233 $52,971 ($4,414) $64,783 ($5,399)
Doctoral Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 2
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 2
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 3
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 3
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 41 $22,709 $192 $41,654 ($3,471) $52,341 ($4,362)
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 26 $49,144 ($4,095) $51,648 ($4,304)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 26 $579 $49,186 ($4,099) $51,619 ($4,302)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 64 $19,349 $192 $41,366 ($3,447) $44,526 ($3,711)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 2
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 79 $22,500 $235 $45,583 ($3,799) $47,072 ($3,923)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 36 $285 $54,362 ($4,530) $60,117 ($5,010)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 15 $57,947 ($4,829) $64,992 ($5,416)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 1
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 81 $25,250 $247 $69,207 ($5,767) $87,015 ($7,251)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 10
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 104 $23,199 $200 $61,995 ($5,166) $73,180 ($6,098)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 6
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 14 $23,346 $246 $71,973 ($5,998) $94,745 ($7,895)
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 46 $15,750 $167 $69,033 ($5,753) $88,060 ($7,338)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 30
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 116 $24,085 $244 $62,925 ($5,244) $80,969 ($6,747)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 29
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 38 $20,000 $205 $65,448 ($5,454) $90,074 ($7,506)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 9
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 21 $17,100 $177 $45,265 ($3,772)
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Master's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 5
Master's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 61 $19,750 $218 $26,408 ($2,201) $35,950 ($2,996)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 7
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 24 $19,633 $215 $27,778 ($2,315) $39,655 ($3,305)
Master's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 14
Doctoral Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Doctoral Degree Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 264 $20,000 $203 $27,827 ($2,319) $48,264 ($4,022)
Bachelor's Degree Apparel and Textiles. 149 $20,100 $188 $42,255 ($3,521) $54,324 ($4,527)
First Professional Degree Law. 170 $759 $56,790 ($4,733) $79,350 ($6,613)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 26 $519 $68,392 ($5,699)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 420 $20,750 $197 $28,473 ($2,373) $42,000 ($3,500)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 7
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 18 $576 $49,855 ($4,155) $64,190 ($5,349)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 6
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 187
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 104 $21,349 $199 $30,609 ($2,551) $37,699 ($3,142)
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 12
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 342 $21,517 $218 $23,158 ($1,930) $39,559 ($3,297)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 18 $350
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 13
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 47 $17,750 $187 $30,496 ($2,541)
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 250 $19,001 $197 $21,190 ($1,766) $56,062 ($4,672)
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 15 $46,919 ($3,910) $63,161 ($5,263)
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 4
Bachelor's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 5
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 6
Doctoral Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 47 $27,811 $264 $42,699 ($3,558) $52,985 ($4,415)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 12
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 51 $22,500 $237 $46,456 ($3,871) $64,697 ($5,391)
Master's Degree Statistics. 37
Doctoral Degree Statistics. 16
Bachelor's Degree Computational Science. 6
Master's Degree Computational Science. 4
Doctoral Degree Computational Science. 8
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 11
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management. 18 $29,831 ($2,486) $37,595 ($3,133)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 139 $18,750 $171 $28,440 ($2,370) $47,095 ($3,925)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 49 $350 $38,964 ($3,247) $54,959 ($4,580)
Doctoral Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 3
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 38 $25,359 $233 $22,070 ($1,839) $42,507 ($3,542)
Master's Degree Philosophy. 10
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 14 $43,321 ($3,610)
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5
Doctoral Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 22 $27,125 $262 $33,282 ($2,774) $53,064 ($4,422)
Master's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 10
Doctoral Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 30 $23,000 $227 $39,987 ($3,332) $53,528 ($4,461)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 27
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 25 $55,711 ($4,643) $91,047 ($7,587)
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 12
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 13 $45,153 ($3,763) $49,788 ($4,149)
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 27 $20,765 $220 $63,991 ($5,333)
Master's Degree Physics. 8
Doctoral Degree Physics. 16
Master's Degree Materials Sciences. 1
Doctoral Degree Materials Sciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 1
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 756 $19,000 $184 $26,595 ($2,216) $44,481 ($3,707)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 35 $369 $56,302 ($4,692) $66,047 ($5,504)
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 15 $61,117 ($5,093) $71,042 ($5,920)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 564 $21,170 $196 $32,439 ($2,703) $49,000 ($4,083)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 62 $466 $55,319 ($4,610) $53,198 ($4,433)
Doctoral Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 13
Master's Degree Public Administration. 37 $296 $52,289 ($4,357) $65,738 ($5,478)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 2
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 71 $15,193 $154 $29,840 ($2,487) $44,546 ($3,712)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 1
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 20 $21,706 $225 $20,130 ($1,678)
Master's Degree Dance. 12
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 316 $23,375 $212 $34,339 ($2,862) $47,057 ($3,921)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 38 $20,725 $204 $22,138 ($1,845) $47,067 ($3,922)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 4
Master's Degree Demography and Population Studies. 8
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 317 $17,625 $178 $43,977 ($3,665) $61,738 ($5,145)
Master's Degree Economics. 38 $230 $61,740 ($5,145)
Doctoral Degree Economics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 27 $26,707 $283 $34,754 ($2,896) $42,075 ($3,506)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 14 $286 $49,712 ($4,143)
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 3
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 366 $17,767 $178 $30,938 ($2,578) $52,157 ($4,346)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 18 $410 $35,470 ($2,956) $52,655 ($4,388)
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 411 $18,700 $186 $32,714 ($2,726) $56,627 ($4,719)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 26 $279 $42,549 ($3,546) $66,880 ($5,573)
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 8
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 193 $22,164 $199 $29,911 ($2,493) $43,329 ($3,611)
Master's Degree Sociology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 40 $22,250 $240 $46,396 ($3,866) $51,681 ($4,307)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 10 $76,697 ($6,391)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 60 $21,000 $207 $20,681 ($1,723) $21,730 ($1,811)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 30 $572 $30,613 ($2,551) $43,946 ($3,662)
Doctoral Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 2
Master's Degree Public Health. 28 $456 $41,824 ($3,485)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 26 $20,476 $218 $29,281 ($2,440) $48,058 ($4,005)
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 23 $700 $30,057 ($2,505)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 142 $20,222 $199 $25,558 ($2,130) $38,712 ($3,226)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 28 $32,509 ($2,709) $38,093 ($3,174)
Doctoral Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 1
Bachelor's Degree Music. 85 $23,992 $244 $21,563 ($1,797) $35,173 ($2,931)
Master's Degree Music. 58 $307 $23,791 ($1,983) $25,207 ($2,101)
Doctoral Degree Music. 28 $600 $46,356 ($3,863) $33,231 ($2,769)
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 11 $49,288 ($4,107)
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 29 $23,242 $239
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 78 $15,267 $157 $15,315 ($1,276) $57,836 ($4,820)
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 31 $455 $54,250 ($4,521) $60,650 ($5,054)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 34 $20,750 $223 $44,028 ($3,669)
First Professional Degree Medicine. 114 $1,996 $58,062 ($4,839) $92,014 ($7,668)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 219 $466 $43,930 ($3,661)
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 8
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 21 $589 $36,579 ($3,048) $47,440 ($3,953)
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 48 $23,750 $229 $27,643 ($2,304) $50,526 ($4,211)
Master's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 9
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 113 $22,030 $204 $62,069 ($5,172) $64,095 ($5,341)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 26 $1,779 $169,626 ($14,136)
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 24
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 47 $44,382 ($3,699) $49,126 ($4,094)
Master's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 150 $350 $72,983 ($6,082) $85,441 ($7,120)
Doctoral Degree Business/Commerce, General. 16
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 260 $17,021 $168 $47,776 ($3,981) $60,621 ($5,052)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 188 $18,625 $193 $53,818 ($4,485) $74,193 ($6,183)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 88 $249 $65,672 ($5,473) $84,552 ($7,046)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 54 $17,100 $174 $40,568 ($3,381)
Master's Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 22 $316 $55,744 ($4,645) $65,332 ($5,444)
Doctoral Degree City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. 4
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 14 $44,916 ($3,743)
Master's Degree Area Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 3
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 211 $18,500 $188 $33,002 ($2,750) $51,262 ($4,272)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 106 $13,849 $153 $39,774 ($3,315) $51,082 ($4,257)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 51 $353 $45,886 ($3,824) $61,549 ($5,129)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 585 $18,162 $177 $53,325 ($4,444) $75,328 ($6,277)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 38 $308 $58,216 ($4,851) $88,476 ($7,373)
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 202 $18,864 $185 $36,647 ($3,054) $49,458 ($4,122)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 117 $18,173 $184 $61,071 ($5,089) $78,609 ($6,551)
Master's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 18 $116,846 ($9,737)
Bachelor's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 65 $18,750 $196 $61,294 ($5,108) $90,981 ($7,582)
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 14
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 494 $18,250 $181 $46,887 ($3,907) $62,764 ($5,230)
Master's Degree Marketing. 1
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 159 $19,500 $207 $46,127 ($3,844) $76,464 ($6,372)
Bachelor's Degree Insurance. 134 $21,500 $232 $55,434 ($4,620) $78,449 ($6,537)
Master's Degree Insurance. 20 $101,195 ($8,433)
Bachelor's Degree History. 101 $19,907 $186 $29,225 ($2,435) $43,451 ($3,621)
Master's Degree History. 15
Doctoral Degree History. 8


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $101,745
Full time faculty: 83%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 22.0

School's endowment start of year: $699,912,745 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $897,762,598 (2022)