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Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · CDS 20242025 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
24.2%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
30.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
62.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,271

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates32,711
Total all graduate11,160
Grand total all students43,871

Admissions

Total applicants78,272
Total admitted18,954
Total enrolled5,855
Overall admit rate24.2%
Admit rate — women22.5%
Admit rate — men26.7%
Yield rate30.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date15-Oct
EA notification date11-Dec
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT63.9%
% submitting ACT36.1%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile640
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile630
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class75.7%
% in top 25% of HS class90.4%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$11,126
Avg % of need met62.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,883
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,271

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist0
# admitted from waitlist0
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)8,944
Transfer admit rate30.8%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)24.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$11,297Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)84.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)81.7%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.8%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$66,924Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant23.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan21.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full11.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress27.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress26.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time9.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino23.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services24.7%
Social Sciences12.7%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences9.1%
Health Professions And Related Programs8.3%
Psychology7.4%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services5.8%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services4.6%
Engineering4.1%