Florida State University: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 142 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 80 of 2,597 | In North America |
| # 70 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| # 3 of 109 | In Florida |
| # 1 of 3 | In Tallahassee |
| # 10 of 1,063 | For Social Work |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
24%
Enrollment
6,768
Average SAT
1,340
Average ACT
31
Aid receiving
94%
Undergraduates
32,720
Graduates
11,169
Male:Female Ratio
42:58
Type
Public
not-for-profit
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
Florida State University has an acceptance rate of 24% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| Applicants | 78,272 | 32,146 | 46,088 |
| Admissions | 18,954 | 8,588 | 10,359 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,764 | 2,464 | 3,299 |
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Recommendations | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| â– White | 55% |
|---|---|
| â– Nonresident Alien | 6% |
| â– Asian | 4% |
| â– Hispanic | 21% |
| â– Black or African American | 9% |
| â– Two or more races | 4% |
| â– Unknown | 1% |
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Florida State University.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
Florida State University majors
Florida State University has granted 154 associate degrees across 1 programs, 9,090 bachelor's degrees across 93 programs, 3,382 master's across 99 programs, and 837 doctorate degrees across 63 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Florida State University.
| Major | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | - | 760 | 35 | 20 |
| Finance, General | - | 627 | - | - |
| Criminal Justice & Safety Studies | - | 444 | 129 | 4 |
| Political Science and Government, General | - | 463 | 35 | 3 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | - | 473 | - | - |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | - | 414 | 21 | 17 |
| Clinical & Medical Social Work | - | - | 388 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | - | 231 | 124 | 10 |
| Advanced Legal Research & Studies, General | - | - | 302 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General | - | 249 | 14 | 29 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | 292 | - | - |
| Business & Commerce, General | - | 20 | 258 | 9 |
| Public Health, General | - | 250 | 36 | - |
| Information Technology | - | 172 | 103 | - |
| International Relations and Affairs | - | 237 | 35 | - |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | - | 146 | 122 | 4 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | - | 248 | - | - |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | - | 200 | 39 | - |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | - | 202 | 9 | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | - | 199 | 4 | - |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | - | 161 | 37 | 4 |
| Law | - | - | - | 191 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | - | - | 163 | 19 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | - | 178 | - | - |
| Information Science & Studies | - | - | 159 | 3 |
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | - | 161 | - | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | - | 98 | 62 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 154 | - | - | - |
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | - | 80 | 65 | 5 |
| Civil Engineering, General | - | 112 | 25 | 11 |
| Accounting | - | 145 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | 105 | 29 | 8 |
| Management Information Systems, General | - | 113 | 17 | - |
| Neuroscience | - | 109 | - | 11 |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | - | 81 | 37 | - |
| Environmental Science | - | 118 | - | - |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | - | 111 | - | - |
| Medicine | - | - | - | 110 |
| Public Administration | - | - | 94 | 10 |
| Insurance | - | 91 | 11 | - |
| Music Performance, General | - | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Real Estate | - | 98 | - | - |
| Sociology, General | - | 83 | 8 | 6 |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | - | 61 | 28 | 3 |
| History, General | - | 82 | 3 | 5 |
| Chemistry, General | - | 14 | 47 | 26 |
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | - | 76 | 7 | - |
| Management Science | - | - | 82 | - |
| Mathematics, General | - | 48 | 14 | 20 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | - | - | 33 | 38 |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | - | 71 | - | - |
| Music Teacher Education | - | 37 | 27 | 7 |
| Statistics, General | - | 43 | 16 | 11 |
| Biochemistry | - | 68 | - | - |
| Social Work | - | 67 | - | 1 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | - | 36 | 17 | 13 |
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | - | - | 55 | 8 |
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | - | 62 | - | - |
| Music, General | - | 53 | 5 | - |
| Physician Assistant | - | - | 58 | - |
| Athletic Training & Trainer | - | 54 | - | - |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | - | - | 38 | 15 |
| Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism | - | 52 | - | - |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | - | 41 | 9 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | - | 44 | 4 | 3 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | - | 46 | 3 | - |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | - | 35 | 10 | 3 |
| Cinematography and Film & Video Production | - | 25 | 21 | - |
| Educational Psychology | - | - | 41 | 5 |
| Philosophy | - | 22 | 15 | 7 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | - | 43 | - | - |
| Computer Engineering, General | - | 38 | - | - |
| Industrial Engineering | - | 27 | 6 | 5 |
| Interior Design | - | 32 | 6 | - |
| Actuarial Science | - | 37 | - | - |
| Anthropology, General | - | 28 | 8 | - |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | - | 16 | 12 | 5 |
| Financial Mathematics | - | - | 33 | - |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | - | 33 | - | - |
| Systems Engineering | - | - | 31 | - |
| City & Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | - | - | 28 | 2 |
| Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysis | - | - | 30 | - |
| Physics, General | - | 9 | 5 | 16 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | - | - | - | 28 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General | - | 28 | - | - |
| Nursing Practice | - | - | - | 27 |
| Dance, General | - | 17 | 9 | - |
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | - | 26 | - | - |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | 14 | 10 | - |
| Clinical Nutrition & Nutritionist | - | 24 | - | - |
| Music Therapy & Therapist | - | 10 | 13 | - |
| Social Science Teacher Education | - | 23 | - | - |
| Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law | - | - | 22 | - |
| Geography | - | 15 | 5 | 2 |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | - | - | 16 | 6 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | - | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | - | - | 21 | - |
| Art Therapy & Therapist | - | - | 20 | - |
| Data Science, General | - | - | 18 | - |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | - | 15 | 3 | - |
| Applied Economics | - | - | 17 | - |
| Geology & Earth Science, General | - | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | - | 10 | 6 | - |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | - | - | 16 | - |
| Music Theory and Composition | - | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| Religion & Religious Studies | - | 9 | - | 6 |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | - | - | 9 | 5 |
| Art Teacher Education | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| Business Analytics | - | - | 11 | - |
| Computational Science | - | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | - | - | 10 | - |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | - | 10 | - | - |
| Biostatistics | - | - | 5 | 4 |
| French Language and Literature | - | 7 | 2 | - |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | - | - | 9 | - |
| Linguistics | - | 9 | - | - |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | - | - | 4 | 5 |
| Education & Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness | - | 7 | - | - |
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | - | - | - | 7 |
| Playwriting and Screenwriting | - | - | 7 | - |
| Computational Biology | - | 6 | - | - |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Materials Science | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| Physics, Other | - | 6 | - | - |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | - | - | 6 | - |
| Creative Writing | - | - | 5 | - |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | - | 3 | 1 | - |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | - | - | - | 4 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | - | - | - | 3 |
| German Language and Literature | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Italian Language and Literature | - | 3 | - | - |
| Molecular Biophysics | - | - | - | 3 |
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | - | 3 | - | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | - | - | - | 3 |
| Voice and Opera | - | - | 3 | - |
| Chemistry, Other | - | 2 | - | - |
| Physical Sciences, Other | - | - | - | 2 |
| Russian Language and Literature | - | 2 | - | - |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | - | - | 2 | - |
| Ancient & Classical Greek Language and Literature | - | - | 1 | - |
| Demography and Population Studies | - | - | 1 | - |
| Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law | - | - | 1 | - |
| Italian Studies | - | - | 1 | - |
| Latin Language and Literature | - | - | 1 | - |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | - | 1 | - | - |
| Grand Total | 154 | 9,090 | 3,382 | 837 |
Publications & Citations
Florida State University is a world-class research university with 101,786 scientific papers published and 3,602,843 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Psychology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
50,603
/ 1,831,273
|
|---|---|
| Physics |
45,125
/ 1,794,587
|
| Biology |
44,625
/ 1,796,053
|
| Engineering |
42,857
/ 1,645,073
|
| Computer Science |
39,563
/ 1,603,494
|
| Environmental Science |
39,000
/ 1,493,706
|
| Chemistry |
37,251
/ 1,547,679
|
| Medicine |
34,885
/ 1,294,204
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
33,474
/ 1,387,236
|
| Psychology |
30,508
/ 1,297,923
|
| Political Science |
28,764
/ 997,645
|
| Law |
27,063
/ 956,770
|
| Philosophy |
24,227
/ 969,185
|
| Sociology |
24,149
/ 880,259
|
| Mathematics |
23,291
/ 934,463
|
| Geography and Cartography |
22,783
/ 857,940
|
| Geology |
21,271
/ 863,131
|
| Organic chemistry |
18,743
/ 770,413
|
| Business |
18,422
/ 745,573
|
| Materials Science |
18,035
/ 710,740
|
| Biochemistry |
17,208
/ 728,090
|
| Statistics |
16,687
/ 732,704
|
| Ecology |
16,141
/ 714,578
|
| Genetics |
16,140
/ 671,641
|
| History |
15,391
/ 510,799
|
| Economics |
15,134
/ 550,309
|
| Psychiatry |
13,211
/ 538,814
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
12,943
/ 507,559
|
| Paleontology |
12,377
/ 549,050
|
| Archaeology |
12,271
/ 469,975
|
| Social Psychology |
12,202
/ 593,214
|
| Linguistics |
11,811
/ 498,108
|
| Pathology |
10,843
/ 389,180
|
| Neuroscience |
10,764
/ 502,516
|
| Optics |
10,595
/ 431,675
|
| Nuclear Physics |
9,868
/ 461,315
|
| Art & Design |
9,657
/ 273,775
|
| Machine Learning |
8,332
/ 355,009
|
| Astrophysics and Astronomy |
8,189
/ 385,236
|
| Electrical Engineering |
8,084
/ 268,493
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Devin Vassell
2000-. (aged 26)
basketball player
Devin Anthony Vassell is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.
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2. Landon Dickerson
1998-. (aged 28)
American football player
Landon Marshall Dickerson is an American professional football guard for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a center for the Florida State Seminoles and the Alabama Crimson Tide, and was selected by the Eagles in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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3. Chris Conrad
1970-. (aged 56)
screenwriter
television actor
actor
film actor
Chris Conrad is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Jason in Young Hercules, Dennis McClaren in Patriot, and Eric McGowen in The Next Karate Kid.
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4. Daniel Berger
1993-. (aged 33)
golfer
Daniel F. Berger is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. After turning pro at age 20 in 2013, he won the FedEx St. Jude Classic in both 2016 and 2017 and the Charles Schwab Challenge in 2020, the first PGA Tour tournament played after a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, he...
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General Info & Contacts
Alternative names
Fl StateFlorda State UniversityFla. StateNolesFlorida StateFlorida State UnversityFSUFloridia State UniversityFlorida State UniverisityFla. State UniversityFlorida State University SeminolesFl. State UniversityFl. StateFl State UniversityF. S. U.SeminolesThe Florida State UniversityFL StateFlorida State SeminolesFlordia State UniversityF.S.U.FL State University
Founded
1851
Motto
Vires, artes, moresStrength, Skill, Character
Colors
garnet, gold
Academic calendar
August to May (August - December; January-April/May)
Total staff
7,769
Classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Address
222 S. Copeland Street Tallahassee, Florida, 32306-1037 United States
City Population
196,000
Phone
8506442525
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