Tallahassee, Florida · Public ·City

Florida State University

Exceptional Investment ROI grade · Top 16% value

24.2% Acceptance $11,297 Avg net price 85.6% Graduate $61,675 Median earnings 32,212 Students

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At a glance

Basics

Type: Public
Setting: City
Enrollment: 32,212 students
Women / Men: 56.2% / 43.9%

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 24.2%
SAT (mid 50%): 1270–1410
ACT (mid 50%): 29–32

Cost

Avg net price: $11,297
Sticker price: $25,720
Tuition (in-state): $5,656
Tuition (out-of-state): $18,786

Outcomes

Graduation rate: 85.6%
Retention rate: 96.1%
Median earnings (10y): $61,675
Median debt: $18,000 (~$195/mo)

Financial aid

On Pell grants: 23%
Take federal loans: 20.4%

All majors at Florida State University

108 programs listed in federal data. Every row opens a school-specific page; listings without a positive program signal stay available for users but out of Google's index.

Major	Program signal
Psychology, General	6.3%
Criminal Justice and Corrections	4.9%
Finance and Financial Management Services	4.6%
Computer and Information Sciences, General	3.6%
Marketing	3.6%
Political Science and Government	3.5%
Biology, General	2.9%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	2.8%
English Language and Literature, General	2.6%
International Relations and National Security Studies	2.4%
Business/Commerce, General	2.4%
Economics	2.3%
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	2.1%
Social Sciences, General	2.0%
Business Administration, Management and Operations	1.9%
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	1.8%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	1.8%
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	1.8%
Public Health	1.8%
Accounting and Related Services	1.7%
Law	1.6%
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	1.5%
Hospitality Administration/Management	1.5%
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	1.4%
Curriculum and Instruction	1.3%
Music	1.3%
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	1.2%
Fine and Studio Arts	1.2%
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	1.1%
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	1.1%
Management Information Systems and Services	1.1%
Sociology	1.0%
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	1.0%
Insurance	1.0%
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	0.9%
Mechanical Engineering	0.9%
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0.9%
Medicine	0.9%
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0.9%
Information Science/Studies	0.9%
Civil Engineering	0.9%
Real Estate	0.8%
Social Work	0.8%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	0.8%
Apparel and Textiles	0.8%
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	0.8%
Statistics	0.7%
History	0.7%
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0.7%
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	0.7%
Physics	0.7%
Chemistry	0.7%
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	0.6%
Educational Administration and Supervision	0.6%
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	0.5%
Mathematics	0.5%
Public Administration	0.5%
Security Science and Technology	0.5%
Chemical Engineering	0.4%
Design and Applied Arts	0.4%
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	0.4%
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	0.4%
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0.4%
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	0.4%
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	0.3%
Philosophy	0.3%
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	0.3%
Industrial Engineering	0.3%
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	0.3%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	0.3%
Geography and Cartography	0.3%
Anthropology	0.3%
Educational/Instructional Media Design	0.3%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology	0.3%
Computer Engineering	0.3%
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	0.3%
Applied Mathematics	0.2%
Dance	0.2%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	0.2%
Special Education and Teaching	0.2%
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0.2%
Computational Science	0.2%
Area Studies	0.2%
Systems Engineering	0.2%
Religion/Religious Studies	0.2%
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0.1%
Data Analytics	0.1%
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	0.1%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	0.1%
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	0.1%
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0.1%
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	0.1%
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	0.0%
Communication and Media Studies	0.0%
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	0.0%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	0.0%
Materials Sciences	0.0%
Demography	0.0%
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	0.0%
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	0.0%
Data Science	0.0%
Library Science and Administration	Listed
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Listed
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Listed
Physical Sciences, Other	Listed
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Listed
Air Transportation	Listed

Cost & ROI

Is Florida State University worth it?

Pay $11,297/yr after aid. Graduates earn a median of $61,675 ten years out — about 5.5× the annual cost. Value grade: A.

Avg net price: $11,297/yr
Median earnings: $61,675/yr (10y out)
Median debt: $18,000~$195/mo
4-year est. cost: $45,188net of aid

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Frequently asked questions

What is Florida State University's acceptance rate?

Florida State University admits 24.2% of applicants — selective on admissions, compared to the national average of 72.3%. Most admitted students score in the 1270–1410 range on the SAT.

How much does Florida State University cost per year?

The average annual net price — what students actually pay after grants and scholarships — is $11,297. The sticker price before any aid is $25,720, so most students receive substantial discounts. Over four years that net cost adds up to roughly $45,188.

How much debt do Florida State University graduates have?

Graduates leave Florida State University with a median federal student loan balance of $18,000, which works out to about $195 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. About 20.4% of students take federal loans.

Is Florida State University worth the cost?

Ten years after enrolling, Florida State University graduates earn a median of $61,675 per year (national median: $50,834). That's about 5.5× the annual net price. EduGradify assigns Florida State University a value grade of A.

What SAT score do you need for Florida State University?

Admitted students score 1270–1410 on the SAT (middle 50% range, out of 1600). That means a quarter of admits scored above the high end of that range, and a quarter scored below it.

What is the graduation rate at Florida State University?

85.6% of full-time undergraduates graduate from Florida State University within six years of enrolling — national average is 49.9%. First-year retention is 96.1%.

What are the most popular majors at Florida State University?

108 programs are listed in federal data; 102 have positive share data. The largest reported major at Florida State University is Psychology, General (6.3%), followed by Criminal Justice and Corrections (4.9%).

What percent of Florida State University students receive financial aid?

23% of Florida State University students receive a federal Pell Grant — the main need-based federal aid program. 20.4% take federal student loans.

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