Florida State University
http://www.fsu.edu211 Westcott Bldg, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1037
(850) 644-2525
Florida State University is a comprehensive, national, graduate research university that puts research into action for the benefit of our students and society. Our extensive graduate programs and our law and medical schools enrich the graduate, professional and undergraduate experiences, making Florida State University a demanding and intellectually stimulating environment for students and faculty. With an impressive breadth of programs, Florida State University has leading undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in a variety of fields. Some of the many programs that consistently rank among the top twenty-five at the nation's public universities include those in Business, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Criminology, ...show more »
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Institution Type | 4-year, Public |
| Special Learning Opportunities | ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Teacher certification Distance learning opportunities Study abroad |
| Student Services | Academic/career counseling service Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus day care for students' children |
| Credit Accepted | Dual credit Advanced placement (AP) credits |
| Religious Affiliation | Not applicable |
| Federal Aid | Eligible students may receive Pell Grants and other federal aid (e.g. Direct Loans). |
| Degrees/Certificates Offered | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Other degree Doctor's degree - research/scholarship Doctor's degree - professional practice |
| Campus Setting | City: Midsize |
| Disability Services Student | 5% |
| School Costs | |
|---|---|
|
At Florida State University, 98.0% percent of first-time undergrads receive financial aid, 77.0% receive grants and/or scholarships (an average of $2,263), and 34% receive loans ($3,620 on average). On-campus room and board costs about $8,000. Off campus it is around $8,000. Taking into account total living expenses and financial aid, the average net cost of attending Florida State University is $11,945 per year. |
|
| Yearly Tuition | |
| Tuition Undergrad in State | $4,566 |
| Tuition Undergrad Out of State | $19,011 |
| Tuition Graduate in State | $6,368 |
| Tuition Graduate Out of State | $20,800 |
| Living Costs | |
| Total Expense in State on Campus | $17,880 |
| Total Expense Out of State On Campus | $32,325 |
| Total Expense In State Off Campus | $17,880 |
| Total Expense in State off Campus With Family | $9,272 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus | $32,325 |
| Total Expense Out of State Off Campus With Familhy | $23,717 |
| Enrollment & Graduation Rates | |
|---|---|
|
In Fall 2009, 23,439 people applied to Florida State University. Of the applicants, 61.0% were admitted (60.0% male & 62.0% female ) and 42.0% accepted (43.0% male and 41.0% female) Of the 30,803 undergraduate students at Florida State University, 10.0% are part-time. A majority (92.0%) of the undergrad students are under 25 years of age. And 33.0% of the 8,982 graduate students are part-time. |
|
| Percent of In-State Undergrads | 91.0% |
| Full Time Retention Rate | 91.0% |
| Part Time Retention Rates | 73.0% |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 48.0% |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 69.0% |
| Overall Graduation Rate | 71.0% |
| Admissions | |
|---|---|
| Yearly Application Deadline | December 15,Spetember 15 |
| Admissions Office Phone | 850-644-6200 |
| Admissions Office Email | webhelp_admissions@admin.fsu.edu |
| Admissions Office Address | Room 6100C UCC, 296 Champions Way, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2620 |
| Admissions Transfer URL | https://admissions.fsu.edu/transfer/ |
| Admissions Website | http://http://admissions.fsu.edu/ (find financial aid info here) |
| Application Website | http://www.fsu.edu/students/prospective/admissions/online/ |
| Application Fee | $30 |
|
In order to be accepted to Florida State University, you should have:
| |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Reading (25th Percentile) | 550 |
| SAT Reading (75th Percentile) | 640 |
| SAT Math (25th Percentile) | 560 |
| SAT Math (75th Percentile) | 650 |
| ACT Composite (25th Percentile) | 24 |
| ACT Composite (75th Percentile) | 28 |
| Florida State University Programs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(According to the US National Center for Education Statistics) | |||||
| Program Name | Certificate | Associate | Bachelor | Master | Doctorate |
| Architecture and related services | 36 | 3 | |||
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 36 | 3 | |||
| Area, ethnic, cultural, and gender studies | 33 | 7 | |||
| African-American/Black Studies | 1 | ||||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 12 | 2 | |||
| Asian Studies/Civilization | 9 | 1 | |||
| Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies | 1 | 2 | |||
| Italian Studies | 2 | ||||
| Latin American Studies | 1 | ||||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 9 | ||||
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 292 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Biochemistry | 35 | ||||
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 257 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 2 | ||||
| Biostatistics | 6 | ||||
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 2 | ||||
| Molecular Biophysics | 3 | ||||
| Business, management, marketing, and related support services | 1 | 266 | 13 | ||
| Accounting | 205 | 64 | |||
| Actuarial Science | 26 | ||||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 202 | 17 | |||
| Business/Commerce, General | 56 | 173 | 13 | ||
| Finance, General | 414 | ||||
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 100 | ||||
| Insurance | 32 | ||||
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 76 | ||||
| Management Information Systems, General | 31 | 12 | |||
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 237 | ||||
| Real Estate | 73 | ||||
| Communication, journalism, and related programs | 298 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | 298 | 86 | 4 | ||
| Computer and information sciences and support services | 151 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 38 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Information Technology | 113 | ||||
| Education | 43 | 515 | 404 | 66 | |
| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | 1 | 9 | |||
| Art Teacher Education | 10 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | 32 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 27 | 9 | 3 | ||
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities | 23 | 49 | |||
| Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness | 9 | 19 | |||
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation | 4 | ||||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 1 | ||||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 2 | 31 | 4 | ||
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | 2 | 4 | |||
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | 28 | 7 | |||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 1 | 157 | 23 | 4 | |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | 1 | 46 | 8 | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education | 1 | ||||
| Foreign Language Teacher Education | 1 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Health Teacher Education | 5 | 2 | |||
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 29 | 2 | |||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 3 | 25 | 20 | 4 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 33 | 25 | 6 | ||
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 112 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 4 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 3 | ||||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 1 | 54 | 13 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other | 4 | 3 | |||
| Engineering | 253 | 52 | 18 | ||
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 1 | ||||
| Chemical Engineering | 33 | 2 | |||
| Civil Engineering, General | 86 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 14 | ||||
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering | 49 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 16 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Mechanical Engineering | 55 | 19 | 6 | ||
| English language and literature/letters | 437 | 25 | 16 | ||
| Creative Writing | 12 | ||||
| English Language and Literature, General | 437 | 13 | 16 | ||
| Family and consumer sciences/human sciences | 450 | 17 | 8 | ||
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 246 | 11 | |||
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 15 | 8 | |||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 189 | 6 | |||
| Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics | 71 | 27 | 7 | ||
| Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General | 16 | 15 | |||
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other | 4 | ||||
| French Language and Literature | 12 | 3 | 3 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 6 | 1 | |||
| Italian Language and Literature | 5 | ||||
| Russian Language and Literature | 7 | ||||
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 1 | ||||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 21 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Health professions and related clinical sciences | 3 | 389 | 130 | 85 | |
| Art Therapy/Therapist | 14 | ||||
| Athletic Training/Trainer | 23 | ||||
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 60 | 33 | 5 | ||
| Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) | 76 | 27 | |||
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 1 | ||||
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 6 | ||||
| Medicine (MD) | 74 | ||||
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 7 | 8 | |||
| Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | 189 | 24 | |||
| Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) | 16 | ||||
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | 3 | 34 | 7 | ||
| History | 100 | 14 | 5 | ||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 2 | ||||
| History, General | 100 | 12 | 5 | ||
| Legal professions and studies | 1 | 263 | |||
| Law (LLB, JD) | 263 | ||||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) | 1 | ||||
| Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities | 157 | 53 | 10 | 5 | |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 53 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 157 | ||||
| Library science | 1 | 240 | 4 | ||
| Library Science/Librarianship | 1 | 240 | 4 | ||
| Mathematics and statistics | 30 | 39 | 12 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 26 | 25 | 7 | ||
| Statistics, General | 4 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Multi/interdisciplinary studies | 5 | 8 | |||
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 5 | 1 | |||
| Neuroscience | 7 | ||||
| Parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies | 328 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 248 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management | 80 | 12 | |||
| Philosophy and religious studies | 65 | 14 | 7 | ||
| Philosophy | 30 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Religion/Religious Studies | 35 | 7 | 5 | ||
| Physical sciences | 88 | 67 | 50 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 31 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 19 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Chemistry, Other | 16 | ||||
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 6 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical | 6 | 5 | |||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 2 | ||||
| Physics, General | 14 | 21 | 25 | ||
| Physics, Other | 2 | ||||
| Psychology | 345 | 32 | 24 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 9 | 10 | |||
| Psychology, General | 345 | 23 | 14 | ||
| Public administration and social service professions | 99 | 227 | 15 | ||
| Public Administration | 35 | 14 | |||
| Social Work | 99 | 192 | 1 | ||
| Security and protective services | 349 | 35 | |||
| Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other | 1 | ||||
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 348 | 35 | |||
| Social sciences | 1 | 135 | 17 | ||
| Anthropology | 37 | 3 | |||
| Cartography | 13 | ||||
| Demography and Population Studies | 5 | ||||
| Economics, General | 205 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Geography | 103 | 9 | 4 | ||
| International Relations and Affairs | 263 | 27 | |||
| Political Science and Government, General | 353 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 272 | 4 | |||
| Sociology | 132 | 13 | 5 | ||
| Visual and performing arts | 467 | 206 | 32 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 37 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Arts Management | 19 | ||||
| Cinematography and Film/Video Production | 25 | 29 | |||
| Dance, General | 20 | 14 | |||
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 88 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 146 | 8 | |||
| Graphic Design | 5 | ||||
| Interior Design | 40 | 14 | |||
| Music Performance, General | 33 | 46 | 13 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 2 | 9 | 9 | ||
| Music, General | 71 | 2 | |||
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | 14 | 6 | |||
| Voice and Opera | 1 | ||||
| Florida State University Social Media | |
|---|---|
Ask your friends about Florida State University!Ask a question via:Click Here to see which of your Facebook friends went to Florida State UniversityRecent Facebook Comments Mentioning Florida State University |
|
Twitter »
Quora »
Yahoo! Answers »| Contact | |
|---|---|
|
Florida State University Website: http://www.fsu.edu Connect with Florida State University via: |
This contact form will send an email to webhelp_admissions@admin.fsu.edu on your behalf |
Facebook
LinkedIn| Reviews | |
|---|---|
|
Be the first to rank this school
|
|
CommentsBe the first to leave a comment on Florida State University
|
|
External Reviews of Florida State University
|
|
Top Rated Professors at Florida State UniversityRead ratings on Ratemyprofessors.com
|
| Florida State University Q&A from Yahoo! Answers | |
|---|---|
Also find more questions on Quora » |
|
| Local Info & Current Events | |
|---|---|
Click Here for a map view of Florida State University & see nearby schools, housing availability, location restaurants, and more...! |
|
Local News
Local newspaper:
Tallahassee.com.
| |
|
|
|
