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Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·fsu.edu
6-yr Graduation
86%
+11.0pp vs R1 Research
Total enrollment
43,889
peer median 37,029
Avg net price
$10,997
-$6.1k vs R1 Research
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About

Florida State University is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the state. Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
78,272
78,272 candidates competed
Admitted
18,954
24.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
5,855
30.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
86%+11.0pp vs R1 Research
4-year graduation
74%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
86%
Full-time retention
96%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
83%
Non-Pell
78%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 292 Title IV programs, 111 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 180 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
292
Passing
111
38.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.3%
-0.3pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

292programs
  • Passing111 · 38.0%
  • No Data180 · 61.6%
  • Failing1 · 0.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
6
Safe
103
No data
180

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

112
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.3%
$50,364 vs $51,545
Information Science/Studies
Master's Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
+7.7%
$55,518 vs $51,545
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.0%
$44,277 vs $40,610
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+10.6%
$44,914 vs $40,610
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.0%
$59,811 vs $51,545
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+18.4%
$61,024 vs $51,545
Curriculum and Instruction
Master's Degree · Education
+22.2%
$56,672 vs $46,391
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Master's Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+22.9%
$60,832 vs $49,483

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-2.3%
−$1,181

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

105
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
155%
$175,329 debt · $113,355 earn
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
139%
$61,500 debt · $44,277 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
99%
$58,348 debt · $58,724 earn
English Language and Literature General
Doctoral Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
98%
$59,075 debt · $60,363 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Doctoral Degree · Education
92%
$65,000 debt · $70,860 earn
Fine and Studio Arts
Master's Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
91%
$40,946 debt · $44,914 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
89%
$44,869 debt · $50,364 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
89%
$144,142 debt · $162,329 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1915Next review Jun 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 20

Action history · 25

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Feb 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
  5. Jan 2024Approved for Distance Education
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Didactic Program in Dietetics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,777
$30–48k$7,427
$48–75k$11,131
$75–110k$16,057
$110k+$17,910

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,997
-$6,142vs R1 Research median $17,139
Federal loans
21.9%
In-state tuition
$5,656
Out-of-state
$18,786

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 9,793 students received $60.7M in Pell grants, alongside $147.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
9,793
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$60.7M
$60,679,253 total
Direct Loans
$147.4M
14,877 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

9k
’20
9k
’21
9k
’22
9k
’23
10k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$16.8M
3,917 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$24.9M
5,256 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$80.5M
4,203 loan awards
Parent PLUS$10.9M
691 loan awards
Grad PLUS$14.4M
810 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 6,731 borrowers who entered repayment, 73 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
6,731
Defaulted
73
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.4%
2017
3.5%
2018
2.8%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Florida State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs148
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

10,883 total completions
01Business
2,68424.7%
02Social Sciences
1,57714.5%
03Health Professions
1,49213.7%
04Psychology
9438.7%
05Biological Sciences
8788.1%
06Computer Sciences
8127.5%
07Security/Protective
7396.8%
08Education
6566.0%
09Engineering
5655.2%
10Legal Professions
5374.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
43,889
12-mo unduplicated
46,338
Undergraduate
33,946
Graduate
12,392

Gender split

Men
42%19,384
Women
58%26,954

Race / ethnicity composition

White
58.2%
Hispanic
23.2%
Black
7.4%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
3.7%
Non-resident
1.7%
Unknown
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
512
297 M · 215 W
Women athletes
42.0%
Athletic aid
$8.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$169.9M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$4.4M
$3.6M
Recruiting expense
$2.4M
$665K
Head-coach salaries
$1.4M
$257K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
108 M · 128 W
$4.7M
Football
125 M · —
$61.1M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
39 M · 45 W
$3.1M
Baseball
41 M · —
$5.4M
Basketball
20 M · 12 W
$16.7M
Beach Volleyball
— · 30 W
$1.5M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.28
145 offenses · 44,161 students

3-year trend

1.612 yrs ago1.661 yr ago3.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
290
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
54
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
7

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
74
Aggravated assault
24
Burglary
23
Rape
13
Robbery
6
Fondling
3
Arson
2

By location

145total
  • On campus111
  • Non-campus26
  • Public property8

Includes 20 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

4
Domestic violence
5
Dating violence
14
Stalking
23 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons80
Drugs253
Liquor3204

Residence-hall fires

  • Murphree Hall1 fire
    A student intentionally set fire to a flyer on a wall.Damage $0-$99
  • Azalea Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
1,741

Florida State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Florida State selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectFlorida State University
86%—43,889$10,997R1 Research
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
68%89.9%79,818$13,670R1 Research
Clemson University
87%38.3%29,077$22,112R1 Research
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
67%88.5%34,096$20,332R1 Research
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
—68.5%9,536—R1 Research
Florida International University
74%54.7%54,723$9,133R1 Research
George Mason University
68%87.5%39,766$18,287R1 Research
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus
94%14.1%53,363$13,289R1 Research
Georgia State University
53%55.4%34,944$15,931R1 Research
Indiana University-Bloomington
80%78.2%48,424$15,342R1 Research
Iowa State University
75%88.7%30,380$18,165R1 Research
Kansas State University
71%81.7%20,295$17,883R1 Research
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
66%73.3%41,705$20,015R1 Research
Michigan State University
81%84.8%52,089$20,751R1 Research
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
85%41.7%38,464$16,931R1 Research
Ohio State University-Main Campus
88%60.6%61,443$18,292R1 Research
Oregon State University
70%77.3%37,163$19,568R1 Research
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
86%60.6%50,737$32,598R1 Research
Purdue University-Main Campus
83%49.9%58,658$13,945R1 Research
Rutgers University-New Brunswick
84%58.1%52,269$23,519R1 Research
Stony Brook University
76%49.0%26,689$18,430R1 Research
Temple University
75%80.4%29,640$29,219R1 Research
Texas Tech University
69%72.6%40,757$20,071R1 Research
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
74%41.6%38,728$18,109R1 Research
The University of Texas at Arlington
54%79.9%44,956$15,235R1 Research
The University of Texas at Austin
89%26.6%53,864$19,678R1 Research
The University of Texas at Dallas
76%65.1%29,886$17,435R1 Research
University at Albany
61%69.1%17,560$18,486R1 Research
University at Buffalo
75%74.2%31,903$20,470R1 Research
University of Alabama at Birmingham
64%88.2%20,905$17,727R1 Research
University of Arizona
68%86.1%56,365$15,960R1 Research
University of Arkansas
71%74.3%33,610$17,525R1 Research
University of California-Berkeley
93%11.0%45,882$14,979R1 Research
University of California-Davis
86%41.8%40,065$15,288R1 Research
University of California-Irvine
87%28.6%37,297$12,840R1 Research
University of California-Los Angeles
93%9.0%47,335$14,013R1 Research
University of California-Riverside
76%76.4%26,384$13,707R1 Research
University of California-San Diego
86%26.7%44,256$11,750R1 Research
University of California-Santa Barbara
83%33.0%26,133$13,825R1 Research
University of California-Santa Cruz
75%65.8%19,938$16,607R1 Research
University of Central Florida
78%40.1%69,713$10,650R1 Research
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
75%85.3%45,026$23,156R1 Research
University of Colorado Boulder
74%78.1%38,799$21,480R1 Research
University of Connecticut
83%52.4%28,306$22,886R1 Research
University of Delaware
83%70.6%24,412$16,931R1 Research
University of Florida
91%24.2%56,311$6,351R1 Research
University of Georgia
90%37.7%43,146$13,816R1 Research
University of Hawaii at Manoa
64%86.6%20,028$13,181R1 Research
University of Houston
65%73.9%47,980$13,853R1 Research
University of Illinois Chicago
62%77.4%33,906$12,313R1 Research
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
85%42.4%59,238$15,201R1 Research
University of Iowa
75%83.6%30,779$21,398R1 Research
University of Kansas
69%93.5%29,792$17,365R1 Research
University of Kentucky
71%92.9%34,709$17,218R1 Research
University of Louisville
61%79.4%23,065$17,634R1 Research
University of Maryland-College Park
89%44.8%41,725$15,590R1 Research
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
83%59.7%31,726$23,691R1 Research
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
93%15.6%52,855$14,832R1 Research
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
85%79.7%56,666$17,139R1 Research
University of Mississippi
72%96.6%26,449$13,164R1 Research
University of Missouri-Columbia
75%78.5%31,543$19,889R1 Research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
67%87.5%24,393$17,424R1 Research
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
54%95.2%23,124$17,478R1 Research
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
91%15.3%32,438$12,983R1 Research
University of North Texas
61%72.2%46,864$14,352R1 Research
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
75%76.6%30,851$17,413R1 Research
University of Oregon
72%88.3%24,404$21,782R1 Research
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
85%58.1%35,724$30,074R1 Research
University of South Carolina-Columbia
79%60.2%38,532$24,532R1 Research
University of South Florida
77%43.2%49,622$10,043R1 Research
University of Utah
65%86.0%36,894$13,172R1 Research
University of Virginia-Main Campus
96%16.8%26,409$22,881R1 Research
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
85%39.1%56,997$13,485R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Madison
90%45.2%51,044$16,928R1 Research
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
53%90.7%22,450$16,177R1 Research
Virginia Commonwealth University
63%92.6%28,464$19,452R1 Research
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
86%54.8%38,857$23,790R1 Research
Washington State University
60%86.6%25,685$14,401R1 Research
Wayne State University
58%81.2%23,803$14,773R1 Research
West Virginia University
64%89.0%23,643$12,997R1 Research
Peer group median75%72.2%37,029$17,139

Florida State Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Office of the Provost
Address
318 Westcott Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1359

The Office of Institutional Research at Florida State University offers various data and statistics through its Fact Book, fact sheets, and custom data request services. It provides resources on student enrollment, degrees awarded, faculty details, surveys, performance metrics, and more. The office supports the Quality Enhancement Review process required by the Office of the Provost & Academic Affairs.

Visit IR office page
Team
12 members
  • James M. Hunt, PhD
    Associate Vice Provost and Chief Data and Analytics Officer
  • Andrew Brady
    Associate Director, Institutional Research
  • Samantha Nix, PhD
    Program Director, Curricular and Student Success Analytics
  • Heather Epstein-Diaz
    Program Director, Data Governance and Analytics Services
  • Joling Emerick
    Senior Business Analyst
  • Gene Cilluffo
    Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Katherine Gipalo
    Student Success Analyst
  • Abigail Jonckheere-Paul
    Student Success Analyst
  • Logan Poland
    Compliance Reporting Analyst
  • Sarah Sikes
    Metrics Strategies Analyst
  • Zack Stoffers
    Faculty Data Analyst
  • Mev Verzaal
    FACET Program Coordinator

Research funding

External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.

NSF
NSF awards
$5,532,748
NIH awards
$18,934,146
All sources
$24,466,894

Common Data Set (1)

The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.

Reports & documents (8)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Grants & funding (7)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Florida State (8)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Burt Reynolds
    Actors
  • Faye Dunaway
    Entertainment
  • Charlie Crist
    Government, law, and public policy
  • Kay Hagan
    United States Congress
  • Eric J. Barron
    Academia and research
  • Jim Towey
    Academia and research
  • Sylvia Earle
    Science, space, technology, and math
  • Stephanie Abrams
    Meteorology

Frequently asked questions about Florida State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Florida State.

What is the graduation rate at Florida State University?

Florida State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 86% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Florida State University?

Florida State University reports a total enrollment of 43,889 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Florida State University?

The average net price at Florida State University is $10,997 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Florida State University?

Florida State University's yield rate is 30.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Florida State University located?

Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1037.

Who runs Institutional Research at Florida State University?

Florida State University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of the Provost.

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