by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Florida State University was awarded 151 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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Florida State landed the #117 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Florida State held the #121 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 70 colleges in Florida, Florida State is ranked at #2.
Even if you have the best grades and high test scores, that may not be enough to get into Florida State since the school has one of the most selective in the country. Its acceptance rate is a mere 25%, so there's no shame if you don't get in. Be sure to apply to other schools just in case.
About 68% of students accepted to Florida State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 680.
The student to faculty ratio at Florida State University is about average at 17 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Florida State University is 84%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Florida State University has a freshmen retention rate of 94%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Florida State for first-time, full-time students is 72%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Florida State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 32,543 undergraduates at Florida State with 29,072 being full-time and 3,471 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,055 | $4,400 | $7,320 | $9,356 | $11,392 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Florida State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Florida State, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $6,953 a year. That adds up to $27,812 over four years for those students.
See which majors at Florida State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Florida State University.
Contact details for Florida State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1037 |
| Phone: | 850-644-2525 |
| Website: | https://www.fsu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 863 | $30,140 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 675 | $34,922 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 627 | $56,516 |
| Computer Information Systems | 495 | $61,376 |
| Marketing | 494 | $49,808 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 494 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 483 | $34,745 |
| General Biology | 390 | $26,140 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 377 | NA |
| General English Literature | 351 | $29,534 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 26,530 students took at least one online class at Florida State University. This is an increase from the 26,129 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 26,530 | 5,458 |
| 2021-2022 | 26,129 | 5,957 |
| 2020-2021 | 42,355 | 33,875 |
| 2018-2019 | 17,294 | 2,738 |
Learn more about online learning at Florida State University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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