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 4,339 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education/teaching of individuals with vision impairments including blindness.
According to College Factual's 2023 analysis, Florida State is ranked #120 out of 2,241 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. 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 #210 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, Florida State is ranked at #3.
See all of the rankings for Florida State University.
If you're applying to Florida State University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 32%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 65% 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 680. Math scores were between 600 and 670.
Learn more about Florida State University admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at Florida State University is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
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 85%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 95% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Florida State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Florida State the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 66%. That is great when compared to 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 + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,950 | $7,349 | $11,506 | $15,203 | $16,126 |
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 25% of students took out student loans averaging $6,141 a year. That adds up to $24,564 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Florida State is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at Florida State University make the most money.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/floridastate |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/floridastate |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 824 | $26,859 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 565 | $31,412 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 557 | $51,300 |
| Marketing | 520 | $46,163 |
| Political Science & Government | 477 | $31,872 |
| Computer Information Systems | 398 | $54,221 |
| General English Literature | 340 | $27,906 |
| General Biology | 328 | $22,171 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 328 | $25,541 |
| International Relations & National Security | 317 | $30,421 |
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 2019-2020, 42,355 students took at least one online class at Florida State University. This is an increase from the 19,802 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 42,355 | 33,875 |
| 2018-2019 | 19,802 | 3,306 |
| 2017-2018 | 17,253 | 2,738 |
| 2016-2017 | 16,355 | 2,461 |
| 2015-2016 | 14,985 | 2,385 |
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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