Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
- Public
- City
- 32,212 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 24%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $8,605per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,22510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
First-generation, Pell-eligible Florida residents can apply to CARE's Summer Bridge, spending seven weeks on campus the summer before first year taking classes, with support continuing through graduation.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 24%About 2 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test scores requiredApplicants must send SAT or ACT scores.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1270–1410Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 29–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,605full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,144sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,656Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $20,116Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 96%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $68,22510 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 32,212Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 25%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University of South Florida Tampa, FL — admits 43%
- Florida International University Miami, FL — admits 55%
- University of Central Florida Orlando, FL — admits 40%
- University of California-Davis Davis, CA — admits 42%
Also worth a look
- University of Florida Gainesville, FL — admits 24%
- University of South Florida Tampa, FL — admits 43%
- University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA — admits 29%
- University of Central Florida Orlando, FL — admits 40%
- University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA — admits 27%
- California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA — admits 46%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Florida State University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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