Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public research
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Acceptance rate
23.8%
20,364 admitted
SAT · 50th
1360
Range 1300–1410
6-yr grad
85.8%
Retention 96.6%
Undergrads
34,271
17.1:1 S-F
Admissions
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34.0% / 13.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications85,469
Overall admit rate23.8%
In-state admit rate34.0%
Out-of-state admit rate13.5%
Enrolled6,559 · 32.2% yield
Admitted from waitlist5 of 3,750
Very important factorsRigor of HS record
Important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Extracurriculars, First-gen, Geography, Test scores, State residency, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1360
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1300–1410 · 63.7% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W650680720
Math630670710
Comp130013601410
ACT
255075
Comp293032
Cost & aid
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$4,640
in-state tuition
out-of-state $23,825
Tuition (in-state)$4,640
Tuition (out-of-state)$23,825
Fees$1,877
Room & board$13,474
Books$1,380
Avg need-based grant$13,476
% need met66.0%
Avg debt at graduation$20,800
Academics
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17.1 : 1
student-faculty ratio
96.6% retention
Student-faculty17.1 : 1
Retention96.6%
4-year graduation74.9%
6-year graduation85.8%
Enrollment
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34,271
undergraduates
13.5% out-of-state · 72 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates34,271
First-year6,558
Transfer2,106
Full-time88%
Female56%
Out-of-state13.5%
International (freshmen)72
Rankings
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#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Undergraduate Business Specialties: Insurance
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Insurance#226
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#1626
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges for Students With No Demonstrated Need (Public)#1626
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Entrepreneurship#1826
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2126
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#3826
NicheBest Colleges in America#5126
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference17
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttp://admissions.fsu.edu/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@fsu.edu
Admissions phone850-644-6200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Flor…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Florida FL · Public20.3%141037K
University of Central Florida FL · Public42.8%128060K
University of South Florida FL · Public40.7%125039K
University of Georgia GA · Public34.2%133032K
University of Alabama AL · Public71.2%121035K
Auburn University AL · Public45.9%132027K
University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN · Public43.6%133032K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Florida State University

8 years of Florida State University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.