Florida State University
Florida State University admitted 24% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1270–1410 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $8,605 a year. Within six years, 86% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 24%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 1270–1410
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–32
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $25,144 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $8,605 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $4,332 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $5,656 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $20,116 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 86%
- Students who return for a second year
- 96%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $68,225 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 32,212
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 25%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 25%
- Social sciences
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 9%
- Health professions
- 8%
- Psychology
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- United States Coast Guard Academy CT · 22% admitted
- University of Florida FL · 24% admitted
- Colorado College CO · 19% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- Reed College OR · 25% admitted
- College of the Holy Cross MA · 18% admitted
More colleges in Florida
- University of Central Florida FL · 40% admitted
- Florida International University FL · 55% admitted
- University of South Florida FL · 43% admitted
- Florida Atlantic University FL · 66% admitted
- Florida Gulf Coast University FL · 63% admitted
- University of North Florida FL · 53% admitted
- University of Miami FL · 19% admitted
- The University of Tampa FL · 40% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.