Tallahassee, FL · Public
24.2%
Acceptance rate
1,323
SAT Average
$10,997
Avg net price
31,812
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 130Bachelor’s 10,022Master’s 3,287Doctoral 774 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2,508Master’s 313Doctoral 9 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1,288Master’s 133Doctoral 14 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 920Master’s 54Doctoral 46 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 841Master’s 605Doctoral 196 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 751Master’s 60Doctoral 34 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 584Master’s 164Doctoral 6 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 464Master’s 327Doctoral 16 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 412Master’s 155Doctoral 34 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 370Master’s 149Doctoral 32 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 340Master’s 105Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 265Master’s 19Doctoral 25 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 261Master’s 18Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 196Master’s 100Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 169Master’s 371Doctoral 91 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 153Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 99Master’s 87Doctoral 31 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 90Master’s 60Doctoral 48 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 87Master’s 95Doctoral 12 |
| Associate’s 130Bachelor’s 73Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 63Master’s 11Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 45Master’s 26Doctoral 8 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 27Master’s 15Doctoral 9 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 9Master’s 94Doctoral 4 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 293Doctoral 132 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 28Doctoral 3 |
NCAA program details
- Primary division
- Division I
- Primary conference
- Atlantic Coast Conference
Projected sponsored sports21
Athletic participation
476 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams
Early Decision
Domestic Students (No Talent-Based Majors or CARE Summer Bridge)
Passed · Binding · Decision released by Dec 17 · FAFSA due Dec 1
Early Action
FL Residents Only
Passed · Decision released by Dec 17
Regular Decision
Decision released by Feb 18
Rolling
· Apply with Common App or the college's application
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $4,022
- Required fees
- $1,634
- Food and housing
- $13,474
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $5,070
- Total
- $25,400
- $22,4462019–2019–20
- $23,1262020–2120–21
- $23,4762021–2221–22
- $23,7802022–2322–23
- $25,9522023–2423–24
- $25,4002024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,997 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid and paid in-state tuition.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 39%
- Average share of need met
- 75%
- Average need-based grant
- $15,326
- Required forms
- FAFSA and State aid form
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Florida State University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Florida State University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Florida State University runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Florida State University admits in-state applicants at 34%, out-of-state applicants at 13.5%, and international applicants at 7.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
6,558 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Mar 1. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
63.7% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
36.3% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
Florida State University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.4% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 53.2% who submitted class rank.
High-school GPA
among first-years who submitted test scores
Average 3.72
High-school class rank
Among the 53.2% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Florida State University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Recommendation(s)
- Not considered
Nonacademic
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Geographical residence
- Important
- State residency
- Important
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Florida State University's net price after grant aid, by family income. of first-years received need-based aid. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $10,997 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 2,236 of 5,759 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Florida State University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Florida State University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.6% of Florida State University’s first-years return for a second year and 83% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03