Colleges / Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
College · Public · Tallahassee, FL · City
FAM

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL

HBCU
Address1500 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32307
Websitewww.famu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate21%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size7,582
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 21% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1107 · ACT 20.

If you get in

7,582 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$96k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$55k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,138

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,582
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FAMU · Florida A&M University · Florida A&M University · Rattlers · FAMU Rattlers
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black89%
  • Hispanic6%
  • White3%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$29k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
College · Public · Tallahassee, FL · City
FAM

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL

HBCU
Address1500 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32307
Websitewww.famu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate21%
6-yr median pay$36k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size7,582
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $36k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 21% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1107 · ACT 20.

If you get in

7,582 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $24k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$96k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$55k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$41k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.8k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.7k
Room & board
$12.3k
Books & supplies
$1,138

How students pay for it.

Pell grants54%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$36k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$44k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
7,582
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FAMU · Florida A&M University · Florida A&M University · Rattlers · FAMU Rattlers
Identity
HBCU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Black89%
  • Hispanic6%
  • White3%
  • Two or more races2%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time10%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$29k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.