Colleges / Florida State University
College · Public · Tallahassee, FL · City
FSU

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Address222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1037
Websitewww.fsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate24%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size32,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 24% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1361 · ACT 28.

If you get in

32,212 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$103k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$45k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.8k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans20%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr86%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out5%
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
32,212
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Florida State · F.S.U. · FSU · F. S. U. · Fla. State University · Fla. State · Fl State University · Fl State · FL State University · FL State · Seminoles · Noles · Florida State Seminoles · Florida State University Seminoles · Fl. State · Fl. State University · The Florida State University · Floridia State University · Florda State University · Florida State Univerisity · Flordia State University · Florida State Unversity
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida State University
College · Public · Tallahassee, FL · City
FSU

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Address222 S. Copeland Street, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1037
Websitewww.fsu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate24%
6-yr median pay$50k
Net price / yr$11k
Undergrad size32,212
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $11k/yr for a shot at a $50k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 24% means this is competitive but not impossible. Admitted students average SAT 1361 · ACT 28.

If you get in

32,212 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $26k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $11k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$103k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$45k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$58k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.9x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$5.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$18.8k
Room & board
$13.5k
Books & supplies
$1,200

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans20%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$18k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention96%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr86%
Most finish on time.
6-yr median pay$50k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$62k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out5%
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
32,212
Location
Tallahassee, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Florida State · F.S.U. · FSU · F. S. U. · Fla. State University · Fla. State · Fl State University · Fl State · FL State University · FL State · Seminoles · Noles · Florida State Seminoles · Florida State University Seminoles · Fl. State · Fl. State University · The Florida State University · Floridia State University · Florda State University · Florida State Univerisity · Flordia State University · Florida State Unversity
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 79

What you can study.