More selective than 93% of Florida colleges we cover.
College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class
Average after grants for all families receiving federal aid. Pick your income above.
Sticker price $25,720. College Scorecard.
Higher than 97% of Florida colleges we cover and 93% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median 54%.
Within 6 years · College Scorecard
Higher than 92% of Florida colleges we cover and 73% of colleges nationwide. U.S. median $53,263.
Median, 10 years after starting · College Scorecard
FSU acceptance rate & admissions
Of 74,038 applicants, Florida State University admitted 18,793 and 5,890 enrolled (IPEDS, Fall 2023 entering class). The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1270–1410 on the SAT or 29–32 on the ACT.
IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class
Test scores: College Scorecard, Fall 2024. Other figures: College Scorecard; IPEDS
FSU tuition, cost & net price
What families actually pay per year, by income
Average net price after grants and scholarships for Florida residents who receive federal aid. Tap your income band.
College Scorecard, latest reported year (in-state, federal aid recipients)
Sticker price (before aid)
IPEDS 2023-24 cost items; total from College Scorecard
College Scorecard; Urban Institute Education Data Portal
Florida residents: students may qualify for Bright Futures, the state's merit scholarship, at eligible Florida colleges. Award amounts by school are coming to this page.
FSU majors, earnings & careers
Florida State University offers 79 bachelor's majors across 10 areas. Earnings below are for this school's graduates of each major, four years after finishing.
- Humanities & Languages · 13
- Social Sciences & Public Service · 13
- Business & Finance · 12
- Science & Math · 12
- Health & Medicine · 8
- Engineering · 7
- Arts & Design · 6
- Education · 4
- Communications & Media · 2
- Technology & Computing · 2
Highest-earning majors at FSU
| Major | Earnings, 4 yrs | Median debt |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering | $114,802 | $23,346 |
| Management Information Systems | $103,648 | $18,173 |
| Industrial Engineering | $96,504 | $20,000 |
| Management Science / Analytics | $94,887 | $18,750 |
| Security / Homeland Security | $93,841 | $20,693 |
| Electrical Engineering | $93,740 | $15,750 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | $93,727 | $20,250 |
| Insurance | $92,064 | $21,500 |
Quick list of all 79 majors
- Accounting$91,056
- Allied Health (Imaging / Therapy / Tech)$57,647
- Anthropology$42,791
- Apparel and Textiles$64,807
- Area Studies$67,110
- Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology$66,943
- Biochemistry$69,875
- Biology$51,256
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology—
- Biomedical Engineering—
- Broadcasting / Digital Media$60,876
- Business$74,716
- Business Administration$77,320
- Chemical Engineering$90,815
- Chemistry$66,724
- Civil Engineering$84,340
- Classics$50,542
- Computational Science—
- Computer and Information Sciences$93,727
- Computer Engineering$114,802
- Criminal Justice$57,417
- Curriculum and Instruction—
- Dance$40,892
- Dietetics$60,380
- East Asian Languages (Chinese / Japanese / Korean)$44,502
- Economics$73,527
- Education (Elementary / Secondary)$51,863
- Education (Subject Teaching)$57,287
- Electrical Engineering$93,740
- English$52,602
- Entrepreneurship$58,824
- Environmental Science / Conservation$54,288
- Ethnic / Gender Studies—
- Film and Photography$46,180
- Finance$87,089
- Geography$52,537
- Geology / Earth Science$66,157
- German—
- Graphic / Interior / Fashion Design$73,888
- Health Sciences—
- History$56,834
- Hospitality Management$62,673
- Human Development and Family Studies$62,663
- Industrial Engineering$96,504
- Insurance$92,064
- International Relations$63,984
- Kinesiology / Exercise Science$60,909
- Liberal Arts / General Studies$51,587
- Linguistics—
- Management Information Systems$103,648
- Management Science / Analytics$94,887
- Marketing$84,981
- Mathematics$68,131
- Mechanical Engineering$89,622
- Music$44,454
- Neuroscience—
- Nursing$78,811
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management$48,260
- Philosophy$47,153
- Physics—
- Physiology$61,342
- Political Science$68,059
- Psychology$54,728
- Public Health—
- Public Relations and Advertising$65,941
- Real Estate$80,900
- Rehabilitation / Therapy Sciences—
- Religious Studies—
- Security / Homeland Security$93,841
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—
- Social Sciences$58,460
- Social Work$50,723
- Sociology$50,612
- Spanish / French / Romance Languages$51,157
- Special Education$57,573
- Speech-Language Pathology / Communication Disorders$67,180
- Statistics$77,605
- Studio Art$41,067
- Theatre$44,115
— means too few graduates to report earnings.
College Scorecard field of study, latest release
All majors by area with earnings 1 and 4 years out, and debt →Criminal Justice → Police officer
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 3.5% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Finance → Financial analyst
Median annual wage for all workers in this job, not only new graduates. U.S. jobs projected to grow 7.2% from 2025 to 2035.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; Employment Projections 2025-35
Living in Tallahassee
Overall prices in the Tallahassee, FL area.
BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
2 bedrooms $1,424. Housing costs 21% below the U.S. average.
HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027
January and July average highs. 57 inches of rain a year, almost no snow.
NOAA Climate Normals 1991-2020
Highest: hurricane (relatively high); tornado (relatively high).
FEMA National Risk Index, Leon County
Campus & students
IPEDS fall enrollment; Carnegie Classification; EADA via Urban Institute
Leon County at a glance
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2024
Compare FSU with similar schools
Similar public colleges in Florida by selectivity, graduation rate and size. Tap “Why?” to see where the price difference comes from.
| School | Acceptance | You'd pay | Graduation | Earnings, 10 yrs | Price gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University | 24% | $11,297 | 86% | $61,675 | This school |
| University of Florida | 24% | $6,541 | 91% | $71,588 | |
| University of South Florida | 43% | $9,812 | 77% | $57,743 | |
| Florida International University | 55% | $9,288 | 74% | $60,249 | |
| University of Central Florida | 40% | $10,411 | 78% | $58,308 |
College Scorecard, latest reported year. “You'd pay” follows your residency and income choices above.
Why the price is different
Florida State University would cost you $4,756 more per year than University of Florida, on average.
- Higher sticker price at Florida State University, mostly from a higher estimate for personal & travel costs (+$2,886).
- University of Florida gives aided families $1,559 more in grants, on average.
| Per year, Florida resident | FSU | UF | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition & fees | $5,656 | $6,381 | −$725 |
| Books & supplies | $1,000 | $1,050 | −$50 |
| Housing & meals | $12,740 | $11,500 | +$1,240 |
| Personal & travel | $6,556 | $3,670 | +$2,886 |
| Living-at-home adjustment | −$232 | −$78 | −$154 |
| Sticker price | $25,720 | $22,523 | +$3,197 |
| Average grants | −$14,423 | −$15,982 | +$1,559 |
| You pay | $11,297 | $6,541 | +$4,756 |
“+” means FSU costs more; “−” means it costs less. Grants are the sticker price minus the net price. Cost items: IPEDS, on-campus budget. Sticker and net price: College Scorecard, latest reported year; the adjustment reconciles the two. Net price is an average for first-time, full-time students receiving federal aid, not a quote.
Common questions about FSU
What is the FSU acceptance rate?
Florida State University accepts 24% of applicants (College Scorecard). In the latest IPEDS admissions year, 18,793 of 74,038 applicants were admitted. The middle half of enrolled first-year students scored 1270–1410 on the SAT or 29–32 on the ACT.
How much does Florida State University cost per year?
The sticker price (cost of attendance) is $25,720 a year for in-state students. After grants and scholarships, students receiving federal aid pay $11,297 a year on average; families earning $0–30k pay $5,938 and families earning $110k+ pay $19,239.
How much do FSU graduates earn?
Former Florida State University students earn a median $61,675 ten years after starting college, compared with a U.S. median of $53,263 across the colleges we cover.
What is the FSU graduation rate?
86% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years, and 96% return for their second year.
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Sources on this page: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS; U.S. Census Bureau (ACS); Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections); Bureau of Economic Analysis; HUD; NOAA; FEMA; Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-By); Wikidata. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Averages are not quotes; confirm costs with the school. How we score