Florida State University Description:
Admissions Data (2008):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 47%
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 550 / 640
- SAT Math: 560 / 650
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 24 / 28
- ACT English: - / -
- ACT Math: - / -
Enrollment (2007):
- Total Enrollment: 40,555 (31,595 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 44% Male / 56% Female
- 89% Full-time
Costs (2008 - 09):
- Tuition and Fees: $3,987 (in-state); $18,432 (out-of-state)
- Books: $1,000
- Room and Board: $8,402
- Other Expenses: $4,062
- Total Cost: $17,451 (in-state); $31,896 (out-of-state)
Florida State University Financial Aid (2006 - 07):
- Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 96%
- Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Federal Grants: 16%
- State / Local Grants: 91%
- Institutional Grants: 36%
- Loans: 28%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Federal Grants: $3,726
- State / Local Grants: $3,140
- Institutional Grants: $2,246
- Loans: $3,187
Most Popular Majors:
Graduation, Retention and Transfer Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 89%
- Transfer Out Rate: 10%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 48%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 69%
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Florida State University Mission Statement:
Florida State University is a comprehensive, national, graduate research university that puts research into action for the benefit of our students and society. Our extensive graduate programs and our law and medical schools enrich the graduate, professional and undergraduate experiences, making Florida State University a demanding and intellectually stimulating environment for students and faculty.
With an impressive breadth of programs, Florida State University has leading undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in a variety of fields. Some of the many programs that consistently rank among the top twenty-five at the nation's public universities include those in Business, Chemistry, Creative Writing, Criminology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Information, Law, Meteorology, Oceanography, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Policy, Sociology and Statistics. Our mission is to maximize the excellence in all our programs, with special emphasis on programs that already have earned national and international acclaim. Florida State University's arts programs—including Dance, Film and Music—rank among the finest in the world...
Florida State provides extraordinary opportunities for undergraduate students to:
- select from nationally ranked programs, ranging from the basic sciences to the performing arts
- build a strong liberal arts base for their chosen field of study live and learn in residence halls designed around academic programs study abroad at the finest centers in the world
- participate in an Honors Program, ranked among the best in the country
- interact with a diverse faculty including outstanding minority and women scholars
- study with some of the finest graduate and professional students and faculty in the nation
