Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
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$44,349
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,349
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public 4-year college in Tallahassee, Florida with 7,582 undergraduates and 1,423 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $13,739 a year (tuition and fees $5,785 in-state, $17,725 out-of-state). It admits 21% of applicants and 53% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $44,349 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $23,548 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$13,739
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,785
Out-of-state $17,725
Admission rate
21%
US median 78%
Completion rate
53%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$23,548
About $250 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,349
Rank 2,095 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $13,739
- Tuition in-state
- $5,785
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,725
- Cost of attendance
- $23,970
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,299
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,921
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,269
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $18,325
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,332
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,785 in 2015-16 to $5,785 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 21%
- Average SAT
- 1,107
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 525
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 7,582
- Graduate students
- 1,423
- Part-time students
- 9.7%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 53%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 94
- Endowment
- $101.7M
- Other
- Historically Black college
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,095 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $13,739 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,785 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 21% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 53% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $23,548 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $36,153 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,349 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 62% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
94 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 251 | $25,750 | $27,553 | $46,081 | $61,296 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 112 | $115,500 | $54,751 | $81,144 | $107,773 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $27,500 | $30,107 | $47,139 | $50,532 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $27,251 | $34,012 | $45,173 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $22,977 | $40,874 | $53,902 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $23,250 | $33,776 | $44,891 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 100 | $22,375 | $29,264 | $39,472 | $50,706 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 100 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,348 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $27,000 | $30,798 | $48,733 | $63,293 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $21,353 | $64,772 | $73,658 | $88,910 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $26,125 | $36,356 | $50,832 | $56,278 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $22,500 | $31,401 | $47,477 | $51,790 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 43 | $38,655 | $55,710 | $90,641 | $103,485 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $23,125 | $55,617 | $83,041 | $92,374 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | $26,208 | $34,591 | $44,477 | $58,716 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | $50,736 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,000 | $28,516 | $41,861 | $63,560 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 24 | $41,000 | $36,501 | $61,026 | $65,123 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 24 | $26,138 | $45,300 | $57,722 | $65,443 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $14,000 | $26,677 | Withheld | $53,676 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $85,522 | $76,194 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $28,494 | Withheld | $56,187 | $54,562 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 22 | $53,250 | $47,433 | $47,272 | $82,751 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 21 | $33,875 | $36,850 | Withheld | $62,033 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University cost?
$13,739 a year is the average net price at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,785 for in-state students and $17,725 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,970. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,299 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University?
21% of applicants are admitted to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,107 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates earn?
$44,349 a year is the median pay of former Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University students who work, 10 years after they started ($36,153 after 6 years). That ranks 2,095 of 5,094 US colleges and 72 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's) at $70,804.
How much student debt do Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates have?
$23,548 is the median federal student loan debt of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates, about $250 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University?
53% of first-time, full-time students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University?
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (251 bachelor's graduates), Law (112 professional graduates), Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (110 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 94 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.