Florida State University
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$61,675
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$61,675
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Florida State University is a public 4-year college in Tallahassee, Florida with 32,212 undergraduates and 11,169 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,297 a year (tuition and fees $5,656 in-state, $18,786 out-of-state). It admits 24% of applicants and 86% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $61,675 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,297
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,656
Out-of-state $18,786
Admission rate
24%
US median 78%
Completion rate
86%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,000
About $191 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$61,675
Rank 702 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
- $11,297
- Tuition in-state
- $5,656
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,786
- Cost of attendance
- $25,720
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 20%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,938
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $6,963
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,496
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,991
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,239
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 $6,507 in 2015-16 to $5,656 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
- 24%
- Average SAT
- 1,361
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 32,212
- Graduate students
- 11,169
- Part-time students
- 9.1%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 86%
- Retention rate
- 96%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 266
- Endowment
- $1.0B
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 702 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,297 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,656 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 24% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 86% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 96% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,000 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $49,814 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $61,675 | $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. 63% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
266 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 879 | $17,392 | $30,140 | $54,728 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 703 | $16,740 | $56,516 | $87,089 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 649 | $17,040 | $49,808 | $84,981 | $69,303 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 554 | $18,520 | $34,922 | $57,417 | $55,378 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 431 | $41,000 | $50,259 | $61,024 | $59,571 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 421 | $17,537 | $34,745 | $68,059 | $63,293 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 387 | $30,750 | $81,168 | $107,889 | $125,988 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 376 | $19,182 | $61,376 | $93,727 | $92,374 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 357 | $20,528 | $26,140 | $51,256 | $57,214 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 295 | $18,592 | $29,534 | $52,602 | $48,590 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 293 | $15,884 | $49,325 | $77,320 | $68,257 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 276 | $16,750 | $32,098 | $63,984 | $66,596 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's | Master's | 261 | $45,588 | $80,899 | $100,339 | $101,000 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 246 | $19,160 | $29,690 | $62,663 | $48,568 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 244 | $16,750 | $47,304 | $73,527 | $82,686 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 238 | $17,750 | $32,227 | $60,876 | $50,497 |
| Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 225 | $17,404 | $37,330 | $62,673 | $56,726 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 219 | $20,000 | $33,235 | $58,460 | $53,366 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 191 | $18,613 | $23,574 | $61,342 | $62,172 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 188 | $66,707 | $62,854 | $98,060 | $107,773 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 184 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 176 | $19,184 | $50,839 | $56,672 | $63,399 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 169 | $35,474 | $81,834 | $126,240 | $124,201 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $16,169 | $29,519 | $60,909 | $54,562 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Florida State University cost?
$11,297 a year is the average net price at Florida State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,656 for in-state students and $18,786 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,720. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,938 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Florida State University?
24% of applicants are admitted to Florida State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,361 and the middle ACT score is 28. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Florida State University graduates earn?
$61,675 a year is the median pay of former Florida State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($49,814 after 6 years). That ranks 702 of 5,094 US colleges and 23 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $209,572.
How much student debt do Florida State University graduates have?
$18,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Florida State University graduates, about $191 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 20% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Florida State University?
86% of first-time, full-time students at Florida State University finish within 6 years. 96% 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 State University?
Psychology, General (879 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (703 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (649 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 266 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.