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2025 Fact Sheet


Student Information

2025 Student Enrollment by School/College

College Undergraduate Graduate Other  Total
Applied Studies 211 315  0 526
Arts & Sciences 8,898 1,633 0 10,531
Business 7,426 1,004 0 8,430
Communication & Information 1,599 837 0 2,436
Criminology & Criminal Justice 1,377 293 0 1,670
Education, Health, & Human Sciences (Anne's College) 2,114 1,516 0 3,630
Engineering 2,566 463 0 3,029
Entrepreneurship (Moran) 497 37 0 534
Fine Arts 772 298 0 1,070
Hospitality (Dedman) 479 47 0 526
Law 0 1,221 0 1,221
Medicine 585 714 0 1,299
Motion Picture Arts 110 79 0 189
Music 690 341 0 1,031
Nursing 1,349 423 0 1,772
Social Sciences & Public Policy 3,667 761 0 4,428
Social Work 160 1,040 0 1,200
Undecided/Special 568 0 2,094 2,662
Total Degree Seeking 33,068 11,022 0 44,090
Total 33,068 11,022 2,094 46,184

Admission Statistics


Fall 2025 First-Time-in-College (FTIC) Students

Applied 71,732
Admitted 15,933
Enrolled 4,117

Middle 50% Statistics

High School GPA 4.2-4.5
SAT 1350-1430
ACT Composite 30-33

Gender Distribution

NumberPercent
Female26,68657.8%
Male19,490 42.2%
Not Reported8 0.0%+
Totals46,184100.0%

Leading Counties, States, and High Schools of Origin

Counties

Leon4,750
Miami-Dade3,465
Broward3,371
Hillsborough2,881
Palm Beach2,839
Orange2,194
Duval1,588
Pinellas1,482
St. Johns1,373
Bay1,007

High Schools

Cypress Bay (Weston)84
Lawton Chiles (Tallahassee)65
Plant (Tampa)65
Allen D. Nease (Ponte Vedra)56
Marjory Stoneman Douglas (Parkland)54
Newsome (Lithia)54
Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra)53
Creekside (Saint Johns)51
Spanish River (Boca Raton)51
Winter Park (Winter Park)51

States

Florida36,944
Georgia976
New Jersey540
New York476
Texas382
Illinois346
North Carolina318
Pennsylvania312
Virginia306
Tennessee250

Distribution by Level

Full
Time
Part
Time
# of
Students
Average
Age
Freshman 2,468 89 2,557 18.5
Sophomore 6,503 225 6,728 19.0
Junior 9,827 707 10,534 20.3
Senior 11,195 2,054 13,249 21.8
Undergraduates 29,993 3,075 33,068 20.5
Graduates 6,801 4,221 11,022 30.4
Unclassified 401 1,693 2,094 22.4
Total Students 37,195 8,989 46,184 22.9

Merit Scholars

Total
Fall 2025 First-Time-in-College 59
Other Undergraduate 96
Total 155

Annual Student FTE (IPEDS)

2024-25 Undergraduate FTE 33,491.3
2024-25 Graduate FTE 9,226.9
2024-25 Medical FTE (M.D. Headcount) 480
2024-25 TOTAL IPEDS FTE 43,198.2

Detailed Student Credit Hours & FTE

Ethnicity Distribution

NumberPercent
American Indian48 0.1%
Asian1,815 3.9%
Black3,852 8.3%
Hispanic10,12321.9%
Native Hawaiian25 0.1%
U.S. Nonresident2,679 5.8%
White24,89253.9%
Two or More Races2,054 4.4%
Unknown696 1.5%
Totals46,184100.0%

Retention and Graduation Rates
Full-Time FTICs entering in Summer/Fall 2018

After: 1st
Year
2nd
Year
3rd
Year
4th
Year
5th
Year
6th
Year
Retention - 93.7% 90.2% 88.3% 86.9% 86.5%
Graduation 0.0% 1.3% 13.2% 73.9% 84.1% 85.6%

Campus Size


Main Campus: 487.1 acres in Tallahassee, Leon County.
Panama City Branch: 25.6 acres in Panama City, Bay County.
Republic of Panama: Leased land in the Republic of Panama.

The University owns a total of 1,810.3 acres in Leon, Bay, Collier, Franklin, Gadsden, and Sarasota counties. Sites are leased in various counties in Florida, and other locations overseas.

Degree Programs

Doctoral and Professional degrees are approved through the Florida Board of Governors. All other degrees are approved through the Board of Trustees of the Florida State University.

As of November 2025, the University offers:

98 degree programs at the Bachelor’s degree level;
102 degree programs at the Master’s degree level;
6 degree programs at the Specialist degree level;
64 degree programs at the Doctoral degree level;
4 degree programs at the Professional degree level.


Accreditation

Florida State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialist, and doctoral degrees. The university also offers certificates.

The university was first accredited by SACSCOC in 1915 and last received reaffirmation of accreditation in December 2024. Additionally, some academic programs are accredited through discipline-specific accrediting agencies.

Degrees Awarded
(Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025)

School/College Bach Mast Spec Doct JD MD Total
Applied Studies 69 88 0 29 0 0 186
Arts & Sciences 2,566 428 0 201 0 0 3,195
Business 2,122 334 0 9 0 0 2,465
Communication & Information 591 355 11 0 0 960
Criminology & Criminal Justice 526 120 0 6 0 0 652
Education, Health, & Human Sciences (Anne's College) 782 525 77 102 0 0 1,486
Engineering 412 155 0 36 0 0 603
Entrepreneurship (Moran) 172 21 0 0 0 0 193
Fine Arts 234 79 0 12 0 0 325
Hospitality (Dedman) 250 28 0 0 0 0 278
Law 0 293 0 0 132 0 425
Medicine 86 69 0 10 0 113 278
Motion Picture Arts 29 30 0 0 0 0 59
Music 146 99 0 39 0 0 284
Nursing 348 0 0 45 0 0 393
Social Sciences/Public Policy 1,602 280 0 27 0 0 1,909
Social Work 87 383 0 0 0 472
Total 10,022 3,287 80 529 132 113 14,163
Faculty and Staff Information

Traditional Faculty

Regular Salary Female Male Total
Full-time 1,079 1,237 2,316
Part-time 35 27 62
OPS 255 204 459
Total 1,369 1,468 2,837

Instructional Staff

Full & Part-time
Regular Salary1,746
OPS332
Graduate Assistants2,029
Total4,107

Filled Appointments (Medicine Excluded)

9 Month Positions1,377.1
9 Month Deans0.0
12 Month Positions759.7
12 Month Deans15.0
Total  Faculty2,151.8

University Employees

Pay Plan Regular Salary
Full-time
Regular Salary
Part-time
OPS Total
Traditional Faculty 2,316 62 459 2,837
Librarians 77 0 0 77
Lab School 128 1 0 129
Admin. & Professional 3,622 36 0 3,658
USPS 1,462 19 0 1,481
Graduate Assistants 0 0 3,234 3,234
Student Assistants 0 0 3,069 3,069
Work Study 0 0 221 221
Other Employees 0 0 203 203
Temporary Employees 0 0 1,298 1,298
Total Employees 7,605 118 8,484 16,207

Average 9 Month Faculty Salary


Avg Salary
Professor $163,516
Associate Professor $119,387
Assistant Professor $104,336
Other $98,459
University Information

Operating Budget


   
Operating Budget
Education & General  $1,048,604,656
Contracts & Grants $347,160,176
Auxiliary Entreprise  $530,593,797
Local Fund  $439,982,626
Total  $2,366,341,255

Officers of the University


President Richard McCullough
Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Affairs Jim Clark
Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration Kyle Clark
Vice President and Director of Athletics Michael Alford
Vice President for Faculty Development & Advancement Jeanette Taylor
Vice President for Legal Affairs & General Counsel Carolyn Egan
Vice President of Research Stacey Patterson
Vice President for Student Academic Success Joe O'Shea
Vice President for Student Affairs Amy Hecht
Vice President for University Advancement & President, FSU Foundation, Inc. Marla Vickers
Vice President & Chief of Staff Marissa Langston
Chief Legislative Affairs Officer Clay Ingram
Assistant Vice President for University Communications Dennis Schnittker

Federal, State & Private Research Awards

2024-25 Federal, State & Private Research Awards: $271,008,304

Campuses/Centers/Programs


In Fall 2025, there were 44,275 students enrolled at the Tallahassee main campus; 1,482 at the university’s branch campus in Panama City, Florida; and 427 at the branch campus in the Republic of Panama.

For over 65 years, FSU International Programs has been a nationally recognized leader in the field of international higher education, providing the life-changing opportunity to live, study, and intern at the University’s four international centers in Florence, Italy; London, England; Panama City, Republic of Panama; and Valencia, Spain. Prestigious FSU faculty members also lead students on study abroad programs across the globe. FSU consistently ranks among the top public universities in the nation for “long-term duration” of study abroad experiences thanks to its unique First Year Abroad program.

The Office of Digital Learning and Academic Technology (ODL) offers instructional support and academic technologies to promote world-class learning online and in the classroom. In addition to providing and supporting the Canvas learning management system, ODL creates and maintains the university's technology-enhanced classrooms, administers the secure evaluation of FSU courses, and helps ensure academic integrity by providing proctored testing for course and specialty exams. As the steward of distance learning at FSU, ODL instructional design services support departments and faculty with the delivery of high-quality online instruction.

TThe Center for Academic and Professional Development is the public face of Florida State University. It represents the campus, community, and governmental home for building connections by providing space for conferences, meetings, and trainings that promote professional growth and wellbeing. The Center offers online and onsite continuing education opportunities and financial oversight for managing funds associated with these activities.

Library Holdings - All Branches


Electronic Resources

E-Books3,000,791
Databases753
Electronic Journals217,765

Print and Other Resources

Print Volumes in Libraries 2,212,008
Reference Transactions 50,726

The Libraries collections included above are Robert Manning Strozier Library (Main), Paul A. M. Dirac Science Library, Mildred and Claude Pepper Library, the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Library, and FSU Panama City-Florida Library and Learning Center. The following are designated dean-directed libraries: Warren Allen Music Library, College of Law Legal Research Center, College of Medicine Medical Library, and the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library in Sarasota, Florida. International Programs study centers in London, Florence, Valencia, and Panama also provide library services, resources, and spaces.