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Florida State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $5,938 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $25,720.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $61,675 ten years after entering, the 76th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 86% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1851
Enrollment, 2023
49,885
Website
fsu.edu
Campus of Florida State University

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Florida State University is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida and a preeminent university in the state. Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education.

From the Wikipedia article “Florida State University”, revision 1359706687, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $25,720 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $5,938 and $19,239 a year depending on income at Florida State University.

Statement of cost · Florida State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$25,720
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$5,938
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$11,297
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$5,656

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $5,938; $30–48k: $6,963; $48–75k: $10,496; $75–110k: $14,991; over $110k: $19,239. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$5,938
$30k–$48k$6,963
$48k–$75k$10,496
$75k–$110k$14,991
Over $110k$19,239

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $61,675; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$49,814
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$55,983
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
76th percentile among public 4-years
$61,675
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
38th percentile among public 4-years
$18,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,100

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $49,814; 8 yrs after entry: $55,983; 10 yrs after entry: $61,675. Median graduate debt: $18,000. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$49,814
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$55,983
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$61,675
Median graduate debt$18,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Florida State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree879$54,829$19,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree703$88,996$18,162
MarketingBachelor's Degree649$78,277$18,250
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree554$55,220$21,170
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree431not reportednot reported
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree421$69,965$18,700
Business/Commerce, GeneralMaster's Degree387$103,763not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree376$87,830$20,250
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree357$56,744$21,517
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree295$48,487$20,750
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree293$67,950$17,021
International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree276$60,401$17,767
Show all 30 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree261not reportednot reported
Public HealthBachelor's Degree256not reportednot reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree246$53,416$20,000
EconomicsBachelor's Degree244$73,771$17,625
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree238$65,909$18,500
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree225$53,037$18,864
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree219$59,852$23,375
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree191$68,108$19,001
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree30not reportednot reported
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesPost-baccalaureate Certificatenot reportednot reported$19,500
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree169not reportednot reported
InsuranceMaster's Degree19not reportednot reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degreenot reported$118,251not reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree26$102,516$23,346
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree27not reportednot reported
MedicineFirst Professional Degree125$196,699not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degreenot reported$108,137not reported
Management Information Systems and ServicesMaster's Degree40not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Florida State University: 32,212 undergraduates; 23% of students receive Pell grants; 24% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

24%

3rd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

32,212

95th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

23%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

25th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

86%

finish within 150% of normal time

97th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

28%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$43,729

67th percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k30%
  • $30k–$48k18%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110k13%
  • Over $110k24%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k30%
$30k–$48k18%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110k13%
Over $110k24%

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 3,532 people who studied at Florida State University, most often in science & academia (42%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 42% (1,220 people); medicine 0.5% (16 people); law 2.7% (77 people); politics & gov 6.2% (179 people); business 1.9% (55 people); engineering & tech 1.0% (30 people); writing & journalism 5.3% (152 people); film & stage 4.5% (130 people); music 3.3% (96 people); visual arts 1.8% (51 people); sports 29% (845 people); religion 0.3% (9 people); military 1.1% (32 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,22042.2%
medicine160.5%
law772.7%
politics & gov1796.2%
business551.9%
engineering & tech301.0%
writing & journalism1525.3%
film & stage1304.5%
music963.3%
visual arts511.8%
sports84529.2%
religion90.3%
military321.1%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (830) · basketball player (471) · university teacher (217) · politician (171) · American football player (146) · writer (78) · actor (73) · baseball player (70)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 67% for the 1900s to 42% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 5 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1830snot reported1not reported
1860snot reported1not reported
1870snot reported1not reported
1880s22not reported
1890s2not reportednot reported
1900s4267%
1910s9not reportednot reported
1920s123327%
1930s209118%
1940s4118418%
1950s4916023%
1960s4515123%
1970s3814121%
1980s6614232%
1990s8011341%
2000s243342%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 56,396 in 2025-04.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0611,058
2026-0514,475
2026-0413,999
2026-0315,188
2026-0213,148
2026-0116,284
2025-1216,110
2025-1118,425
2025-1020,625
2025-0924,328
2025-0822,543
2025-0715,296
2025-0613,913
2025-0516,887
2025-0456,396
2025-0341,545
2025-0216,771
2025-0119,365
2024-1219,452
2024-1124,516
2024-1021,166
2024-0929,755
2024-0825,344
2024-0721,438
2024-0617,340
2024-0518,637
2024-0419,690
2024-0321,736
2024-0219,688
2024-0124,996
2023-1234,671
2023-1127,681
2023-1026,617
2023-0946,486
2023-0826,407
2023-0718,943
2023-0620,482
2023-0520,279
2023-0421,302
2023-0322,871
2023-0220,863
2023-0126,396
2022-1222,579
2022-1126,381
2022-1025,335
2022-0929,094
2022-0823,421
2022-0720,162
2022-0617,132
2022-0518,972
2022-0420,877
2022-0319,954
2022-0218,779
2022-0120,485
2021-1219,420
2021-1120,855
2021-1021,351
2021-0928,774
2021-0822,333
2021-0719,083
2021-0615,722
2021-0517,886
2021-0422,668
2021-0323,810
2021-0217,891
2021-0119,635
2020-1219,262
2020-1119,537
2020-1020,140
2020-0921,022
2020-0817,571
2020-0719,412
2020-0620,096
2020-0522,669
2020-0423,421
2020-0321,865
2020-0223,088
2020-0126,913
2019-1232,438
2019-1128,820
2019-1027,166
2019-0927,470
2019-0826,001
2019-0720,429
2019-0620,227
2019-0522,697
2019-0420,610
2019-0328,813
2019-0223,308
2019-0132,955
2018-1231,444
2018-1134,604
2018-1033,511
2018-0937,482
2018-0826,653
2018-0721,600
2018-0621,421
2018-0522,073
2018-0422,565
2018-0331,291
2018-0220,703
2018-0124,281
2017-1225,716
2017-1128,985
2017-1025,619
2017-0932,153
2017-0825,723
2017-0721,501
2017-0623,205
2017-0522,164
2017-0424,867
2017-0331,129
2017-0222,776
2017-0127,808
2016-1235,538
2016-1134,129
2016-1036,936
2016-0937,783
2016-0823,532
2016-0717,734
2016-0619,099
2016-0522,228
2016-0423,746
2016-0322,794
2016-0221,056
2016-0124,189
2015-1224,115
2015-1128,921
2015-1031,419
2015-0928,412
2015-0822,377
2015-0720,680

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

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Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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