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2024 Fact Sheet


Student Information

2024 Student Enrollment by School/College

College Undergraduate Graduate Other  Total
Applied Studies 184 304  0 488
Arts & Sciences 8,903 1,741 0 10,644
Business 6,788 850 0 7,638
Communication & Information 1,671 861 0 2,532
Criminology & Criminal Justice 1,466 279 0 1,745
Education, Health, & Human Sciences 2,166 1,499 0 3,665
Engineering 2,198 473 0 2,671
Entrepreneurship (Moran) 520 31 0 551
Fine Arts 792 261 0 1,053
Hospitality (Dedman) 556 42 0 598
Law 0 1,104 0 1,104
Medicine 542 711 0 1,253
Motion Picture Arts 110 73 0 183
Music 653 342 0 985
Nursing 1,111 343 0 1,454
Social Sciences & Public Policy 3,774 774 0 4,548
Social Work 159 1,033 0 1,192
Undecided/Special 763 0 1,241 2,004
Total Degree Seeking 32,356 10,711 0 43,067
Total 32,356 10,711 1,241 44,308

Admission Statistics


Fall 2024 Entering Freshmen

Applied 63,328
Admitted 14,120
Enrolled 3,281

Middle 50% Statistics

High School GPA 4.1-4.5
SAT 1350-1430
ACT Composite 30-32

Gender Distribution

NumberPercent
Female25,59257.8%
Male18,712 42.2%
Not Reported4 0.0%+
Totals44,308100.0%

Leading Counties, States, and High Schools of Origin

Counties

Leon4,649
Miami-Dade3,208
Broward3,179
Hillsborough2,714
Palm Beach2,552
Orange2,048
Duval1,489
Pinellas1,470
St. Johns1,224
Bay940

High Schools

Plant (Tampa)65
Lawton Chiles (Tallahassee)59
Cypress Bay (Weston)55
Ponte Vedra (Ponte Vedra)53
Marjory Stoneman Dougals (Parkland)50
Leon (Tallahassee)46
Creekside (Saint Johns)45
Allen D Nease (Ponte Vedra)42
Newsome (Lithia)42
Riverview (Sarasota)42
Winter Park (Winter Park)42

States

Florida34,849
Georgia1,004
New Jersey529
New York499
Texas385
Illinois368
Pennsylvania344
North Carolina328
Virginia308
Tennessee243

Distribution by Level

Full
Time
Part
Time
# of
Students
Average
Age
Freshman 2,845 106 2,951 18.5
Sophomore 6,293 205 6,498 19.1
Junior 8,962  643 9,605  20.5
Senior 11,233 2,069 13,302 21.9
Undergraduates 29,333 3,023 32,356 20.6
Graduates 6,529 4,182 10,711 30.2
Unclassified 353 888 1,241 26.0
Total Students 36,215 8,093 44,308 23.1

Merit Scholars

Total
First-Time-in-College 49
Other Undergraduate 101
Total 150

Annual Student FTE (IPEDS)

2023-24 Undergraduate FTE 32,679.8
2023-24 Graduate FTE 9,167.5
2023-24 Medical FTE (Headcount) 476.0
2023-24 TOTAL IPEDS FTE 42,323.3

Detailed Student Credit Hours & FTE

Ethnicity Distribution

NumberPercent
American Indian43 0.1%
Asian1,672 3.8%
Black3,730 8.4%
Hispanic9,26520.9%
Native Hawaiian24 0.1%
U.S. Non-Resident2,777 6.3%
White24,24854.7%
Two or More Races1,859 4.2%
Not Reported690 1.5%
Totals44,308100.0%

Retention and Graduation Rates
Full-Time FTICs entering in Summer/Fall 2017

After: 1st
Year
2nd
Year
3rd
Year
4th
Year
5th
Year
6th
Year
Retention - 93.0% 87.9% 86.4% 84.7% 83.9%
Graduation 0.0% 0.9% 10.7% 72.7% 81.6% 83.0%

Campus Size


Main Campus: 487.5 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 1,718.1 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 2024, the University offers:

97 degree programs at the Bachelor’s degree level;
101 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 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024)

School/College Bach Mast Spec Doct JD MD Total
Applied Studies 76 47 0 28 0 0 151
Arts & Sciences 2,460 389 0 202 0 0 3,051
Business 1,815 412 0 9 0 0 2,236
Communication & Information 517 411 12 0 0 943
Criminology & Criminal Justice 471 129 0 4 0 0 604
Education, Health, & Human Sciences (Anne's College) 731 534 68 115 0 0 1,448
Engineering 403 125 0 43 0 0 571
Entrepreneurship (Moran) 127 23 0 0 0 0 150
Fine Arts 202 94 0 11 0 0 307
Hospitality (Dedman) 189 17 0 0 0 0 206
Law 0 346 0 0 191 0 537
Medicine 111 67 0 7 0 110 295
Motion Picture Arts 25 28 0 0 0 0 53
Music 139 94 0 51 0 0 284
Nursing 178 0 0 27 0 0 205
Social Sciences/Public Policy 1,579 278 0 26 0 0 1,883
Social Work 67 388 0 0 0 456
Total 9,090 3,382 71 536 191 110 13,380
Faculty and Staff Information

Traditional Faculty

Regular Salary Female Male Total
Full-time 1,043 1,208 2,251
Part-time 29 25 54
OPS 236 219 455
Total 1,308 1,452 2,760

Instructional Staff

Full & Part-time
Regular Salary1,691
OPS338
Graduate Assistants1,915
Total3,944

Filled Appointments (Medicine Excluded)

9 Month Positions1,303.0
9 Month Deans0.0
12 Month Positions703.9
12 Month Deans16.0
Total  Faculty2,022.9

University Employees

Pay Plan Regular Salary
Full-time
Regular Salary
Part-time
OPS Total
Traditional Faculty 2,251 54 455 2,760
Librarians 78 0 0 78
Lab School 129 0 0 129
Admin. & Professional 3,477 27 0 3,504
USPS 1,479 22 0 1,501
Graduate Assistants 0 0 3,138 3,138
Student Assistants 0 0 3,166 3,166
Work Study 0 0 247 247
Other Employees 0 0 208 208
Temporary Employees 0 0 1,338 1,338
Total Employees 7,414 103 8,552 16,069

Average 9 Month Faculty Salary


Avg Salary
Professor $159,410
Associate Professor $117,718
Assistant Professor $98,095
Other $93,553
University Information

Operating Budget


   
Operating Budget
Education & General  $1,059,746,315
Contracts & Grants $384,215,709
Auxiliary Entreprise  $489,958,245
Local Fund  $385,842,310
Total  $2,319,762,579

Officers of the University


President Richard McCullough
Provost & Executive VP - Acad. Affairs Jim Clark
Senior VP for Finance & Administration Kyle Clark
VP and Director of Athletics Michael Alford
VP for Faculty Development Janet Kistner
VP for Legal Affairs & General Counsel Carolyn Egan
VP for Research Stacey Patterson
VP for Student Affairs Amy Hecht
VP for University Advancement Marla Vickers
VP & Chief of Staff Marissa Langston
Chief Legislative Affairs Officer Clay Ingram
Assist. VP for University Communications Dennis Schnittker
Chief Marketing Office Susannah Wesley-Ahlschwede

Federal, State & Private Research Awards

2023-24 Federal, State & Private Research Awards: $415,708,832

Campuses/Centers/Programs


In Fall 2024, there were 42,507 students enrolled at the university's main campus in Tallahassee; 1,382 at the university’s branch campus in Panama City, Florida; and 419 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 Distance Learning (ODL) provides leadership, policy guidance, faculty support and development, and other resources to promote, implement, facilitate, and assess University initiatives related to teaching enhancement and technology-mediated learning environments that support student academic achievement. ODL faculty and staff members collaborate with distance learning faculty and teaching assistants to promote instructional excellence at Florida State University through the use of effective educational and communications technologies; evidence-based instructional principles and strategies; and research studies on teaching innovations.

The Florida State University Center for Academic & Professional Development (CAPD) is the continuing education and academic program outreach entity for the campus, the community, and students. Housed in the Augustus B. Turnbull III Florida State Conference Center, the experienced staff of CAPD support a variety of learning opportunities as they provide services to colleges, departments, and students on campus and online.

Library Holdings - All Branches


Electronic Resources

E-Books2,124,245
Databases660
Electronic Journals219,732

Print and Other Resources

Print Volumes in Libraries 2,230,676
Reference Transactions 15,337

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.