The Florida State University is an internationally recognized teaching and research institution committed to preparing our graduates for the ever-expanding opportunities of a global society. Designated as a Carnegie Research University (designating very high research activity), Florida State awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees each year, and is recognized as a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates.
Our medical school, which graduated its first class in 2005, focuses on educating outstanding physicians for practice in community settings, while our law school is one of the fastest-rising in national rankings. The top five colleges by enrollment are: Arts and Sciences, Business, Social Sciences and Public Policy, Human Sciences, and Communication and Information. The top five majors by enrollment are: Finance, Biological Science/Pre-Med, Psychology, Political Science/Pre-Law and International Affairs.
Florida State students have the opportunity to work alongside Nobel laureates and Pulitzer-Prize winners, Guggenheim Fellows, members of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and other globally recognized teachers and researchers.
Our student body is diverse and represents every county in Florida, all 50 states, and over 128 countries. Minorities represent 30 percent, and women represent 57 percent of our 40,255 students.
The middle 50 percent of our 2009 accepted freshman class is: 3.5-4.1 GPA; 25-29 ACT composite; 1700-1930 SAT total. The top quartile rivals any selective school in the nation, boasting a GPA of 4.4, an average ACT composite of 31, and an average SAT total of 2059.
Florida State is a leader among the state’s public universities, setting records in the award of national fellowships and scholarships. Since 2005, our undergraduates have won over 40 nationally competitive awards, including three prestigious Rhodes, three Truman, a Jack Kent Cooke, a Morris Udall, and three Goldwater scholarships; two Pickering fellowships; and 22 Fulbright fellowships and assistantships.