2025-2026
Accept rate
23.8%
- Applicants
- 85,469
- Admits
- 20,364
- Enrolled
- 6,559
- Yield
- 32.2%
Total Applications
85,469
2025-2026
Acceptance Rate
23.8%
2025-2026
Enrolled Students
6,559
2025-2026
SAT Middle 50%
1300-1410
2025-2026
Florida State University Admissions at a Glance
Florida State University received 85,469 applications for 2025-2026 and admitted 23.8% of applicants; 6,559 admitted students enrolled (a 32.2% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 58.0% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1300–1410 on the SAT and 29–32 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $19,991, and the average need-based grant was $13,476.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2024-2025
Accept rate
24.2%
- Applicants
- 78,272
- Admits
- 18,954
- Enrolled
- 5,855
- Yield
- 30.9%
2023-2024
Accept rate
25.4%
- Applicants
- 74,038
- Admits
- 18,793
- Enrolled
- 5,890
- Yield
- 31.3%
2022-2023
Accept rate
25.0%
- Applicants
- 78,088
- Admits
- 19,552
- Enrolled
- 6,033
- Yield
- 30.9%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 85,469 | 20,364 | 6,559 | 23.8% | 32.2% |
| 2024-2025 | 78,272 | 18,954 | 5,855 | 24.2% | 30.9% |
| 2023-2024 | 74,038 | 18,793 | 5,890 | 25.4% | 31.3% |
| 2022-2023 | 78,088 | 19,552 | 6,033 | 25.0% | 30.9% |
| 2021-2022 | 65,256 | 24,184 | 7,619 | 37.1% | 31.5% |
| 2020-2021 | 63,691 | 20,668 | 6,009 | 32.5% | 29.1% |
| 2019-2020 | 58,936 | 21,202 | 7,106 | 36.0% | 33.5% |
| 2018-2019 | 50,314 | 18,504 | 6,324 | 36.8% | 34.2% |
| 2017-2018 | 35,334 | 17,381 | 6,523 | 49.2% | 37.5% |
| 2016-2017 | 29,027 | 16,840 | 6,282 | 58.0% | 37.3% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1300
50th Percentile
1360
75th Percentile
1410
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
36%
Need Fully Met
11%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$19,991
2025-2026 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$4,640
Fees
$1,877
Room & Board
$13,474
Change Since 2016
+18%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
34,271
Total Enrollment
45,744
International
3%
Students of Color
44%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2025-2026, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Considered
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Not Considered
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Important
- State residency
- Important
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Important
- Work experience
- Important
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||