Florida State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Florida State University

Florida State University operates as a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 32,212 students of which 33,946 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Florida State University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 24.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,361 and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $11,297, with published in-state tuition of $5,656 and a Pell grant recipient share of 23.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 84.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 96.0%. Graduates earn a median of $61,675 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,814 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1035300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.