Florida State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Florida State University is a public research university in Tallahassee, FL (city setting), with 32,217 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 25% of 74,038 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1240–1390 on the SAT and 27–31 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $39,082 a year for out-of-state students and $25,952 in-state; aided first-year students paid $14,903 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 83% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, psychology. The campus reported 0.38 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Florida State University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 83%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,517 in-state · $21,683 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 11 burglaries · 30 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 9 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Florida State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Florida State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | room 2 | 5 | $2.8M | $107,696 | 997 | |
| Baseball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $6.9M | $171,661 | 971 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | 1 over | 8 | $15M | $909,849 | 985 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | room 3 | 6 | $5.7M | $478,001 | 979 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 22 | 3 over | 1 | $1.1M | $50,887 | 995 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 972 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 124 | 19 over | 1 | $83M | $671,515 | 942 | |
| Men's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | 1 over | 4 | $1.9M | $188,146 | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | Atlantic Coast Conference | 12 | 3 over | 3 | $1.5M | $127,569 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 21 | room 4 | 5 | $3.7M | $176,994 | 997 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 2 over | 7 | $1.3M | $39,673 | 990 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Coast Conference | 47 | 17 over | 7 | $1.5M | $31,327 | 990 | |
| Men's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1.2M | $116,992 | 962 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 9 | room 1 | 3 | $821k | $91,191 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 87 | 42 over | 1 | $1.6M | $18,400 | 978 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 102 | 57 over | 1 | $2M | $19,335 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $1.5M | $96,674 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.