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Florida State University

Florida State University, or FSU, is a comprehensive, national graduate research university located in Tallahassee. It is one of the two flagship universities in the State University System of Florida.

FSU was officially established in 1851. The main campus, in Tallahassee, covers 489 acres.

In addition, there is a satellite campus in Panama City, Florida. FSU offers year-round study centers in Panama City, Panama; London; Florence, Italy; and Valencia, Spain Additional offerings include 40 diverse programs in 20 locations in Europe, Latin America and Asia.

The university was ranked 15th in Kiplinger's "Best Value Public Colleges" February 2008 edition. FSU is home to the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, funded by the National Science foundation.

The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • College of Business
  • College of Communication
  • College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Sciences
  • College of Information
  • College of Law
  • College of Medicine
  • College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts
  • College of Music
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Social Sciences
  • College of Social Work
  • College of Visual Arts, Theatre & Dance

FSU's athletic teams are nicknamed the Seminoles. They compete in the NCAA's Division I and in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Among the notable alumni of Florida State University are Ruth Eckerd, matriarch of Eckerd Drugs and philanthropist; Mark S. Wrighton, Chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis; Suzy Covey, pioneer in XML coding; Deborah Mash, professor of neurology, director of Brain Endowment Bank at University of Miami; Stephanie Abrams, meteorologist, The Weather Channel; Reubin Askew, former Governor of Florida; Michael Berenbaum, director of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; and Jay Garner, U.S. Army General (Ret.), former director of Office of Reconstruction in Iraq.

Campus Location

211 Westcott Bldg
Tallahassee, FL 32306-1037
USA
Main Tel: (850) 644-2525
Web Site

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in drama and performing arts, construction trades, religion and philosophy, liberal arts, family and social work, music, and real estate and construction management.
  • Large number of students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor7,61596
Master2,075101
Doctorale36863
First-professional degree3622
Associate1311
Post-master's certificate6215

Students

Student enrollment was 40,555 in 2007-2008 (28,441 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 76% of enrolled students, graduate students are 22%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 3,987
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 18,432
Room$ 4,936
Board$ 3,466
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 4,062

Financial Aid: Florida State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  760
Without tenure; working toward tenure  311
Without tenure; tenure not available  664

Housing and Meals

Florida State provides on-campus housing for 6,111 of its 28,441 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Atlantic Coast Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 208 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 138 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men45%
Women48%
All47%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal550-640
Math560-650

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (44 awarded)

  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (12 awarded)

  • Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,539 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Finance
  • Insurance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (194 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Information Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (259 awarded)

  • Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (100 awarded)

  • Graphic Design
  • Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (129 awarded)

  • Dance
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,014 awarded)

  • Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Vision Impairments/ Blindness
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals with Mental Retardation
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (335 awarded)

  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (646 awarded)

  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Human Development and Family Studies
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (180 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (97 awarded)

  • Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (305 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (2,684 awarded)

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Anthropology
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Cartography
  • Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Creative Writing
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Studies
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Italian Language and Literature
  • Latin American Studies
  • Latin Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Science/Librarianship
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (83 awarded)

  • Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (386 awarded)

  • Communication and Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (106 awarded)

  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (77 awarded)

  • Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Medicine (MD)
  • Neuroscience
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (172 awarded)

  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology
  • Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (209 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (378 awarded)

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (47 awarded)

  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (95 awarded)

  • Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (80 awarded)

  • Philosophy
  • Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (495 awarded)

  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Biostatistics
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Molecular Biophysics
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (479 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (468 awarded)

  • Art Therapy/Therapist
  • Educational Psychology
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Psychology

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