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#114 Best Value Schools
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#50 Business Programs
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#27 Accounting
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#3 Insurance
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#35 Management
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#9 Real Estate
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#30 Best Colleges for Veterans
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#39 Most Innovative Schools
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#80 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#18 Top Public Schools
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#35 Study Abroad
Florida State University is ranked #57 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
61
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
17
Graduation and retention rank
73
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
81%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
93%
Social Mobility Rank
80
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
79%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
84%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
70%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
13
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.3
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
58
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
73
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
93.3%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
93%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
56.6%
Classes with 50 or more students
12%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
21:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
90
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
1200-1350
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
39%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
231
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
38
Average alumni giving rate
18.6%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
