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Acceptance Rate 24.22%
Yield 30.89%
SAT Score 1,350
ACT Score 30
Applicants 78,272

FSU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 24.22% at Florida State University. Total 78,272 students applied and 18,954 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,350 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.fsu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.fsu.edu/undergradapp/
Acceptance Rate24.22%
Average Test Scores1,350 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 24.22%. A total of 78,272 students (32,146 men and 46,088 women) have applied to and 18,954 (8,588 men and 10,359 women) students admitted to Florida State University.
Among them, 2,502 male and 3,352 female students have enrolled into FSU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 30.89%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at FSU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants78,27232,14646,08800
Admitted18,9548,58810,35900
Enrolled5,8552,5023,35200
Acceptance Rate 24.22% 26.72% 22.48% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 30.89% 29.13% 32.36% - -
[Chart] Florida State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At FSU, 3,487 applicants (64% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,968 applicants (36%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,350 at FSU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,410 and 25th percentile score is 1,270.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 29.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at FSU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of FSU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at FSU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total127013501410
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640680710
Math630670700
ACT Composite293032
Math252729
English283134
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Florida State University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for FSU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at FSU

The calendar system at Florida State University is Semester. Florida State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Florida State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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