Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Florida State has 9 pts more first-gen students than U. Georgia (28% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Georgia's yield is 7 pts higher than Florida State's

    Yield rate
  3. 3

    U. Georgia grads earn $7.1K more ten years out than Florida State's ($68,726 vs. $61,675)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    Florida State is more diverse (index 0.60 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Florida State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than U. Georgia (23% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    U. Georgia graduates 5 pts more of its students than Florida State (88% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Florida State admits 24%, U. Georgia 34%; U. Georgia's yield is higher, at 38%.

Acceptance rate
U. Georgia34%
Florida State24%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. GeorgiaVery selective
  • Florida StateVery selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
U. Georgia
1270–1480
Florida State
1270–1410
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. GeorgiaRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs
  • Florida StateGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

U. Georgia and Florida State are about the same size; Florida State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
U. Georgia32.1K
Florida State32.2K
Pell Grant share
U. Georgia17%
Florida State23%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at both; both have 17 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
U. Georgia17 to 1
Florida State17 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. GeorgiaPsychology, General7%
  • Florida StatePsychology, General7%

What each costs

Florida State costs about $1.7K less a year than U. Georgia on average; U. Georgia's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Georgia$21.2K
Florida State$19.5K
Aid generosity
U. Georgia33%
Florida State30%

What each pays off

U. Georgia's former students earn more, a median $68.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Georgia$68.7K
Florida State$61.7K
Graduation rate
U. Georgia88%
Florida State83%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. GeorgiaGrowing+104%
  • Florida StateGrowing+159%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why