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Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Psychology, General (7% of graduates). 17 students for every faculty member, more than at 78% of colleges. 84% of faculty are full-time. Spends $13,724 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

10,022 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 30% of graduates; 94 programs in 24 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Psychology, General 42.01017.5% 751
    Graduates in this field earn $54,728 4 years out
  2. Finance, General 52.08017.3% 735
    Graduates in this field earn $87,089 4 years out
  3. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.6% 566
    Graduates in this field earn $84,981 4 years out
  4. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01045.0% 502
    Graduates in this field earn $57,417 4 years out
  5. Political Science and Government, General 45.10014.5% 454
    Graduates in this field earn $68,059 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 18% → 25% of graduates since 2014–15 (2,508 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Computer Engineering$114,802 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $78,941

    4 years after completion$114,802
    National median: $109,015Above typical

    Median federal debt: $23,250 · 60 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Management Information Systems and Services$103,648 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $66,252

    4 years after completion$103,648
    National median: $83,290Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $81,112 · Non-Pell: $79,353(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,318 · 255 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Industrial Engineering$96,504 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,426

    4 years after completion$96,504
    National median: $98,442About typical

    Median federal debt: $19,375 · 71 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,887 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $62,578

    4 years after completion$94,887
    National median: $86,176Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $89,031 · Non-Pell: $90,842(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,522 · 85 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Security Science and Technology$93,841 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,249

    4 years after completion$93,841
    National median: $57,805Above typical

    Median federal debt: $18,750 · 83 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college17 to 1
17 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 78% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty84%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$117,911

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$13,724
$13,724
← Lessmore than 72% of 557More →
Endowment per student$24,547
$24,547
← Lessmore than 75% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)