Florida State University: insights

Florida State University

What Florida State University's own numbers say, from its Common Data Set 2025-26.

InternationalFlorida State University

7.9% of international applicants are admitted, against 24% overall.

Overall24%

International7.9%

Source: Florida State University's Common Data Set 2025-26

Where you liveFlorida State University

In-state applicants are admitted at 34%, out-of-state at 14%.

In-state34%

Out-of-state14%

Source: Florida State University's Common Data Set 2025-26

Getting harderFlorida State University

The admit rate fell from 36% (2019-20) to 24% (2025-26).

2019-2036%

2025-2624%

Source: Florida State University's Common Data Set 2025-26

WaitlistFlorida State University

5 of 2,358 students who stayed on the list got in.

Admitted off the list0.2%

Not admitted100%

Source: Florida State University's Common Data Set 2025-26

The admit rate has moved down steadily, from 36.0% in 2019-20 to 23.8% in 2025-26. If the trend holds, expect about 19.9% in 2026-27.
In-state applicants are admitted at about 2.5 times the out-of-state rate.
The share of women in the first-year class has fallen from 60% to 59% since 2019-20, about 0.5 points a year.
2,358 students stayed on the waitlist and 5 were admitted from it (0.2%).
Applications rose 45% from 2019-20 to 2025-26 (58,936 to 85,469), faster than 64% of colleges here.
Women were admitted at a lower rate: 22.4% for women against 25.9% for men.

From students' own posts on Reddit and admissions forums: self-reported, unverified, never used in your odds.

Most admits who posted scores had strong ones, about 1400+ SAT or 30+ ACT, and most GPAs were 3.7 or higher.
About three in five admits who named a round (22 of 36) applied Early Action; 14 applied Regular Decision.
Many admits held leadership roles, such as club president, team captain, honor society officer or founder of a club.
Many admits did research or internships, such as university labs, medical research, conference posters, or legislative and law-office internships.
Many admits worked part-time or had family duties, such as retail, food service, caregiving or a 25-40 hour work week.
Students report FSU weighs class rank and course rigor heavily, with most admits in the top 10% of their class.
Students report out-of-state applicants face a harder path: no Early Action, an acceptance rate under 20%, and an out-of-state fee waiver that may need roughly a 1420 SAT or 33-34 ACT.
Students report Early Action applicants who are deferred can send updates, test scores and a Why FSU statement, and deferred students had somewhat lower stats.
Students report many admits are below the published range: about a quarter score under the middle 50% ACT range, and summer-start admits had slightly lower stats.