Florida State University

Florida State University is a public institution that was founded in 1851. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 32,936 (fall 2022), its setting is city, and the campus size is 488 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Florida State University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #53. Its in-state tuition and fees are $6,517; out-of-state tuition and fees are $21,683.

A sprawling public school in Tallahassee, Florida State University has more than 600 student organizations as well as 18 NCAA Division I sports teams, known as the Seminoles. Freshmen at FSU are not required to live on campus, but students who wish to should request housing early to secure a room, since housing is limited. Florida State has centers in Florence, Italy; London; Panama City, Panama; and Valencia, Spain, and offers students other study abroad programs. The university also has a wide variety of graduate schools, including a College of Business, a College of Law and a College of Medicine, as well as a joint College of Engineering with Florida A&M University. Among Florida State’s notable alumni are fitness expert Richard Simmons and Spanx apparel line founder Sara Blakely.