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# Florida State University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated September 30, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at FSU?

FSU’s reported acceptance rate is 24.2%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
24.2%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Florida State University admits 24.2% of applicants, a figure well below the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

## What SAT and ACT scores do FSU students report?

Florida State University's enrolled students who submitted test scores show a middle 50% SAT range of 1,270 to 1,410 and an ACT range of 29 to 32. These figures describe the spread of scores among the entering class, not a set of minimum requirements.

Applicants can use the 1,270 and 1,410 SAT marks, or the 29 and 32 ACT marks, as a reference point for the academic profile of recent entering students.

The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at FSU. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle.

SAT: approximate enrolled-student range

**Approximate lower endpoint**
1270

**Approximate upper endpoint**
1410

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters.

ACT: enrolled-student score range

**25th percentile**
29

**75th percentile**
32

Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at FSU?

**Pell Grant recipients**
23.0%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
29.4%

**First-year retention**
96.1%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Florida State University enrolls 32,212 undergraduates, with Pell Grant recipients making up 23.0% of the student body. An estimated 29.4% of undergraduates enter as transfers or part-time students, a sizable pathway into the university.

The enrollment mix shows an institution that draws both traditional first-year students and those continuing from other colleges, alongside a substantial share of students receiving federal financial aid.

Once enrolled, full-time bachelor's-seeking first-year students at Florida State University persist at a high rate: 96.0% return for a second year, well above the peer median of 83.1%. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort stands at 85.6%, compared with a peer median of 65.0%.

Pell Grant recipients complete at a rate of 77.5%, which is below the overall graduation rate. Enrolled students can expect high rates of retention and graduation, though the completion gap for Pell recipients signals that outcomes are not uniform across the student body.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).