Florida State University
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| Tallahassee, FL 32306-
(850) 644-6200 Fax: (850) 644-0197 |
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| Full-time: 11,205 men, 14,760 women | Faculty: 1403; I, -$ |
| Part-time: 1675 men, 2000 women | Ph.D.s: 92% |
| Graduate: 3205 men, 4060 women | Student/Faculty: 19 to 1 |
| Year: semesters, summer session | Tuition: $2865 ($13,900) |
| Application Deadline: see profile | Room & Board: $6170 |
| Freshman Class: n/av | |
| SAT or ACT: required | |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Student Quotes
"FSU is a quality school. They put a little too much emphasis on the football team, but other than that, I think they have their priorities in line. They are building a solid reputation as a research university, and as a science major, that means more opportunities for me to pursue. I highly recommend coming here."
"I haven’t met that many people that were disappointing. Sometimes, I feel like I’m still in high school, but that may be because I still live at home. And I didn’t do as well academically. Overall, I would like to build a time machine and do it over—maybe at a nice school up north. But FSU seems to be a great place to go for most people."
Introduction
Florida State University, a public institution founded in 1851, is a residential university designated as a Doctoral Research (Extensive) University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. There are 15 undergraduate and 16 graduate schools. Figures in the above capsule and this profile are approxmite. In addition to regional accreditation, FSU has baccalaureate program accreditation with AACSB, ABET, ADA, AHEA, ASLA, CSWE, FIDER, NASM, NCATE, NLN, and NRPA. The 6 libraries contain 2,620,296 volumes, 9,029,029 microform items, and 73,519 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribe to 21,598 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, and Internet access. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, planetarium, radio station, TV station, nuclear accelerator, x-ray emission lab, marine lab, supercomputers, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. The 448-acre campus is in a suburban area 163 miles west of Jacksonville. Including any residence halls, there are 215 buildings.
| Controlled by | Public |
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| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Florida State University, a public institution founded in 1851, is a residential university designated as a Doctoral Research (Extensive) University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. |
| Campus this information applies to | main campus |
| Number of undergraduate schools and colleges | 15 |
| Which three have the largest enrollments | Arts and Sciences, Business, and Education |
| Number of graduate schools or divisions | 16 |
| Baccalaureate programs | AACSB ABET ADA AHEA ASLA CSWE FIDER NASM NCATE NLN NRPA |
| Libraries on campus | 6 |
| Total volumes in library | 2620296 |
| Microform items | 9029029 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 73519 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 21598 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | No |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | Yes |
| Radio station on campus | Yes |
| TV station on campus | Yes |
| Other facilities on campus | nuclear accelerator, x-ray emission lab, marine lab, supercomputers, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.