Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · FAMU · FAMU Rattlers · Florida A&M University · Rattlers
Public institution in Tallahassee, FL · 7,516 undergraduates · 21% acceptance rate · $44,349 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Acceptance rate
- Top 10%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 13%Pell Grant share
- Top 16%Undergraduates
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,847742nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,785198th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,725714th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $24,047629th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,5481,101st lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,3491,398th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $36,1531,472nd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.9%1,086th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 86.3%376th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 21.1%82nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1100684th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7,516339th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 55.6%271st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 200 mi (TPA)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $30
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $74,576 | — |
| Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $65,477 | $61,814 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,821 | $58,919 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $45,696 | $56,979 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $44,649 | $53,608 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $39,214 | $44,170 |
| Architecture | bachelors | $39,009 | $36,674 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,009 | $40,821 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $38,289 | $43,197 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $37,208 | $38,289 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $35,060 | $29,685 |
| Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciences | bachelors | $32,925 | $25,580 |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Founded in 1887source
- Motto: "Excellence With Caring"source
- Athletic nickname: "Lady Rattlers"source
- Bragg Memorial Stadium seats about 25,500source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: #FF8200 and #00843Dsource
- Mascot: Venom the Rattlesnakesource
- Campus size: about 422 acressource
- Formerly known as "Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes" (1909–1953)source
- Formerly known as "State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students" (1891–1909)source
- Formerly known as "State Normal College for Colored Students" (1887–1891)source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Notable alum: Althea Gibsonsource
- Notable alum: Cannonball Adderleysource
- Notable alum: Commonsource
- Notable alum: Anika Noni Rosesource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,100,593 (M $2,493,705 · W $1,606,888)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitefamu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 133650)
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