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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$5,785197th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,725709th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$24,047629th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$23,5481,094th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,3491,392nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,1531,466th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.9%1,078th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.3%373rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
21.1%81st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1100682nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7,516339th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
55.6%269th highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$74,576—
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technologybachelors$65,477$61,814
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$60,821$58,919
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$45,696$56,979
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$44,649$53,608
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$39,214$44,170
Architecturebachelors$39,009$36,674
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$39,009$40,821
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,289$43,197
Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculturebachelors$37,208$38,289
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$35,060$29,685
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925$25,580

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s 7,516 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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