	Florida State University 2016 University Academic Rankings
The Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is an American public space-grant and sea-grant research university. Its primary campus is located on a 1,391.54-acre (5.631 km2) campus in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the state of Florida. The University is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The university comprises 16 separate colleges and more than 110 centers, facilities, labs and institutes that offer more than 360 programs of study, including professional school programs. The university has an annual budget of over $1.7 billion. Florida State is home to Florida's only National Laboratory - the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and is the birthplace of the commercially viable anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University also operates The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Florida State University is home to nationally ranked programs in many academic areas, including law, business, engineering, medicine, social policy, film, music, theater, dance, visual art, political science, psychology, social work, and the sciences. Florida State University leads Florida in four of eight areas of external funding for the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). FSU officially launched the "Raise the Torch: The Campaign for Florida State" on October 17, 2014. The campaign has a fundraising goal of more than $1 billion which will improve academics, research, and the overall student experience. As of April 30, 2016, Florida State University's "Raise the Torch" campaign has raised $904,365,946. in 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State as the 43rd best public university in the United States. Florida Governor Rick Scott and the state legislature designated Florida State University as one of two "preeminent" state universities in the spring of 2013 among the twelve universities of the State University System of Florida. FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, commonly known by their "Florida State Seminoles" nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). In their 113-year history, Florida State's varsity sports teams have won 20 national athletic championships and Seminole athletes have won 78 individual NCAA national championships. West Florida Seminary main building, circa 1880. Built in 1854 as the Florida Institute. This building was replaced with College Hall in 1891. The Westcott Building now stands on this site - the oldest site of higher education in Florida In 1819 the Florida Territory was ceded to the United States by Spain as an element of the Adams-OnÃs Treaty. The Territory was conventionally split by the Appalachicola or later the Suwannee rivers into East and West areas. Florida State University is traceable to a plan set by the 1823 U.S. Congress to create a system of higher education. The 1838 Florida Constitution codified the basic system by providing for land allocated for the schools. In 1845 Florida became the 27th State of the United States, which permitted the resources and intent of the 1823 Congress regarding education in Florida to be implemented. In 1851 the Florida Legislature voted to establish two seminaries of higher education on opposite sides of the Suwannee River. Francis W. Eppes and other city leaders established an all-male academ ... [more on wikipedia]

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Florida State University Details

Florida State University Details
detail	value
state	Florida
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Public
scores	1795/1197/27
level	AboveAverage
rank	[76
overall ROI rank	[104
size	large
undergrads	32948
grads	8278
price	36765
drop	25
stem	18
research	231
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Florida State University?

1. number 76 for Academics.

2. number 104 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Florida State University?

1. University of Missouri-Columbia

2. University of South Carolina-Columbia

3. Virginia Commonwealth University

4. University of Massachusetts-Amherst

5. Rutgers University-New Brunswick

6. University of North Texas

7. Texas Tech University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Florida State University National Academic Rankings

Florida State University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	76	159	150	58	54	82	93	140	104
All	80	90	90	58	54	66	61	68	80
All Nonivy	72	88	87	50	46	63	55	64	74
Div1	44	56	54	39	36	51	65	76	65
Div1 Nonivy	37	48	46	31	28	43	58	74	59
Div1 Public	25	25	26	20	19	34	52	70	47
Public	31	43	48	23	20	44	60	62	48
Power5	33	30	29	27	25	37	48	57	53
Atlantic Coast Conference	11	11	12	9	7	10	10	13	13
South East Region	12	23	20	12	10	9	21	47	23
State of Florida	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	9	3
Top Ten Top250	76	159	150	58	54	82	93	140	104
Top Ten State of Florida	3	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	2

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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Florida State University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Florida State University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.93	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
98.36	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
98.12	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
97.84	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
93.03	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
92.69	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
92.46	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
92.39	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
92.33	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
92.11	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
91.58	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
91.23	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
91.19	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
91.16	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.05	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
90.92	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
90.58	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
86.66	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
85.75	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
85.17	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
85.12	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
84.91	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
84.77	Ohio University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	215	174
84.72	Kent State University at Kent	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	347	358
84.56	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
84.52	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
84.42	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
84.16	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
83.72	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
83.49	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
83.42	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
83.27	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
83.23	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
83.08	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216
82.09	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
81.73	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
79.96	California State University-Fullerton	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	362	435
79.74	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
79.62	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
79.33	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Idaho	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Average	312	164
78.83	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
78.29	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
78.24	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
78.16	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
78.11	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291
78.05	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	Big Sky Conference	Public	Average	336	333
77.84	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
77.57	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
77.40	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
77.38	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98

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Florida State University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Florida State University

Florida State University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Florida State University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.44	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
96.00	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
96.00	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
95.72	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
94.13	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
93.89	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.27	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
92.93	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
92.64	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
92.47	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
92.24	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
92.24	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
91.99	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
91.72	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
90.53	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
90.32	Atlantic Coast Conference (Low)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	42
89.19	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
89.13	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
88.54	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
88.32	Colonial Athletic Association (Average)	-	Colonial Athletic Association	-Conf-	Excellent	-	112
87.93	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
87.72	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
87.49	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
86.26	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
85.97	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
85.12	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
84.67	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
82.41	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
82.33	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
82.09	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
82.00	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
81.32	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
80.81	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
78.59	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125

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