COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 134097PUBLIC

TALLAHASSEE, FL

Florida State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$11,297Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate84.3%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$66,924working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$18,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$66,924
Median earnings 5 years after completion$61,121

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$5,938
$30,001–48,000$6,963
$48,001–75,000$10,496
$75,001–110,000$14,991
$110,001+$19,239

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion84.3%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention95.8%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients23.0%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share20.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid31.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort7,879federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates32,212IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate24.2%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$18,000

8,054 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

39 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 108 working graduates$103,648 earnings · $18,173 debt →Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 409 working graduates$93,727 earnings · $20,250 debt →InsuranceBachelor's Degree · 127 working graduates$92,064 earnings · $21,500 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 223 working graduates$91,056 earnings · $18,625 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 84 working graduates$90,815 earnings · $25,250 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 129 working graduates$89,622 earnings · $24,085 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 585 working graduates$87,089 earnings · $18,162 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 486 working graduates$84,981 earnings · $18,250 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$84,340 earnings · $23,199 debt →Real EstateBachelor's Degree · 133 working graduates$80,900 earnings · $19,500 debt →Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$78,811 earnings · $22,030 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 245 working graduates$77,320 earnings · $17,021 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 332 working graduates$73,527 earnings · $17,625 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 390 working graduates$68,059 earnings · $18,700 debt →Public AdministrationUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 160 working graduates$67,522 earnings · $20,125 debt →Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$67,180 earnings · $15,267 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 121 working graduates$65,941 earnings · $13,849 debt →Apparel and TextilesBachelor's Degree · 182 working graduates$64,807 earnings · $20,100 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 361 working graduates$63,984 earnings · $17,767 debt →Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's Degree · 192 working graduates$62,673 earnings · $18,864 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 185 working graduates$62,663 earnings · $20,000 debt →Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree · 137 working graduates$61,342 earnings · $19,001 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 138 working graduates$60,909 earnings · $18,750 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 212 working graduates$60,876 earnings · $18,500 debt →Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 327 working graduates$58,460 earnings · $23,375 debt →Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · 593 working graduates$57,417 earnings · $21,170 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree · 85 working graduates$57,287 earnings · $22,500 debt →HistoryBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$56,834 earnings · $19,907 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 666 working graduates$54,728 earnings · $19,000 debt →Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree · 188 working graduates$54,288 earnings · $18,979 debt →English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 468 working graduates$52,602 earnings · $20,750 debt →Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$51,863 earnings · $19,349 debt →Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · 107 working graduates$51,587 earnings · $21,349 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 195 working graduates$51,256 earnings · $21,517 debt →Social WorkBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$50,723 earnings · $15,193 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 240 working graduates$50,612 earnings · $22,164 debt →MusicBachelor's Degree · 75 working graduates$44,454 earnings · $23,992 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 76 working graduates$44,115 earnings · $21,000 debt →Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's Degree · 151 working graduates$41,067 earnings · $20,222 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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