Florida State University

College of Business

  • Avg. SAT Score
    1159
  • Annual Tuition
    $6,403
    $ $ $ $ $
  • Program Enrollment
    3,235
  • Program Length
    Two Year
Contact Information
821 Academic Way
MC 1110
Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
Website

About College of Business

Founded in 1950, the College of Business at Florida State University is one of the nation’s youngest business schools, yet it has become one of the 10 largest in the U.S. Boasting a world-class faculty, the college offers eight undergraduate degrees with ten majors, and the graduate program offers six master’s degree programs and seven majors at the doctoral level through its five departments, which include Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing and Risk Management/Insurance, Real Estate & Legal Studies. The college also has one independent, industry-specific program, the Dedman School of Hospitality.

Quick Stats

  • Selectivity
    60%
  • Yield
    38%
  • Job Offers
    63%
  • Average Salary
    $42,000
  • School Status
    Public
  • Accreditation
    AACSB Accredited
  • B-School Founded
    1950

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Admissions

Admissions Selectivity
60% Florida State University 58% Average Across All Schools
Most Important Admissions Factors
  1. High school GPA
  2. SAT/ACT scores
  3. Secondary school record
University Admissions
  • Min. SAT 970
  • Min. ACT 20
  • Min. GPA
B-School Admissions
  • Min. SAT
  • Min. ACT
  • Min. GPA
More Information
Total Applications
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
28313% 28,313
60% 60
38% 38
60% School Selectivity
38% School Yield
Demographics of Applicants
  • Male Applicants
  • Female Applicants
  • International Applicants
  • U.S. Applicants
Application Deadlines
Oct 15
Summer 2014
Jan 14
Fall 2014
Required Tests
  • Are Interviews Required? Not required
Additional Requirements:

550 on paper based TOEFL or 6.5 IELTS
Total Applications to Program
  • Applied
  • Accepted
  • Accepted Apps Enrolled
850% 850
72% 72
100% 100
72% Program Selectivity
100% Program Yield
Program Requirements
  • Admissions managed by Business Program
  • Are interviews required? Not offered
Required Tests

Transfer Requirements
  • How internal transfers are handled Declare business major
  • Min college GPA for transfers 2.9
  • Other transfer requirements 2.9 GPA and 52 hours Must also have a C- or better on each state mandated pre-requisite course
Freshman Requirements
  • Freshman admissions No
  • Percent of admitted applicants who are freshmen
  • Min GPA required in pre-business courses Yes
  • How freshmen are admitted
Other Requirements for freshman

Careers

Ernst and Young
Top Employer
  • KPMG LLP
  • Deloitte and Touche
  • Morgan Stanley
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Job Offers Received and Accepted
  • This School
  • All Schools
By Graduation
63% 63
59% 59.267238095238085
63% Receive Offers
0%
56% 55.65923664122137
After graduation, but within 3 months
0%
16% 16.189999999999998
0%
17% 17.25698275862069
More than 3 Months after graduation
0%
10% 10.193835616438358
0%
13% 12.771399999999998
80% Graduates seeking full-time employment
20% Graduates not seeking employment
30% Percentage of graduates for whom employment information is available
Salaries and Percentages of Job Accepting Graduates
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Area Grads Accepting Jobs Avg. Salary 10k 50k 100k 150k 190k
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Salaries for Most Recent Graduates
Internship Employers / Interns Hired
Internship Services
  • Companies that recruit interns on campus
  • Companies that posted internships on school message board
  • Average intern length in weeks
  • Percentage of internships that are paid
Career Services
  • Number of companies that recruited students on campus
  • Number of companies that posted full-time jobs on school message boards
Other activities and career services provided to undergraduate business students:

Cost

Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$18,570
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $6,403
  • Fees $1,541
  • Expenses $10,626
Non-Resident
$ $ $ $ $
$33,736
Total Yearly Cost
  • Tuition $21,569
  • Fees $1,541
  • Expenses $10,626
Basis for Grants or Scholarships
  • Need
  • Merit
More Information
Financial Aid
  • Financial Aid Management No
  • Website
Scholarships
Loans
  • Loan Guarantee Policy No
  • Max Loan Guarantee Per Year

Academics

Average Class Size
  • College of Business
  • All Schools
Core Business Classes
65% 60
50% 46
Elective Business Classes
69% 40
50% 29
Required Classes with a Waiting List
College of Business 12 Average Across All Schools
* On the First Day of Enrollment
Top Areas of Study
  • Accounting
  • Finance
  • General Management
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate
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Business Program Classes
35% More than 50 Students
65% 21 to 50 students
40 Average number of students in non-business required electives
New Electives
  • Program length Two Year
  • Last change to curriculum 2003
Degrees Offered / Credits Required
  • BS in Accounting 120
  • BS in Finance
  • BS in Marketing
  • BS in Management
  • BS in Real Estate
  • BS in Risk Management
  • BA in Business Administration
Faculty
  • All Faculty
  • Tenured
109% 109
70% 70
Prominent Faculty
  • James Ang

    Finance

  • C.F. Sirmans

    Real Estate

  • Gerald Ferris

    Management
  • Are work study or co-ops available? No
  • Description of work study / co-ops:

  • Is study abroad available? Yes
  • Description of study abroad programs:

  • Is community service or volunteering available? Yes
  • Description of community service/volunteering:

Students

39% Students with High School GPA over 3.75
1240 75th Percentile Score on SAT 27 75th Percentile Score on ACT
Student Body Breakdown
  • International Students
  • U.S. Students
  • Male Students
  • Female Students
Ethnicity of Students
White
72% 72
Asian American
8% 8
Multiethnic
7% 7
* Percentages are for U.S. citizens in most recent entering class; only top three responses shown.
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U.S. Regional Breakdown
3%
5%
2%
3%
83%
4%
Student Citizenship
U.S.
98% 98
Other Non-U.S. Citizenship
2% 2
22 Average age of full-time students
92% Freshman retention rate
Graduation Rate
  • 4 Years
  • 6 Years
56% 56
73% 73

Alumni

Alumni Donors
Total Living Alumni
Alumni Donations
Average Gift Largest Gift
Most Prominent Alumni
  • Meg Crofton

    President of Operations in the U.S. and France Walt Disney World

  • John Thiel

    Head of U.S. Wealth Management and Private Banking and Investment Group, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

  • Bob Sasser

    President and CEO, Dollar Tree