Tallahassee, FL 32306
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1851
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 30,783
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $348,909,169
Admissions
Application Fee: $30
Application Deadline: March 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,175 in-state, 16,306 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,774
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: Ernst & Young; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Cerner Corporation; Harris Corporation; Burdines-Macy’s; Marriott International; Pulte Homes; Sherwin Williams; Hewitt Associates; KPMG; City Furniture; Florida Power & Light; Lockheed Martin; Florida Auditor General
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,889,810
Number of current serial subscriptions: 42,076
Number of microforms: 8,057,015
Number of audiovisuals: 75,848
Number of ebooks: 252,623
Other library facilities: Dirac Science Library, Claude Pepper Library, Allen Music Library, Goldstein Library, College of Medicine Library, Law Library. Panama City ARC, Republic of Panama Branch Campus Library, Ringling Museum of Art Library
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Ringling Museum of Art, Marine Lab, Oceanographic Institute, National High Magnetic Field Lab, Developmental Research school, Challenger Space Center, Planetarium, Accelerators, Super Computers, Asolo Conservatory
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – Yes
Number of available computers for all students: 2,958
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): N/A
Classrooms: N/A
Labs: N/A
Other areas: N/A
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 3,000
Recommended operating system: N/A
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 14%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 14%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 14%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 14%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms, women’s dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, other housing options
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 9%
Doubles: 32%
Triples or Suites: 34%
Apartments: 25%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 13
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: N/A
Fire alarms: N/A
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 451 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Jacksonville, if not Tallahassee (170), Tallahassee (5)
Nearest train station: Tallahassee (1)
Nearest bus station: Tallahassee (1)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: N/A
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 9%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,014
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered at cooperating institution (Florida A&M)
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Seven Days of Opening Nights (a fine and performing arts festival), Dance Marathon, Flying High Circus, Parents’ Weekend, Homecoming Festivities & Parade, President’s Ice Cream Social, Last Call Before Fall (concert), Seminole Sensation Week, Market Wednesday, LEAD-In at the Rez, President’s Retreat, Various Speakers sponsored by campus departments and student organizations, FSUnity Day;