The University is classified as a Research University with Very High Research by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.[12] 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 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.[16] Florida State University leads Florida in four of eight areas of external funding for the STEM disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
The university is ranked 43rd overall among all public national universities in the current 2015 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
The middle 50% of the Fall 2015 incoming freshmen class had a GPA range from 3.8 – 4.3; a SAT total range from 1750 to 1960 and an ACT range from 26 – 30.
The university has a 79.0% six-year graduation rate compared to the national average six-year graduation rate of 59%.
Florida State University is currently ranked the No. 2 most efficient high-quality university in the country by U.S. News & World Report 2015. The university was also named the nation’s most efficient in 2013 and 2014 by U.S. News & World Report.
In 2010, Florida State University was named a “Budget Ivy” university by a list prepared by the Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College.[145] In addition U.S. News in 2009 ranked Florida State as 32nd overall amongst the most popular colleges in the United States, this ranking is determined by institutions with the highest yield rates.
