What GPA do you need to get into Florida State?

Among 159 applicants who posted a Florida State admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.76 to 3.98 (141 reported a GPA). Florida State sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Florida State?

Among 159 applicants who posted a Florida State admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,500 and the middle half scored 1,440 to 1,540 (110 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Florida State?

In these posts, 84% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (37 of 44), against 88% in regular decision (43 of 49). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Florida State admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (59%), athletics (40%), work/job (40%), tutoring/teaching (32%). 84% held at least one leadership role and 66% listed a national or international award.

What is the Florida State acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Florida State in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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How to get into Florida State

What 159 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 186 Florida State results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Florida State admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.90

Middle half 3.76 to 3.98

Median SAT

1,500

Middle half 1,440 to 1,540

Median ACT

Middle half 32 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.60

Middle half 4.30 to 4.80

Results posted: 159 admitted, 20 rejected, 7 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Florida State acceptance rate; the official rate is in Florida State’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.90	3.59
SAT	1,500	1,450

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Florida State admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service59%
Athletics40%
Work/Job40%
Tutoring/Teaching32%
STEM club/competition30%
Debate/MUN/Speech28%
Internship26%
Music26%

Held a leadership role

84%

Founded something

35%

National or intl. award

66%

Did research

19%

Early vs. regular decision at Florida State

Early (44 results)84%
Regular (49 results)88%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Florida State admits

Computer Science14%
Business13%
Engineering11%
Political Science10%
Biology6%
Neuroscience6%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 21% first-generation, 20% low income, 28% underrepresented minority, 9% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 2% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 9% chose Florida State.

Three recent Florida State admits

2026 cycle · EA · Public Policy
Health-policy-minded DECA leader and club-sports captain who worked through housing and utility instability.
GPA 3.87 UW · SAT 1510 · Original post
2026 cycle · Engineering
Florida engineering applicant with research internships, a biotech internship, and a research-focused organization he founded.
GPA 3.90 UW · SAT 1560 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Neuroscience
Rural Asian student with strong STEM grades, orchestra leadership, and student government roles.
GPA 3.96 UW · ACT 34 · Original post

Where else Florida State admits got in

Florida State admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Florida State?: Among 159 applicants who posted a Florida State admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.90 and the middle half reported 3.76 to 3.98 (141 reported a GPA). Florida State sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Florida State?: Among 159 applicants who posted a Florida State admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,500 and the middle half scored 1,440 to 1,540 (110 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Florida State?: In these posts, 84% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (37 of 44), against 88% in regular decision (43 of 49). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Florida State admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (59%), athletics (40%), work/job (40%), tutoring/teaching (32%). 84% held at least one leadership role and 66% listed a national or international award.
What is the Florida State acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Florida State in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Florida State. All colleges