Florida State acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Florida State admitted 20,364 of 85,469 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 23.8%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into Florida State counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
Florida State acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 85,469 | 20,364 | 23.8% | 6,559 | 32.2% |
| 2024-25 | 78,272 | 18,954 | 24.2% | 5,855 | 30.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74,038 | 18,793 | 25.4% | 5,890 | 31.3% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at Florida State
Early decision counts: Not published. Florida State’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
Florida State waitlist
Florida State SAT and ACT scores
What Florida State says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors Florida State rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record
- Important: Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, First generation, Geographical residence, State residency, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record
- Important: Class rank, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, First generation, Geographical residence, State residency, Volunteer work, Work experience
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record
- Important: Class rank, Academic GPA, Standardized test scores, Application essay, Extracurricular activities, Talent/ability, Character/personal qualities, First generation, Geographical residence, State residency, Volunteer work, Work experience
Florida State testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test required. FSU's first-year apply page says at least one test score must be submitted before the materials deadline. Self-reported scores go through the Admissions Portal; Common App self-reports are not accepted; February is the last test date used.
From Florida State’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
FSU publishes its Common Data Set as a web form, so the same address serves every year. C1 totals are the residency table totals. The 2024-25 C2 prints 0 for every waitlist count, shown as printed. C21 prints no early decision counts; the 2025-26 form lists a plan for a future cycle.
Florida State acceptance rate questions
- What is the Florida State acceptance rate?
- Florida State's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 85,469 first-year applicants and 20,364 admitted, an acceptance rate of 23.8%. It was 24.2% in 2024-25 and 25.4% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do Florida State students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1300 to 1410, and ACT submitters scored 29 to 32. 63.7% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the Florida State waitlist?
- In 2025-26, Florida State offered 3,750 applicants a place on the waitlist; 2,358 accepted one, and 5 were admitted from it.
- Does Florida State require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test required. FSU's first-year apply page says at least one test score must be submitted before the materials deadline. Self-reported scores go through the Admissions Portal; Common App self-reports are not accepted; February is the last test date used.
Applying to Florida State?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what Florida State says it weighs.
Source: Florida State Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Florida State. All official acceptance rates