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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Data & Information Overview

13 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
35% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Ranked?

#1,379 Best Colleges in Nation
#42 Best Colleges in FL
Health & Medical Administrative Services Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health & medical administrative services.

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Overall Quality

Florida A&M University landed the #1,379 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Florida A&M University held the #1,469 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Florida A&M University is also ranked #42 out of 77 schools in Florida.

See all of the rankings for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Is It Hard to Get Into Florida A&M University?

35% Acceptance Rate
72% Of Accepted Are Women
80% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 35%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to Florida A&M University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 590. Math scores were between 490 and 560.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University  ( 520 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University  ( 490 to 560 )
200
800
Florida A&M University received ACT scores from 53% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 23.

ACT Composite Scores for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University  ( 17 to 23 )
1
36

Learn more about Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admissions.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Faculty

14 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

With a student to faculty ratio of 14 to 1, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

89% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 89% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  89 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Florida A&M University is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,244 Full-Time Undergraduates
96.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
66.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,402 undergraduates at Florida A&M University with 6,244 being full-time and 1,158 being part-time.

How Much Does Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Cost?

$13,126 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
$22,140 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Florida A&M University is $13,126. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Florida A&M University

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,629 $11,821 $15,705 $17,274 $20,039

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Florida A&M University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Florida A&M University, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $5,535 a year. That adds up to $22,140 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Florida A&M University is 7.6%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Florida A&M University Graduates Make?

$42,521 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Florida A&M University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $42,521 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida State
6,244 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The location of Florida A&M University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Florida A&M University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone: 850-599-3000
Website: www.famu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FAMU1887
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FAMU_1887

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Majors

56 Majors With Completions
1,380 Undergraduate Degrees
608 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 56 majors graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Of these students, 1,380 received undergraduate degrees and 608 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Health Sciences & Services 246 $24,005
Business Administration & Management 103 $35,039
Interdisciplinary Studies 98 $25,056
Criminal Justice & Corrections 94 $29,674
General Biology 81 $22,780
Social Work 73 $28,895
Nursing 59 $59,873
Computer Information Systems 59 $44,824
Political Science & Government 44 $25,373
Journalism 43 $26,175

Learn more about the majors offered at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Florida A&M University

52% Take At Least One Class Online
1% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 4,656 students took at least one online class at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. This is a decrease from the 8,958 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 4,656 68
2019-2020 8,958 63
2018-2019 2,713 49
2017-2018 2,606 47
2016-2017 1,704 45

Learn more about online learning at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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