Tallahassee, FL · Public · 7,582 undergraduates · urban

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Highly selective

FAMU combines a public HBCU and land-grant mission with strong professional pathways in pharmacy preparation, agriculture, business, journalism, health, and engineering-related study.

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Institutional profile

Established Solid in mobility, and solid in student experience.

Academic standing Steady

Affordability Steady

Career outcomes Steady

Mobility Solid

Student experience Solid

Admission: 21.1% admitted
Price by income: Resident and nonresident prices differ
Completion: 63%

What sets Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University apart

Academic design

Agriculture, business, journalism, health sciences, nursing, sciences, and engineering pathways are prominent.

Campus pattern

The Tallahassee campus sits within Florida's state-capital region.

Career & value signal

Government, health, agriculture, business, and public-sector institutions provide extensive regional professional access.

Can I get in?

21.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

22,713

About 21 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 21.1%

Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1030–1150

9401240

ACT middle 50%20–24

1727

Of admitted students, 83% submitted an SAT, and 45% submitted an ACT. Nearly everyone admitted sent a score, so leaving one out is the unusual move here.

Academic benchmarkHighly selective

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

Course rigor
GPA
Test scores
Essay
Recommendations
Extracurriculars
Demonstrated interest

See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

Show preparation for this curriculum

Agriculture, business, journalism, health sciences, nursing, sciences, and engineering pathways are prominent.

Make institutional fit specific

FAMU combines a public HBCU and land-grant mission with strong professional pathways in pharmacy preparation, agriculture, business, journalism, health, and engineering-related study.

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionNov 1

Regular DecisionFeb 1

Fee and waiver$30 application fee

Fee waiver: u.s. only

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately