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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public, historically Black university in Tallahassee, Florida. FAMU is part of the State University System of Florida and enrolls over 8,000 undergraduate students.

Get to know Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

7,402
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
65%
 
Enrolled male students
35%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
84%
 
Part-time students
16%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
100%
 
Adjuncts
0%
 
Faculty Ratio
14:1
Student/teacher ratio
$3,152
In-state tuition cost
$14,524
Out-of-state tuition cost
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students

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Engaged Students

ENROLLMENT BY ETHNICITY
Non-U.S. Citizen: 0%
Hispanic/Latinx: 5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 86%
White, non-Hispanic: 5%
Native/Indigenous American or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 0%
Asian, non-Hispanic: 1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 3%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 0%

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Admission

TEST SCORES
Required

FRESHMAN PROFILE
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
25th Percentile: 520 | 75th Percentile: 590
SAT Math
25th Percentile: 510 | 75th Percentile: 560
ACT Composite
25th Percentile: 20 | 75th Percentile: 24
ACT Math
25th Percentile: 17 | 75th Percentile: 23
ACT English
25th Percentile: 19 | 75th Percentile: 23

Tuition & Cost

Tuition (in-state): $3,152
Tuition (out-of-state): $14,524
Fees: $2,633
Room: $6,012
Board: $4,974

Contact Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Contact Admissions

admissions.famu.edu

Campus Location

1601 S. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Tallahassee, FL 32307

(850) 599-3000

Find FAMU Online

www.famu.edu

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