69-718: FSU may refer to: Florida State University , a large public research university in Tallahassee, Florida Ferris State University , Michigan Frostburg State University , Maryland Fayetteville State University , North Carolina Fairmont State University , West Virginia Fitchburg State University , Massachusetts Framingham State University , Massachusetts Friends Stand United , street gang Finance Sector Union , Australian trade union Financial Services Union , Irish trade union Fédération Syndicale Unitaire , French trade union Former Soviet Union , collective term for
138-590: A chapter of Phi Beta Kappa , as well as the first university in Florida so honored. Florida State was the largest of the original two state universities in Florida until 1919. Returning soldiers using the G.I. Bill after World War II stressed the state university system to the point that a Tallahassee Branch of the University of Florida (TBUF) was opened on the campus of the Florida State College for Women with
207-479: A comprehensive flagship university, FSU has a statewide and even national draw for students and has considerable fundraising capabilities. The Stable Outlook reflects Fitch's expectation that the university will sustain adjusted cash flow margins, as defined in Fitch's criteria, in line with historical trends, and that balance sheet strength will be maintained and improve over time. Florida State University aspires to become
276-524: A later date. The Florida Legislature recognized the university under the title " University of Florida " in Spring 1885 but committed no additional financing or support. Without legislative support, the university project struggled. The institution never assumed the "university" title, and the association dissolved when the medical college relocated to Jacksonville later that year. According to Doak Campbell , Florida State University's fifth president, "During
345-521: A part of the State University System of Florida , Florida State University falls under the purview of the seventeen member Florida Board of Governors . Guided by the Board of Governors, the thirteen member Board of trustees is "responsible for the administration of its university in a manner that is dedicated to, and consistent with the university’s mission which shall be otherwise consistent with
414-620: A ratio of 20 students to each faculty member. The College of Medicine has six regional campuses located in Daytona Beach , Fort Pierce , Orlando , Pensacola , Sarasota and Tallahassee . Florida State has campuses in London , Florence , Panama City, Panama and Valencia, Spain . These campuses are a part of the year-round international programs. Florida State University is divided into 17 colleges and over 110 centers, facilities, labs, and institutes offering 277 degree programs. As
483-488: A top ten public research university and AAU member. The university is the home of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory among other advanced research facilities. Other milestones at the university include the first ETA10-G/8 supercomputer and the development of the process to syntheisize the anti-cancer drug Taxol. Florida State University is divided into 17 colleges and schools including
552-430: Is classified "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The university had research and development (R&D) expenditures of $ 414 million. Per 2022 National Science Foundation data the university ranked 82nd out of 890 evaluated institutions. The university has an annual budget of $ 3 billion and an annual estimated economic impact of $ 15.5 billion. Florida State has a collaborative relationship with
621-404: Is 96% and a four-year graduation rate of 75%. The university has an 83.0% six-year graduation rate. Florida State University students, numbering 43,701 in 2023, came from more than 130 countries, and all 50 U.S. states. The ratio of women to men is 58:42, and 24.2 percent are graduate and professional students. Miami-Dade , Broward , Palm Beach , Hillsborough , and Leon County make up
690-531: Is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida , United States. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida . Chartered in 1851, it is located on Florida's oldest continuous site of higher education. Florida State University maintains 17 colleges, as well as 58 centers, facilities, labs, institutes, and professional training programs. In 2023, the university enrolled 43,701 students from all 50 states and 135 countries. Florida State
759-470: Is authorized to display a battle streamer Natural Bridge 1865. FSU is one of four institutions that can display a military battle streamer. In 1883, the institution officially known as the West Florida Seminary was organized by the Board of Education as The Literary College of the University of Florida. (In the terminology of the time, schools were divided into seminaries and literary institutions;
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#1732851924002828-712: Is by permission of the Tribal Council, the governing body of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. FSU's use of the Seminole imagery was granted an NCAA waiver in 2005, due to the coordination the Seminole Tribe of Florida has with Florida State. As of 2024 FSU's university-wide financial endowment was $ 785.2 million with total assets valued at $ 1.03 billion. The endowment helps provide scholarships to students, support teaching and research, and fund other specific purposes designated by donors. In 2022 Florida State University
897-704: Is contained within the brick facade walls of the University Center. It is reportedly the largest continuous brick structure in the United States and one of the largest in the world. The brick complex also houses offices of the university, the registrar, the Dedman School of Hospitality, and classrooms. The FSU Southwest Campus was acquired by the university in 1930 and was formerly known as "The Farm". It encompasses another 740 acres (3.0 km ) of land off Orange Drive. The southwest campus currently houses
966-683: Is home to Florida's only national laboratory, the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory , and was instrumental in the commercial development of the anti-cancer drug Taxol . Florida State University also operates the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art , the State Art Museum of Florida and one of the nation's largest museum/university complexes. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The university
1035-550: Is located in the northwest quadrant of the campus. The College of Medicine, King Life Science buildings (biology) as well as the Department of Psychology are located on the west end of campus on Call Street and Stadium Drive. Located off Stadium Drive in the southwest quadrant is the University Center , which encloses Doak Campbell Stadium and Bobby Bowden Field. The stadium seats 79,560 spectators. Doak Campbell Stadium
1104-405: Is one of the two original state-designated "preeminent" universities in Florida. Florida State University receives the highest National Science Foundation research and development award in the state. Princeton Review's 2024 Best Value Colleges ranked FSU the top public university in Florida and sixteenth nationally. For 2022, U.S. News & World Report ranked Florida State University as
1173-599: Is taught, 2) to whom, and 3) in what setting?" wrote Alexander McCormick, a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation and director of the classifications project. As of 2005, the Carnegie Foundation was developing one or more voluntary classification schemes that rely on data submitted by institutions. The first focuses on outreach and community engagement, and the second on "how institutions seek to analyze, understand, and improve undergraduate education." The Carnegie Foundation has no plans to issue printed editions of
1242-432: Is the associate degree . High transfer Mixed transfer/career and technical Special Focus Institutions were classified "based on the concentration of degrees in a single field or set of related fields, at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Institutions were determined to have a special focus with concentrations of at least 80 percent of undergraduate and graduate degrees. In some cases this percentage criterion
1311-423: Is the oldest continuously used site of higher education in Florida and is the home of Ruby Diamond Concert Hall which serves as the university's primary performance venue. Historic student housing residence halls include Broward, Bryan, Cawthon, Gilchrist, Jennie Murphree, Landis, and Reynolds and are located on the older eastern half of campus. Newer residence hall complexes, Ragans and Wildwood, located near
1380-401: Is traceable to a plan set by the 1823 U.S. Congress to create a higher education system. The 1838 Florida Constitution codified the primary system by providing for land allocated for the schools. In 1845 Congress passed the law admitting Florida as the 27th state. In a supplementary act to the law granting admission, Congress authorized two townships to host seminaries, one east and one west of
1449-844: The Carnegie Classification , is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching . It is managed by the American Council on Education . The framework primarily serves educational and research purposes, where it is often important to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions. The classification generally focuses on types of degrees awarded and related level of activity such as research. The classification includes all accredited , degree -granting colleges and universities in
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#17328519240021518-735: The College Board . The number of institutions in each category is indicated in parentheses. Doctorate-granting universities are institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarly doctorates in the update year (the most recent being a minor update in 2021). Professional doctorates (D.D.S., J.D., M.D., Pharm.D., etc.) are not included in this count but were added as a separate criterion in 2018–19. The framework further classifies these universities by their level of research activity as measured by research expenditures, number of research doctorates awarded, number of research-focused faculty, and other factors. A detailed list of schools can be found in
1587-594: The Florida A&;M University – Florida State University College of Engineering , which is housed in a two-building joint facility with Florida A&M University . In addition to the College of Engineering, The Don Veller Seminole Golf Course and Club are located here and at the Morcorm Aquatics Center. The FSU Research Foundation buildings, as well as the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory , are located on
1656-651: The Indiana University School of Education in Bloomington, Indiana . The voluntary Classification on Community Engagement is managed by the Public Purpose Institute at Albion College . In March 2022, the universal and elective Carnegie classifications moved to the nonprofit American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Information used in these classifications comes primarily from IPEDS and
1725-634: The Seminole Tribe of Florida and is allowed to use the name Seminoles and certain imagery. FSU's intercollegiate sports teams, known by their " Florida State Seminoles " nickname, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Florida State's varsity teams have won 19 all-time national athletic championships in nine sports. Florida State University
1794-479: The list of research universities in the United States . Master's colleges and universities are institutions that "awarded at least 50 master's degrees in 2013–14, but fewer than 20 doctorates." Baccalaureate colleges are institutions where " bachelor's degrees accounted for at least 10 percent of all undergraduate degrees and they awarded fewer than 50 master's degrees (2013–14-degree conferrals)." Associate's colleges are institutions whose highest degree
1863-478: The 19th best public university in the United States, and 55th overall among all national universities, public and private. For 2019, the FSU College of Business was ranked 27th undergraduate program among all public universities and 44th among all national universities. In 2017, Florida State was ranked one of the most efficient universities. Florida State is ranked the 16th best doctorate-granting university in
1932-535: The 2015 Classification update retains the same structure of six parallel classifications, initially adopted in 2005. The 2005 report substantially reworked the classification system, based on data from the 2002–2003 and 2003–2004 school years. In 2015, the Carnegie Foundation transferred responsibility for the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education to the Center for Postsecondary Research of
2001-1136: The Colleges of Applied Studies, Arts & Sciences, Business, Communication & Information, Criminology & Criminal Justice, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Human Sciences, Law, Medicine, Motion Picture Arts, Music, Nursing, Social Sciences & Public Policy, and Social Work, plus the Graduate School, Dedman School of Hospitality, and the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship. Florida State offers 103 baccalaureate degree programs, 107 master's degree programs, an advanced masters/specialist degree in 6 areas, 63 doctorate degree programs, and 3 professional degree programs. The most popular Colleges by enrollment are Arts and Sciences, Business, Social Sciences, Education, and Human Science. The Florida State University College of Medicine operates using diversified hospital and community-based clinical education medical training for medical students . The students spend their first two years in academic medical courses on
2070-661: The FAMU/FSU Engineering Library. Strozier Library is located at the center of the campus and is open extended hours during Fall and Spring semesters. Next to the Donald L. Tucker Center , the College of Law is between Jefferson Street and Pensacola Street. The College of Business is in the heart of campus near the FSU Student Union and across from the HCB Classroom Building. The science and research quad
2139-696: The FSU campus in Tallahassee. They are then assigned to one of the regional medical school campuses for their third- and fourth-year clinical training. Rotations can be done at one of the six regional campuses in Daytona Beach , Fort Pierce , Orlando , Pensacola , Sarasota or in Tallahassee. The middle 50% of the Fall 2023 entering freshmen class had a GPA range from 4.2 to 4.5; a SAT range from 1330 to 1410 and an ACT range from 29 to 32. The acceptance rates for admission in 2023 were 23.0% for 61,278 freshman applicants. FSU's second-year, full-time freshman retention rate
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2208-565: The Faculty Senate is subject to the veto authority of the university president, which may be appealed to the university trustees by two-thirds Senate vote. The student government was established in 1935 and consists of executive, judicial, and legislative branches. The student government executive branch is led by the student body president and includes the student body's vice president, treasurer, seven agencies, four bureaus, and an executive cabinet responsible for handling an agenda set out by
2277-541: The Florida Institute was transferred. The main campus consists of 485.87 acres (2.0 km ). Outside Leon county the university owns more than 1,715 acres (6.94 km ). The main campus is bordered by Stadium Drive to the west, Tennessee Street ( U.S. Route 90 ) to the north, Macomb Street to the east, and Gaines Street to the south. The Westcott Building is the school's readily identifiable structure at College Avenue and S. Copeland Street. The Westcott location
2346-474: The Florida counties with the greatest enrollment of in-state students. Students from Georgia , New York , New Jersey , North Carolina , Texas , Pennsylvania , and Illinois make up the largest states for out-of-state students. FSU hosts about 2500 international students . Around seventy-seven percent of the international students are graduate students and come from mainly China , India , South Korea , Panama , and Turkey . Florida State University
2415-502: The South" during this period, about similar student activities at the University of California, Berkeley . The school is also said to have originated the 1970s fad of " streaking ," said to have been first observed on Landis Green. In 1972 Margaret Menzel , a professor in the biology department, led a class-action lawsuit charging discrimination against women in pay and promotion. The case
2484-653: The Southwest Campus in Innovation Park . Florida State University Panama City is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) from the main campus. The campus began operations in 1967, and FSU assumed control in July 1982. The Bay County Commission donated a 26-acre waterfront site for a new campus, which was completed in 1987. In Fall, 2023 the campus had over 1200 students engaged in undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The satellite institution currently has
2553-551: The State of Florida), a school for white women ( Florida Female College later changed to Florida State College for Women ), and a school for African Americans ( State Normal and Industrial College for Colored Students ). The Buckman Act was controversial, as it changed the character of a historic coeducational state school into a school for women. The school's early and major benefactor, James Westcott III , willed substantial monies to support continued operations. In 1911, his estate sued
2622-576: The Suwannee River. In 1851, the Florida Legislature authorized the seminaries to be awarded to the two towns offering the best school support. The legislature declared the first purpose of these institutions was to train male and female teachers in all subjects generally taught at public schools, then to educate the public in agriculture, science, law and citizenship. While the East Seminary
2691-516: The US for the highest amount of African American doctorate recipients by the National Science Foundation . Florida State is ranked the 29th top college in the United States by Payscale and CollegeNet's Social Mobility Index college rankings(2014). Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education , or simply
2760-485: The United States for free speech and thought in a ranking released in 2024 by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression . After many years as a whites-only university, in 1962, Maxwell Courtney became the first African-American undergraduate student admitted to Florida State. Fred Flowers joined the FSU baseball team as the first African-American athlete in university history in 1965. In 1966 Lenny Hall became
2829-577: The United States that are represented in the National Center for Education Statistics ' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). The Carnegie Classification was created by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970. The classification was first published in 1973 with updates in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2018 and 2021. To ensure continuity of the classification framework and to allow comparison across years,
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2898-572: The athletic quadrant; and DeGraff Hall, located on Tennessee Street. On and around the Florida State University main campus are seven libraries: Robert Manning Strozier Library, Dirac Science Library named after the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and Florida State University professor Paul Dirac , Claude Pepper Library, College of Music Allen Music Library, College of Law Research Center, College of Medicine Maguire Medical Library and
2967-565: The cadets played a minor role in the battle defending artillery pieces. The combined Confederate forces defeated attacking Union forces leaving Tallahassee as the only Confederate capital east of the Mississippi River not to fall to Union forces. At the surrender of Florida, Union military forces disarmed the cadets and used campus buildings as barracks until September 1865. The school then reopened and resumed its academic purpose. The FSU Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
3036-530: The controversy of the social acceptance of homosexuality was evident at FSU in the 1980s. Official university policy established in 2013 prohibits discrimination against multiple protected groups, including the LGBT community. The Florida Legislature approved the creation of the allopathic Florida State University College of Medicine in June 2000 due to a need for medical doctors, especially in primary care fields. It
3105-421: The doctorate are classified as having Postbaccalaureate graduate programs. These programs are classified by the fields in which the degrees are awarded. Institutions that offer doctoral degrees, including medical and veterinary degrees, are classified by the field in which they award degrees. The Enrollment Profile of institutions are classified according to (a) the level of the highest degree awarded and (b)
3174-538: The fifteen countries that formed the Soviet Union until 1991 Fuse-Switch-Unit, opposite of SFU, relating to the order an electrical fuse is inserted in a circuit See also [ edit ] California State University, Fresno , also known as Fresno State University University of Jena , also known as Friedrich Schiller University, Thuringia, Germany Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
3243-474: The first 50 years...its activities were limited to courses of secondary-school grade. Progress was slow. Indeed, it was not until the turn of the [twentieth] century that it could properly qualify as a collegiate institution." In 1901, it became Florida State College. The 1905 Florida Legislature passed the Buckman Act , which reorganized the Florida college system into a school for white men (University of
3312-517: The first African-American basketball player for Florida State. In 1968 Calvin Patterson became the first African-American player for the university football team. During the 1960s and 1970s Florida State University became a center for student activism especially in the areas of racial integration , women's rights , and opposition to the Vietnam War . The school acquired the nickname "Berkeley of
3381-804: The men housed in barracks on nearby Dale Mabry Field . By 1947 the Florida Legislature returned the FSCW to coeducational status and designated it Florida State University . The FSU West Campus land and barracks plus other areas continually used as an airport later became the location of the Tallahassee Community College . The post-war years brought substantial growth and development to the university as many departments and colleges were added, including Business, Journalism (discontinued in 1959), Library Science , Nursing , and Social Welfare. Strozier Library (1956), and Tully Gymnasium (1956) were built at this time. Florida State University ranked third in
3450-545: The mission and purposes of the State University System as defined by the Board of Governors". The president of the university answers to the Board of Trustees. The university executive staff report to the president, with subordinate sections reporting through the staff. The Faculty Senate is the legislative body for the university and elected from member of the general faculty. The Faculty Senate prepares academic policy and sets academic standards. Any action of
3519-539: The name does not imply a focus on literature.) Under the new university charter, the seminary became the institution's Literary College and was to contain several "schools" or departments in different disciplines. However, in the new university association the seminary's "separate Charter and special organization" were maintained. Florida University also incorporated the Tallahassee College of Medicine and Surgery, and recognized three more colleges to be established at
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#17328519240023588-496: The number of full-time students to one-third the number of part-time students. Two-year colleges are classified using a different scale than four-year and higher institutions. Setting is based on the percentage of full-time undergraduates who live in institutionally-managed housing. Two-year institutions are not classified by setting. The 2005 classification scheme introduced a "set of multiple, parallel classifications" that are "organized around three central questions: 1) What
3657-480: The percentage of students who transfer to the institution, and only applies to four-year or higher institutions. Size and Setting classifies institutions according to (a) size of their student body and (b) percentage of student who reside on campus. This does not apply to exclusively graduate and professional institutions and special-focus institutions. The size of institutions is based on their full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment. FTEs are calculated by adding
3726-520: The proportion of undergraduate and graduate programs (defined by their 4-digit CIP) that coexist. The Graduate Instructional Program classification indicates (a) if the institution awards just master's degrees or master's degrees and doctoral degrees, and (b) in what general categories they predominantly award graduate degrees. Institutions that do not award graduate degrees are not classified by this scheme. Institutions that offer graduate and professional programs (such as law schools) but do not award
3795-541: The ratio of Arts and sciences and professional fields (as defined in the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP)) and (b) the coexistence of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels (again using the CIP). The framework categorizes institutions based on the proportion of undergraduate majors in arts and sciences or professional fields, based on their two-digit CIP. The framework categorizes institutions based on
3864-486: The ratio of part-time to full-time students (degree seeking students in four-year institutions). Selectivity is classified according to the SAT and ACT scores of first-time first-year students. This classification only applies to four-year or higher institutions. As of the 2010 edition the criteria were as follows ( http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/methodology/ugrad_profile.php ) Transfer origin characterizes
3933-405: The ratio of undergraduate to graduate students. The framework classifies institutions' Undergraduate Profile according to (a) the proportion of part-time undergraduate students to full-time students, (b) the institutions selectivity in admitting undergraduate students, and (c) the percentage of students who transfer into the university. The framework classifies Enrollment Status according to
4002-608: The school. During the Civil War , the seminary became "'The Florida Military and Collegiate Institute.'" Enrollment grew to around 250 students. The school arguably became the state's largest and most respected educational institution. In 1865, at the Battle of Natural Bridge south of Tallahassee, cadets from the school joined active-duty Confederate troops in the defensive line. The cadets were trained by Valentine Mason Johnson and led into battle by Captain D.W. Gwynn. Some reports show
4071-519: The state educational board contending the estate was not intended to support a single-sex school. The Florida Supreme Court decided the issue in favor of the state, stating the change in character was within the intent of the Westcott will . By 1933 the Florida State College for Women had grown to be the third largest women's college in the US. It was the first state women's college in the South to be awarded
4140-531: The state, Tallahassee re-established an old school for boys, now called the Florida Institute, and combined the school with land and buildings. The legislature finally awarded Tallahassee with the West Seminary in 1856. The governor signed the law on January 1, 1857. In October 1858 the school was made coeducational by incorporating the Female Institute, which was located nearby. The West Florida Seminary
4209-470: The student body president. The legislative branch includes eighty senators, and the judicial branch consists of a chief justice and four associate justices, who must be in their second or third year of law school. Reforming male collegiate sports after the 42-year hiatus (1905–1947) when FSU was a women-only college, FSU students voted to use the name "Seminoles" as the university collective name and symbol. The Seminole imagery in some university activities
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#17328519240024278-502: The title FSU . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FSU&oldid=918138844 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Florida State University Florida State University ( FSU or Florida State )
4347-538: The twelve universities of the State University System of Florida . The status is based on objective criteria and must be earned annually. The shared goal of having top national universities in Florida is highly political, often centering on the use of the term " flagship ," a poorly defined and frequently inflammatory informal title. The state acquired the land of the main campus from the City of Tallahassee in January 1857 when
4416-413: Was located on the former Florida Institute property. The area, slightly west of the state Capitol , was formerly and ominously known as Gallows Hill, a place for public executions in early Tallahassee. During 1860–1861, the legislature amended the 1851 law and started military instruction for students, partly due to the desire to protect the instructional staff from conscription, which would have closed
4485-470: Was rated by Fitch, Moody's and S&P Global as having the highest credit rating of all universities in Florida. Moody's Ratings graded FSU debt at Aa1 and Aa2 in 2022. S&P Global Ratings rated the university AA+ overall in 2022. Fitch Ratings affirmed the FSU Issuer Default Rating at AA+ on February 14, 2022, with a stable outlook. Fitch's Analytical Conclusion states: As
4554-497: Was relaxed if an institution identified a special focus on the College Board 's Annual Survey of Colleges, or if an institution's only accreditation was from a body related to the special focus categories". Two-year Four-year Tribal Colleges are institutions that belong to the American Indian Higher Education Consortium . The Undergraduate Instructional Program classification combines (a)
4623-444: Was settled in 1975 with an agreement that the university would establish a task force to investigate bias against women at the university and to revise its anti-nepotism policy so as to not discriminate against the wives of university employees. Bill Wade, a gay male student, was elected Homecoming Princess using the name "Billie Dahhling" in 1980. While Wade's election may initially have been more college prank than protest,
4692-457: Was settled in Ocala in 1853, the West Seminary state institution opportunity created a contentious fight between the towns of Quincy, Marianna, and Tallahassee. Quincy dropped out of the competition in the following years, while Marianna and Tallahassee refused to yield. Failing to resolve the impasse, the conflict was returned to the governor and legislature for resolution. In 1854, as an incentive to
4761-483: Was the first medical school approved in the United States in almost two decades. The King Life Sciences Building, located next to the College of Medicine, was added June 2008, to complement medical research with research in related fields. In 2013 the Florida Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors designated Florida State University and the University of Florida as the first two "preeminent universities" among
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