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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public national university located in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is selective in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $42,521 10 years after enrolling, 35th in Florida, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is ranked 21st in Florida.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s median net annual cost of $13,126 and average years to graduate of 5.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University sorted by number of graduates - Psychology, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Biology, Social Work, Computer science - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$13,126
Average years to graduate
5.1
Construction Engr. Tech
Rank: #12
Economic score: 1.41
Accounting
Rank: #51
Economic score: 1.48
Registered Nursing
Rank: #325
Economic score: 2.32
Education
Rank: #29
Economic score: 2.94
Poli Sci/Government
Rank: #204
Economic score: 4.81
Architecture
Rank: #51
Economic score: 6.53
Journalism
Rank: #103
Economic score: 7.71
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #117
Economic score: 8.16
Advertising & PR
Rank: #124
Economic score: 9.97
Health & Fitness
Rank: #417
Economic score: 59.75
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Business Administration, Social Sciences, Social Work, Public Health, Clinical / Counseling Psych, Therapeutic professions - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Architecture
Rank: #17
Economic score: 0.7
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 5.1 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is 1% lower than the state average, and 11% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Pell Grant recipients represent 56% of the measured graduating class, 21% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University graduates within 5 years.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s economic mobility score of 32.4 is calculated by adjusting the 3.15 economic score of lower-income students by the 56% pell grant recipients within the student body. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University’s EMS of 32.4 ranks in the top 10% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University pays $13,126 a year, $10,267 less than the $23,393 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $13,126
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 94% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $13,126 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 43% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,535. This is 11% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,792
Pell grants
$5,526
State grants
$4,442
Institutional grants
$3,322
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's selective admissions are indicated by their 35% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,717 applicants, of which 3,076 were admitted and 1,129 enrolled. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
95%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
74%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
3%
52%
Black
89%
14%
Hispanic
5%
15%
Asian
N/A
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
3%
12%