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Business & finance at Florida State

Florida State graduates about 2,530 business & finance majors a year, 29% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a strong program at 78 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 153 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 78% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $83,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

78/100Strong#81 of 650 for business & finance →
Graduates a year2,53029% of the class
Courses in the catalog153more than 78% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$83,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate24%whole school
SAT middle 50%1210–1370whole school

Around Florida State

Entrance to the Traditions Way Garage on the campus of Florida State University
Traditions Way Garage at Florida State UniversityPhoto: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Florida State Athletics wordmark
Florida State Athletics wordmarkPhoto: Florida State University Athletics · Public domain · source
Local call number: PR11954 Title: Joan and Allen Morris Date: 1972 General note:
Joan and Allen Morris (6943788107)Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida · Public domain · source
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/260034 Local call number: TD00066C
Florida State University freshmen getting their mail on campus in Tallahassee, FPhoto: Florida Memory · Public domain · source

Where business & finance happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Rovetta Business A, Rovetta Business B.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 71 · Student housing 36 · Dorm 24 · Chapel 4 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. University of Arizona 79
  2. University of San Francisco 79
  3. Case Western Reserve University 79
  4. Brown University 79
  5. University of Florida 78
  6. University of Colorado Boulder 78
  7. University of Missouri 78
  8. Purdue University–Main Campus 78

Other strong majors at Florida State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida State with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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