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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public campus in Tallahassee proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The federal record identifies it as a land-grant institution.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$13,203

family income
under $30k

$13,574

$30–48k

$17,489

$48–75k

$19,721

$75–110k

$21,999

over $110k

Average net price

$13,7392023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University rose from $7,867 (2008) to $13,739 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$7,867
2009	$8,700
2010	$10,461
2011	$11,241
2012	$11,905
2013	$12,327
2014	$11,679
2015	$13,212
2016	$14,279
2017	$15,341
2018	$15,060
2019	$13,126
2020	$12,479
2021	$11,558
2022	$15,847
2023	$13,739

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,9702024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University rose from $14,414 (2009) to $23,970 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$14,414
2010	$14,793
2011	$16,693
2012	$18,074
2013	$19,191
2014	$19,395
2015	$19,413
2016	$20,231
2017	$22,235
2018	$22,716
2019	$23,029
2020	$23,312
2021	$23,895
2022	$23,985
2023	$24,047
2024	$23,970

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,422	$9,760
2001	$2,677	$10,481
2002	$2,765	$12,296
2003	$2,702	$13,058
2004	$2,852	$14,949
2005	$2,958	$14,949
2006	$3,274	$15,196
2007	$3,274	$15,196
2008	$3,582	$15,522
2013	$5,785	$17,725
2014	$5,785	$17,725
2015	$5,785	$17,725
2016	$5,785	$17,725
2017	$5,785	$17,725
2018	$5,785	$17,725
2019	$5,785	$17,725
2020	$5,785	$17,725
2021	$5,785	$17,725
2022	$5,785	$17,725
2023	$5,785	$17,725

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reports published tuition by residency: $5,785 in-state versus $17,725 out-of-state — a $11,940 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reports 7,582 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

53.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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53.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University rose from 44.6% (entered 1991) to 53.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	44.6%
1992 cohort	46.9%
1993 cohort	43.7%
1994 cohort	39.3%
1995 cohort	44.7%
1996 cohort	43%
1997 cohort	44.8%
1998 cohort	45.6%
1999 cohort	44.5%
2000 cohort	42.5%
2001 cohort	39.4%
2002 cohort	40.8%
2003 cohort	39.2%
2004 cohort	40.6%
2005 cohort	40%
2006 cohort	39.7%
2007 cohort	41%
2008 cohort	39.6%
2009 cohort	38.9%
2010 cohort	41%
2011 cohort	47.6%
2012 cohort	50.9%
2013 cohort	52.6%
2014 cohort	55.2%
2015 cohort	55.4%
2016 cohort	60.4%
2017 cohort	51.9%
2018 cohort	53.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$15,168	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,995	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,604	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,750	$4,583
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,236	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,375	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,734	$4,441
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,250	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,955	$6,895
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,063	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$18,178	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,000	$6,256
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$19,653	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,962	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,732	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,000	$9,777
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$26,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,199	$10,775
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$28,745	$12,045
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$28,002	$13,214
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,728	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$12,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$10,235
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,548	$11,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$36,153

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$42,044

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$44,349

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admitted 4,678 of 22,756 applicants in Fall 2024. The 20.6% rate describes that application pool.

20.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $5,785 in-state tuition · 2023–24 7,582 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests required · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1030–11801600

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Admissions

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reported required test scores for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's ranges describe enrolled submitters, not all applicants or admitted students.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	520	560	610
SAT Math	510	540	570
ACT Composite	20	22	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University received 22,756 applications and admitted 4,678 (20.6%), with 1,429 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

20.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's admission rate fell from 60.7% to 20.6%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2009 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	70%
Fall 2002	77.7%
Fall 2003	70.9%
Fall 2004	70.8%
Fall 2005	71.4%
Fall 2006	61%
Fall 2009	60.7%
Fall 2010	61.1%
Fall 2011	48.4%
Fall 2012	48.6%
Fall 2013	45%
Fall 2014	48.9%
Fall 2015	51.4%
Fall 2016	31.1%
Fall 2017	45.6%
Fall 2018	38.9%
Fall 2019	35.7%
Fall 2020	33%
Fall 2021	35.3%
Fall 2022	32.9%
Fall 2023	21.1%
Fall 2024	20.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1030–1180Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	910	1060
Fall 2002	900	1110
Fall 2003	880	1100
Fall 2004	880	1100
Fall 2005	820	1030
Fall 2006	810	1020
Fall 2009	820	1010
Fall 2010	830	1020
Fall 2011	860	1030
Fall 2012	860	1040
Fall 2013	850	1030
Fall 2014	850	1033
Fall 2015	840	1070
Fall 2016	900	1080
Fall 2017	1000	1140
Fall 2018	1040	1170
Fall 2019	1030	1160
Fall 2020	1030	1150
Fall 2021	1010	1150
Fall 2022	1010	1150
Fall 2023	1030	1150
Fall 2024	1030	1180

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	20
Fall 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	19	22
Fall 2004	19	22
Fall 2005	15	21
Fall 2006	17	21
Fall 2009	17	21
Fall 2010	17	21
Fall 2011	18	22
Fall 2012	18	22
Fall 2013	18	22
Fall 2014	18	22
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	19	24
Fall 2017	18	22
Fall 2018	19	23
Fall 2019	19	23
Fall 2020	20	24
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	19	23
Fall 2023	20	24
Fall 2024	20	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

7,582Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University fell from 10,592 (Fall 2002) to 7,582 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,592
Fall 2003	10,972
Fall 2004	11,223
Fall 2005	10,311
Fall 2006	9,968
Fall 2007	9,318
Fall 2008	9,457
Fall 2009	10,097
Fall 2010	11,164
Fall 2011	11,027
Fall 2012	9,941
Fall 2013	8,825
Fall 2014	7,995
Fall 2015	7,705
Fall 2016	7,365
Fall 2017	7,552
Fall 2018	7,711
Fall 2019	7,514
Fall 2020	7,072
Fall 2021	7,005
Fall 2022	7,436
Fall 2023	7,516
Fall 2024	7,582

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University has held near 89% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	89%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	82%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	81%
Fall 2010 cohort	79%
Fall 2011 cohort	80%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	83%
Fall 2016 cohort	83%
Fall 2017 cohort	81%
Fall 2018 cohort	80%
Fall 2019 cohort	85%
Fall 2020 cohort	89%
Fall 2021 cohort	90%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Faculty pay at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University averages $110,928 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University as a primarily residential campus of 7,582 undergraduates — and 89.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1030–1180 — their midpoint is below the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University20.6%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$5,785

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$44,349

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	20.6%	63.4%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$5,785	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$44,349	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 18 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	$98,272
Accounting and Related Services	$85,522
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$83,041
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$73,658
Architecture	$69,874
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$56,187
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$53,902
Journalism	$50,832
Political Science and Government	$48,733
Social Work	$47,477
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$47,139
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$46,081
Biology, General	$45,173
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,891
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$44,477
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$41,861
Psychology, General	$39,472
Design and Applied Arts	$35,817

These 18 fields listed for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University measure earnings after completion. The $44,349 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 31 additional Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University report?

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1030–1180 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's acceptance rate?

20.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 4,678 admitted from 22,756 applicants.

How much does Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University cost?

In-state tuition is $5,785; out-of-state students pay $17,725. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,349. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Florida State University — 24.2% admitted
University of Florida — 24.2% admitted
University of Miami — 18.9% admitted
Florida Atlantic University — 66.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.