Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Tallahassee, Florida · Public · 7,582 undergraduates · famu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test required
Send an SAT or ACT score
Admit rate
19%
of 26,494 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1050 to 1180
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$26,610Est.Estimate
$38,980 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
19% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$38,980
a year in 2027-28, from a $38,980 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
This college requires an SAT or ACT score.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test required
You must send an SAT or ACT score.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in addition to SAT/ACT
Source: Freshman · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Feb1Regular Decision · February 1, 2027The standard deadline.
- May1Rolling admission · May 1, 2027Applications are reviewed as they arrive.
Source: Freshman
Who gets in
19%
of applicants were admitted: 4,942 of 26,494 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/01, hear by 12/04.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 83% of them sent SAT scores and 35% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1050 to 1180
Reading and Writing 530 to 610
Math 510 to 580
ACT composite 20 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.8%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119968%
- 800 to 9997.6%
- 600 to 7991.2%
- 400 to 5990.6%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.77
- 4.031%
- 3.75 to 3.9922%
- 3.50 to 3.7420%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.249.3%
- 2.50 to 2.992.8%
- Below 2.500.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$26,610
a year, in state
$38,980
a year, out of state (tuition $18,180)
- Tuition (in state)$5,810
- Fees$140
- Food and housing$13,530
- Books and supplies$1,170
- Transportation and other$5,960
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University published $25,869 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$12,635
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,485
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,523
- $75,001 to $110,000$19,477
- Over $110,000$22,179
Financial aid
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,644
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 5/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Florida programs for residents
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
State program · In-state students
100% of tuition and applicable fees at public institutions; private: $212/semester credit hour at 4-year (2026-27 Private Award chart)
- 3.50+ GPA, 1330+ SAT or 29+ ACT, Florida Academic Scholars (FAS); 16 college-prep credits (4 Eng, 4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 Soc Sci, 2 World Lang); 100 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
- 3.00+ GPA, 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS); 16 college-prep credits; 75 volunteer or 100 paid work or 100 combined hours; FFAA by Aug 31 after graduation
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $580Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1201C |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1202C |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARH 2000 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 2050 & 2051 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BSC 1005C or BSC 1005/1005L |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BSC 1010C or BSC 1010/1010L |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BSC 1010C or BSC 1010/1010L & BSC 1011C or BSC 1011/1011L |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MAC 2311 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAC 2311 & 2312 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHM 1020C or CHM 1020C/1020L |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM 1045C or CHM 1045/1045L |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 1045C or CHM 1045/1045L & CHM 1046C or CHM 1046/1046L |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | CHI 1120 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | CHI 1120 & 1121 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | CPO 2002 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CGS 2060 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | COP 2120 or 2000 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 2300 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & 1102 or LIT 2110 if 1101 is already satisfied |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENC 1101 or LIT 2110 or ENL 2023 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENC 1101 & 1102 or LIT 2110 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | EVR 1001 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | EUH 2000 |
| European History | 4 | 6 | EUH 3100 & 3120 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRE 1120 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | FRE 1120 & 1121 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 1120 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | GER 1120 & 1121 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEO 1200 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | ITA 1120 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | ITA 1120 & 1121 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | JPN 1120 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | JPN 1120 & 1121 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LAT 1120 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2013 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2023 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUT 1001 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053C or PHY 2053/2053L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C or PHY 2054/2054L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 2054C or PHY 2054/2054L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 8 | PHY 2049C or PHY 2049/2049L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 2053C or PHY 2053/2053L |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 2048C or PHY 2048/2048L |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2012 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPN 1120 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 8 | SPN 1120 & 1121 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPW 3100 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 6 | SPW 3100 & 3101 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 2023 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POS 2041 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | AMH 2010 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | AMH 2010 & 2020 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | WOH 1012 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
89%
Typical earnings
$52,104
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University$47,237
- All colleges$52,924
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 19 majors here have earnings data.
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