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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Students comparing Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

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Tallahassee, Florida7,582 undergraduatesMean consensus percentile 43HBCUPublic universitySelective

The short answer

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University: U.S. News ranks it #169 on National Universities (2026); WSJ ranks it #421 on Best Colleges in the U.S. (2026); Niche ranks it #156 on Best Colleges (Overall) (2026); Money lists it on Best Value Colleges (2026) — 4 stars. It enrolls 7,582 undergraduates, admits 20.6% of applicants, and posts a 53.3% six-year graduation rate. Out-of-state tuition is $17,725; aid recipients pay $13,739 on average. Median earnings ten years after entry: $44,349.

The six numbers that matter most

Acceptance rate
20.6%

Below the dataset median of 76%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Average net price
$13,739

54% below the $30,053 published price

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardAverage for full-time first-time aid recipients, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median earnings, 10 yrs
$44,349

Below the dataset median of $54,053

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMedian earnings 10 years after entry, working and not enrolled, College Scorecard June 2026 release

6-year graduation rate
53.3%

Below the dataset median of 56%

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent six-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Median debt at graduation
$23,548

About the dataset median

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMedian federal loan debt of completers, College Scorecard June 2026 release

SAT middle 50%
1030–1180

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardSum of reported reading and math section percentiles for the most recent entering class, College Scorecard June 2026 release. Section percentiles added together approximate, but do not exactly equal, the composite score range.

Where Florida Agricultural ranks, and why the answers differ

Each publisher's position, the list it belongs to, and how many institutions it was drawn from.

SourceListRank
US News2026National Universities#169of 436National universities
Forbes2026America's Top CollegesNot ranked by this source
Washington Monthly2026Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) DollarsNot ranked by this source
WSJ2026Best Colleges in the U.S.#421of 500U.S. colleges (WSJ)
Niche2026Best Colleges (Overall)A-#156of 2,605Overall (Niche)
Money2026Best Value Colleges4 starsListedBest value (Money)
Princeton Review2026Best Colleges (Overall)Not ranked by this source
QS2026World University RankingsNot ranked by this source

Methodology sensitivity: Florida Agricultural's position moves 78 percentile points depending on which published list you read. That is a wide spread, so which list you consult substantially changes the impression you get. How we compute this

Ranking positions are the editorial property of their publishers and are reproduced here with attribution for comparison and commentary. Follow each source link for its full list and methodology.

About Florida Agricultural

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is a public institution in Tallahassee, Florida. Federal data show 89.2% first-year retention and a 14:1 student-faculty ratio. Figures on this page come from College Scorecard and IPEDS; publisher rankings shown here are transcribed from named sources and checked in our dataset.

Strengths and honest considerations

Strengths

  • Cost and outcome metrics on this profile come directly from federal collections, not self-reported marketing sheets.
  • Net price $13,739 reflects what aid recipients actually paid in the most recent federal reporting year.

Considerations

  • This school may not appear on every publisher list we track; an empty rankings table means no tracked publisher ranked it, not missing federal data.
  • Compare $30,053 sticker cost against $13,739 net price before ruling a school in or out on price alone.
  • Publishers we have not loaded yet, or lists that omit this school, show as “not ranked by this source” — that is expected.

Who this school genuinely fits

Students comparing Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University on federal cost, completion, and earnings data who will layer in fit, location, and program strength separately.

What it costs

Published price, then what families actually pay after grants and scholarships.

In-state tuition & fees
$5,785

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,725

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Room & board
$12,328

U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported academic year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

Published cost of attendance comes to roughly $30,053 a year, but the average family pays $13,739 — a 54% difference. 54.3% of undergraduates receive Pell grants, the federal marker of low family income.

Net price varies enormously by income band, so run Florida Agricultural's net price calculator for your own household before drawing conclusions. Why net price is the only cost number that matters.

Programs and academics

Most popular majors

  1. 1Business
  2. 2Biology
  3. 3Psychology
  4. 4Computer Science
  5. 5Economics

Standout programs

    Student-faculty ratio
    14:1

    IPEDS / National Center for Education StatisticsIPEDS 2023 fall enrollment

    First-year retention
    89.2%

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent first-year cohort, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    Undergraduate enrollment
    7,582

    U.S. Dept. of Education College ScorecardMost recent reported year, College Scorecard June 2026 release

    Florida Agricultural: questions families ask

    Out-of-state tuition is $17,725 and on-campus room and board is $12,328, for a published total of $30,053 before aid. The average net price for first-time full-time students receiving aid is $13,739.

    The most recent federal admissions rate reported to the Department of Education is 20.6%. Test policy as reported in IPEDS: see the admissions section on this page for the institution's own category.

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