Real costs by school · Tallahassee, FL · Public
At Florida State University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $14,991 per year — the published cost of attendance is $25,720. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $5,938 / yr | $25,029 |
| $30–48k | $6,963 / yr | $29,349 |
| $48–75k | $10,496 / yr | $44,241 |
| $75–110k | $14,991 / yr | $63,187 |
| Over $110k | $19,239 / yr | $81,092 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
Why the sticker price is a fiction — and what families actually pay →
What are your student's real admit chances? The math, shown →
| Admit rate | 34% in-state · 14% out-of-state — the school's own Common Data Set |
|---|---|
| Merit | 52% of no-need freshmen · avg $5,459 — the school's own Common Data Set |
| Paperwork | STARS · merit cutoff Oct 15 · no extra essays — school-verified Aug 2026 |
Nine questions, then Florida State University's odds for your student with the math shown — plus your income band's price and its deadlines. First three schools free.
Run Florida State University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Florida State University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $10,729 a year — a 42% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 6th lowest of the 11 Florida schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $61,675 10 years out — roughly 98% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
Run Florida State University against your student's real GPA, your income band, and your actual high school — odds with the math shown, the paperwork it requires, and its deadlines on one plan. First three schools free.
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