Florida State University
Description of Florida State University
- Established: 1851
- Location: Tallahassee, Florida, USA
- Number of students: 42,000
- Students age: 17+
- University type: state
- Language of instruction: English
- Type of studying: mixed.
The history of the university began in 1851, when two seminaries were founded. Over the years, the university's reputation has grown, just like the infrastructure, and today Florida State University is a large research university. The list of his achievements is headed by participation in the construction of the hadron collider, the creation of the most effective anti-cancer apparatus and the development of the so-called "supercomputer".
In 2020-21, the university took the following places in the US national ranking:
- ARWU = 66-94
- Forbes = 151
- THE / WSJ = 208
- US News & World Report = 58
- Washington Monthly = 73.
University positions in international rankings in 2020-21:
- ARWU = 201 - 300
- QS = 448
- THE = 251-300
- US News & World Report = 190.
Since 1901, faculties that are significant for society have already opened at the university, but the university is keeping pace with the times and already in the 21st century opened five more faculties. Today the university consists of 16 colleges and more than 110 institutes, centers and divisions offering more than 300 academic programs. Highest competition in the faculties of sociology, humanities, and business.
Florida State University faculties:
- Institute of Musical Art
- Dance Art Institute
- Institute of Performing Arts
- Institute of Fine Arts
- College of Communication and Information
- Faculty of Humanities
- School of Business
- Law school
- School of Information Sciences
- School of Hospitality
- School of nursing
- College of Criminology and Criminal Law
- Theater school
- Faculty of Motion Design
- Pedagogical Institute
- Medical Institute
- Faculty of Communications
- School of Engineering
- Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship
- Faculty of Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities.
The teaching methods at the university are associated with the tradition of teaching in the form of the Liberal Arts. This approach allows students to first study the areas of interest and only then to choose a narrow specialty. The university adheres to the philosophy of life - long learning, helps students to develop not only professionally, but also personally, focuses the attention of students on the development of practical skills and knowledge.
Notable Florida State University alumni:
- Jim Morrison - poet, singer and songwriter
- Richard Simmons - actor, dancer, comedian and producer
- Cheryl Hines - actress
- Barry Jenkins - director and screenwriter
- Paul Gleason - American actor
- Sarah Blackley - businesswoman, educator and philanthropist
- Charlie Christ - Governor of Florida
- Lee Corso - sports broadcaster
- Kay Hagan - Senator from North Carolina
- Mark Meadows is the White House chief of staff.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Florida State University
Undergraduate
- Language of instruction: English
- Duration of studying: 3-5 years
- Age of students: 17+.
You can get a bachelor's degree at all faculties of the university in the following areas:
- Musical art
- Dance art
- Performing arts
- Art
- Communication and information
- Faculty of Humanities
- Business
- Law school
- Information Sciences
- Hotel business
- Nursing
- Criminology and criminal law
- Motion design
- Pedagogy
- The medicine
- Communications
- Engineering
- Business
- Natural Sciences
- Humanitarian sciences.
In the national ranking of U. S. News and World Reports Florida State University ranks high in the following areas:
- Biology = 112 in the country
- Chemistry = 67
- Clinical Psychology = 27
- Programming = 82
- Criminology = 5
- Earth Sciences = 99
- Economy = 59
- English = 67
- Fine Arts = 42
- History = 69
- Librarianship = 12
- Math = 74
- Physics = 47
- Political Science = 40
- Psychology = 60
- International relations = 25
- Health protection = 113
- Sociology = 33
- Speech pathologies = 20
- Statistics = 44.
Master's degree
- Language of instruction: English
- Duration of studying: 1-2 years
- Age of students: 21+.
Florida State University has master's programs in a variety of areas, specialties in the following areas are especially popular:
- The medicine
- Jurisprudence
- Business
- Natural Sciences
- Programming
- Maths
- Biology
- International relationships.
Accommodation, meals, prices
Students live in modern and comfortable residences at or outside Florida State University.
List of residences:
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Azalea, Broward, Bryan, Cawthon, DeGraff, Deviney, Dorman, Gilchrist, Jennie Murphree, Landis, Magnolia, Reynolds, Wildwood
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Double, shared bathroom |
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Room for 3, shared bathroom |
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Room for 2, private bathroom |
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Room for 3, private bathroom |
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Room for 4, private bathroom |
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Room for 1, private bathroom |
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Salley
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Double, shared bathroom |
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Single, shared bathroom |
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Rogers |
Room for 1, bathroom for 2 |
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McCollum
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Room with two beds, bathroom for 4 |
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Room with 1 bed, private bathroom |
Activities Florida State University
The University of Florida has more than 750 student organizations, including hobby clubs, professional communities, creative associations and sports clubs.
- Forensic team
- Debate School
- Community of PR Learners
- Business Communication Community
- Tallahassee 89.7FM student radio station
- Basketball
- Tennis
- Hockey
- Volleyball
- Football
- Athletics.
Facilities and equipment at Florida State University
Florida State University is the national pride of Florida. The main buildings are located in Tallahassee, the scope of the infrastructure of the state university is impressive - more than 110 research laboratories and centers, including a laboratory of national importance, engaged in the study of magnetic fields.
Admission dates and extra charges
- Accommodation and meals in the residence
- Educational materials
- Insurance.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Students must provide a certificate of proficiency in English:
- Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL) = from 80 points
- Paper based TOEFL = from 550 points
- International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS) = from 6.5 points
- Pearson Test of English (PTE) = from 55 points.
Academic requirements:
- Transcripts and educational documents must be translated into English by a professional translator and certified by a notary
- All copies of certificates must be signed by official representatives of educational organizations
- Certificate from the bank confirming the availability of funds to pay for 1 year of study at the university.
Scholarships Florida State University
For international students, the list of scholarships is small, financial assistance is given to students with high academic results, subject to competitive selection.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Florida State University
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
