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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, FL 4 year Public

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

35.3%

FAMU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 1% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.

In Fall 2021, a total of 1129 first-time undergrad students enrolled at FAMU. Among these students, 897 (1%) submitted SAT scores, while 597 (1%), submitted ACT scores.

The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.

Average SAT Score

1080

Students submitting SAT Score

Out of the total 3076 admitted students 897 students submitted their SAT score when applying.

80%

For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1010-1150. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 520 and 590, while 25% scored below 520 and another 25% scored above 590.

In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 490 and 560, while 25% scored below 490 and 25% achieved a score of 560. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1080 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to FAMU.

Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 41% of test takers nationally.

  • Reading and Writing

    520-590

  • Math

    490-560

Average ACT Score

The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.

20

Students who Submitted ACT Score

Out of the 3076 admitted students 597 students submitted their ACT score when applying.

53%

Similar to the SAT, FAMU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 53% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.

The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 23, with 25% scoring above 23 and another 25% scoring below 17.

For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.

  • English

    19-24

  • Math

    17-23

  • Composite

    17-23

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$35

Undergraduate

$30

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in FAMU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 8,717 2,463 6,254
Admitted students 3,076 852 2,224
Enrolled students 1,129 338 791
Acceptance rate 35% 35% 36%
Yield rate 37% 40% 36%

    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, FAMU received a total of 8,717 applications. These applications included 2,463 male applicants and 6,254 female applicants.

    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 8,717 applicants, FAMU admitted 3,076 students. Among the admitted students, there were 852 males and 2,224 females who received offers of admission.

    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 1,129 students chose to enroll at FAMU. This means that 1,129 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 338 were male and 791 were female.

    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, FAMU had an overall acceptance rate of 35% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 35% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 36%.

    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. FAMU had an overall yield rate of 37% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 40%, and for female admitted students, it was 36%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for FAMU over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 5,832 2,188 3,644 2,998 973 2,025 51% 44% 56% 1,485 477 1,008 50% 49% 50%
2016 6,988 2,578 4,410 2,174 764 1,410 31% 30% 32% 1,087 379 708 50% 50% 50%
2017 7,533 2,664 4,869 3,437 1,117 2,320 46% 42% 48% 1,562 527 1,035 45% 47% 45%
2018 8,976 2,933 6,043 3,488 1,063 2,425 39% 36% 40% 1,372 445 927 39% 42% 38%
2019 10,269 3,126 7,143 3,665 1,088 2,577 36% 35% 36% 1,361 435 926 37% 40% 36%
2020 9,472 2,754 6,718 3,124 870 2,254 33% 32% 34% 1,039 345 694 33% 40% 31%
2021 8,717 2,463 6,254 3,076 852 2,224 35% 35% 36% 1,129 338 791 37% 40% 36%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school record
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Recommendation letters
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school rank
  • Formal demonstration of competencies

Neither required nor recommended

  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Accepted

  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted

  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted

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