佛罗里达州立大学｜Florida State University

佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University 创校于1851年，简称FSU，是一所公立研究型态的高等学府，并为佛罗里达州Florida公立大学体系中的一员，校方每年获拨研究经费超过1亿3千万美元，用于更新校园内各项硬设备。佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University提供了17种专业的课程让学生们选读。佛罗里达州共有30几所公私立的学院及大学，另有30所的小区学院，而佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University在这里算是佼佼者，居领导地位。

佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University 的学生来自全世界，学生文化背景相当多元化，国际交流更加的丰富 ，以进行多采多姿的文化交流。

佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University对研究生提供了许多的奖助学金的申请，亦也可申请在所内申请担任助教的机会。

二、地理环境

佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University所在位置在距离墨西哥湾约40哩，是所名符其实的大学城，邻近许多世界闻名的美丽景点，而且佛罗里达州Florida的天气宜人，终年都可以从事户外活动，例如：冲浪、玩帆船、游泳、水上摩托车等等。

佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University更设有学校专属的自然保留区，开放给学生随时体验驾独木舟、滑雪、露营等活动， 为佛罗里达州立大学Florida State University的学生们一大福音。

佛罗里达州Florida有着美丽的海滩、温暖气候、阳光普照的天气而闻名于世界，随处可见观光客的踪影，这里除了有美丽的海滩供人们进行各式各样的水上活动之外，更有许多的运动设施，例如：垒球、高尔球、网球等，另外佛罗里达州Florida有许多的州立及国立公园、国家野生生物保留区供人们平时休闲前往。

三、当地气候

夏季十分的漫长、温暖但潮湿，冬季通常都很温和，不至过于寒冷,1月平均温度是摄氏12-19度，7月平均温度是摄氏28度,飓风相当少见。

四、英文补充

Academics

The FSU Honors Program is a specially designed program for the most accomplished incoming undergraduates. Undergraduates in Honors participate in smaller classes with faculty, including individual research programs or assigned research in the area of the sponsoring faculty member. Admission to Honors is competitive. The FSU Honors Medical and Law early-admission, professional-track programs are designed to facilitate faster access to professional programs for the limited number of students who meet required standards. Honors students are eligible for the Honors residence hall and associated administrative benits.

A number of undergraduate academic programs at Florida State University are termed Limited Access Programs . Limited Access Programs are programs where student demand exceeds available resources thus making admission to such programs sometimes extremely competitive. Examples of limited access programs include The Florida State University Film School, the College of Communication, several majors in the College of Visual Arts, Music, Theatre and Dance and all majors in the College of Business.

FSU Young Scholars Program is a residential science and mathematics program for 40 Florida high-school students with potential for careers in the sciences, engineering, and health professions.

Demographics

Florida State University enrolled 31,058 undergraduates and 9,416 graduate and professional students in 2006. Tuition was $3,175 (in-state) and $16,306 (out-of-state) per term. The Fall 2008 enrolled freshmen class had an average GPA of 3.8; an average SAT of 1265 and an average ACT of 28.The freshman acceptance rate for the Fall 2007 semester was 48%.FSU has a 68% six-year graduation rate compared to the national average six-year graduation rate of 53%.FSU s freshman retention rate is 90%.In 2007, FSU undergraduate, and 2007-2008 Student Body President, Joe O Shea won the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship award. O Shea is the third FSU student overall to win this award; the second since 2005 when Garrett Johnson won the award. Only 32 students in the United States won the award in 2007.

Rankings

Florida State University is currently ranked 56th among public universities and 112th overall in the Top Tier for National Universities by U.S. News and World Report.This institution ranks in the top 200 among world universities, among the top 100 American universities, and in the top 90 among universities in the United States by The Academic Ranking of World Universities,30th among U.S. publics and 76th among all U.S. universities by Forbes magazine,50th among American universities by Webometrics,and in the 9th tier among national public universities by The Center for Measuring University Performance.Florida State University was ranked 15th nationally in the February 2008 edition of Kiplinger s Best Values in Public Colleges.FSU is the second-least-expensive flagship university in the United States, according to USA Today.

Many of FSU s academic programs rank among the nation s top twenty-five public universities, including programs in Business (Accounting, Real Estate, Management Information Systems, Risk Management/Insurance, Entrepreneurial Studies), Chemistry, Creative Writing, Criminology, Dance, Education, Film, Human Sciences, Hospitality, Information Technology, Law, Meteorology, Music, Oceanography, Physics, Political Science, Public Administration and Policy, Social Work, Spanish, Theatre, Urban Planning, and Visual Art.