Florida State University is a comprehensive, national graduate research
university that puts research into action for the benefit of our students
and society. Our extensive graduate programs, and our law and medical
schools, inform the graduate, professional and undergraduate experiences,
making Florida State University a demanding and intellectually stimulating
environment for students and faculty.
With an impressive breadth of programs, Florida State University has
leading graduate, professional, and undergraduate programs in a variety
of fields. Many units have programs that consistently rank among
the nation’s top twenty-five public universities, including programs
in Physics, Chemistry, Oceanography, Statistics, Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology, Meteorology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Criminology,
Information, Creative Writing, Public Policy, Business and Law.
Florida State University’s arts
programs—Dance, Film, Music and Theatre—rank as among the finest in
the world.
At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs provide a range of offerings
drawing on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional
disciplines, including Neuroscience, Molecular Biophysics, Computational
Science, Materials Science and research at the National High Magnetic
Field Laboratory.
Current members of Florida State University's
faculty include two Nobel Laureates, six members of the prestigious
National Academy of Sciences, seven members of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences, and two winners of the Pulitzer Prize.
Florida State University faculty lead several scholarly fields in citations
to published work.
Florida State University generated more than $180 million in external
grant support in the fiscal year ending June 2004. Its library holdings
rank among the top 30 public universities in the U.S., based on 2003-04
data. The university is home to the National High Magnetic Field
Laboratory, funded by the National Science Foundation. Other research
centers, such as the Center for Advanced Power Systems, supported by the
Office of Naval Research, place Florida State University at the cutting
edge of research and its application to industry.
The University Honors Program connects the most highly talented and motivated
students to the best educational opportunities available at a research
university. Honors Program students partner with faculty members
to achieve at the world-class level in research and creative activity. Most
student research performed through the Honors in the Major Program results
in publications in prestigious journals.