Graduate study is an exciting time of exploration and immersion in a particular specialty.  The Graduate School supports graduate students in every program at Florida State University. We provide assistance in academic matters, advice on university-wide degree requirements, and information on the availability of financial assistance including assistantships, fellowships and scholarships, as well as, approval for theses, treatises, and dissertations. We also offer professional development workshops to help students succeed, be effective in research and teaching, and prepare for a wide range of career options.

Florida State University is recognized by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 doctoral university, the highest status accorded to a doctoral-granting university. Graduate and professional studies are pursued by approximately 7,800 graduate, law, and medical students. Graduate students at Florida State University have the opportunity to study with a community of scholars. Our esteemed faculty includes members of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellows, and Pulitzer Prize recipients. Graduate education is a core component of the institution’s mission as a university with students coming to us from ninety-five foreign countries and all fifty states.