3.9
Overall Quality
Reputation
4
Food
3.6
Clubs
4.3
Facilities
3.7
Internet
3.5
Location
3.8
Opportunities
4.2
Safety
3.2
Social
4.4
Happiness
4.2
Basic Information
Location
- Tallahassee, FL
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Public historically black land-grant university
- Established: October 3, 1887; 137 years ago (1887-10-03)
- Founder: Jonathan C. Gibbs, Thomas DeSaille Tucker
Academic information
Degree Courses
- 54 bachelor's degree programs
- 29 master's degree programs
- one professional degree
- and 12 doctoral degree programs
Key Area
- Agriculture
- health sciences
- quantum information science and engineering
- food security
- environmental links to neurological disorders
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 10,028 (fall 2023)
- Undergraduates: 7,082 (as of Fall 2020)
- Postgraduates: 533
- Academic Staff: 687 (561 full-time)
Notable Alumni
- Anika Noni Rose
- Pam Oliver
- Keisha Lance Bottoms
- Will Packer
- Andrew Gillum
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Students talk about this school
Good reviews
Overall 5
I love FAMU so much. It's amazing here. There are so many opportunities to participate in your interests and passions outside of class, and pertaining to academics, there are a plethora of resources to help students succeed. The culture is like nothing else you'll find. This school is a wonder. That's about it.
Overall 5
#1 HBCU
Overall 5
Best HBCU! Periodt!
Overall 5
The best place to learn.
Overall 5
Fun
Overall 5
Best School in the Nation
Overall 4.9
FAMU is a great school with a lot of negative connotations/stipulations attached that are unfair and stereotypical for HBCUs. FAMU day in and day out shows that no matter what your reputation is, you an rise above and go against the odds , coming out on top.
Overall 4.9
no issues with this school
Overall 4.9
FAMU IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE YOURSELF AND FEEL AT HOME.
Overall 4.8
FAMU was made for us, by us. It saddens me that FAMU is being eaten from the inside out. the black students are getting the love, strength and courage they need to survive in a world that treats us like we have to give 10 times more only to get much less. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a student at FAMU. Here is where I learned to Love me!
Bad reviews
Overall 1.4
Regret attending this school in that I would have been better off at FSU or any other PWI
Overall 1.6
FAMU is a poor excuse for a college/university
Overall 1.8
Would not recommend