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Florida State University's School of Information programs are consistently highly ranked by U.S. News and World Report.

ALA-Accredited Master’s in Information (MSI/MAI) degree is ranked #11 in Library and Information Studies programs
School Media Specialization is ranked #1
Youth Services Specialization is ranked #3.
The Master’s of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) degree is ranked among the Top 3 public universities in Best Online Graduate Information Technology Programs
The Master’s of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) was also rated #3 among public institutions as Best Online Information Technology Programs for Veterans.

MSI Employment in Field of Study: 2019-20: 100.0% | 2020-21: 94.8% | 2021-22: 88.3% | 2022-23: 95.8% | 2023-24: 85.9% | 2024-25: TBA %

Table 1: Current Semester

Degree	BS-ICT	BS-IT	MSI	MS-IST	MSIT	Specialist	PhD
Enrollment Summer 2025	52*	140*	188	0	104	2	26
Enrollment FT	12	28	15	0	10	0	22
Enrollment PT	40	112	173	0	94	2	4
Degrees Awarded (AY2024-25)	75	106	107	2**	96	3	3
Retention AY 2023-24 Cohort	87.9%	97.6%	97.5%	0.0%	97.8%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2022-23 Cohort	100.0%	97.4%	100.0%	100.0%	99.3%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2021-22 Cohort	96.2%	96.7%	100.0%	N/A	99.1%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2020-21 Cohort	86.7%	95.4%	98.1%	N/A	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2019-20 Cohort	100.0%	100.0%	99.1%	N/A	100.0%	66.7%	100.0%

* Undergraduate Enrollment includes Not-Formally Admitted students (8 pre-ICT, 17 pre-IT). Data as of 29 May 2025. **MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

Table 2: Previous Semester

Degree	BS-ICT	BS-IT	MSI	MS-IST	MSIT	Specialist	PhD
Enrollment Spring 2025	111*	240*	301	2	192	8	28
Enrollment FT	93	197	45	0	76	1	25
Enrollment PT	18	43	256	2	116	7	3
Degrees Awarded (AY2023-24)	89	82	159	0**	101	3	3
Retention AY 2023-24 Cohort	87.9%	97.6%	97.5%	0.0%	97.8%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2022-23 Cohort	100.0%	97.4%	100.0%	100.0%	99.3%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2021-22 Cohort	96.2%	96.7%	100.0%	N/A	99.1%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2020-21 Cohort	86.7%	95.4%	98.1%	N/A	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
Retention AY 2019-20 Cohort	100.0%	100.0%	99.1%	N/A	100.0%	66.7%	100.0%

* Undergraduate Enrollment includes Not-Formally Admitted students (13 pre-ICT, 35 pre-IT). Data as of 29 January 2025. **MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

Table 3: Undergraduate Level Enrollment and Degrees Over Time

Undergraduate Level	2019 Fall	2020 Fall	2021 Fall	2022 Fall	2023 Fall	2024 Fall
Enrollment UG Total	417	406	366	351	378	358
UG Enrollment FT	368	362	313	304	334	314
UG Enrollment PT	49	44	53	47	44	44
BS-ICT	200	174	145	161	163	118
Female	118	97	78	88	146	66
Male	82	77	67	73	17	52
BS-IT	217	232	221	190	215	240
Female	55	54	42	152	188	70
Male	162	178	179	38	27	170
Degrees Awarded AY Total	156 (19-20)	197 (20-21)	167 (21-22)	174 (22-23)	170 (23-24)	181 (24-25)
BS-ICT Degrees Awarded	118	85	66	84	88	75
BS-IT Degrees Awarded	79	71	101	90	82	106

Table 4: Graduate Level Enrollment and Degrees Over Time

Graduate Level	2019 Fall	2020 Fall	2021 Fall	2022 Fall	2023 Fall	2024 Fall
Enrollment Grad Total	399	505	555	588	602	558
PhD Enrollment FT	25	28	26	24	21	27
PhD Enrollment PT	4	6	8	5	5	4
MSI Enrollment FT	58	62	60	69	62	50
MSI Enrollment PT	203	234	279	290	300	267
MS-IST** Enrollment FT	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0	0
MS-IST** Enrollment PT	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	2	3
MSIT Enrollment FT	31	37	45	62	70	93
MSIT Enrollment PT	74	128	131	129	133	107
Specialist Enrollment FT	1	4	2	0	1	0
Specialist Enrollment PT	4	6	4	6	8	7
PhD	29	34	34	29	26	31
Female	16	18	19	17	16	18
Male	13	16	15	12	10	13
MSI	261	296	339	359	362	317
Female	207	236	266	285	298	255
Male	54	60	73	74	64	61
MS-IST **	N/A	N/A	N/A	3	2	3
Female	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	0	0
Male	N/A	N/A	N/A	2	2	3
MSIT	105	165	176	191	203	200
Female	34	72	68	68	79	76
Male	71	93	108	123	124	124
Specialist	5	10	6	6	9	7
Female	0	4	4	4	8	5
Male	5	6	2	2	1	2
Degrees Awarded AY Total	137 (19-20)	179 (20-21)	108 (21-22)	208 (22-23)	264 (23-24)	211 (24-25)
PhD Degrees Awarded	4	3	3	6	3	3
MSI Degrees Awarded	108	61	61	113	158	107
MS-IST** Degrees Awarded	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0	2
MSIT Degrees Awarded	64	43	43	89	100	96
Specialist Degrees Awarded	5	3	1	0	3	3

**MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

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Summer 2025

In Summer 2025, 522 students enrolled in FSU’s School of Information include:

330 graduate level students (PhD, MSI, MSIT, Specialist, and Non-degree Graduate Certificate seekers)

192 undergraduate students (ICT, IT, and pre-IT / pre-ICT, Certificate seekers)

The 330 graduate students (51.1%) include:

PHD total: 26

MSI total: 188

MS-IST total: 0

MSIT total: 104

Specialist total: 2

Non-degree Graduate Certificate only total: 10 (unduplicated).

[Please note, a total of 216 students are actively seeking 312 Certificates when using duplicated Grad count.]

The 192 undergraduate students (38.9%) include:

ICT students: 44

IT students: 123

pre-ICT students: 6 + 2* = 8 (*Upper Level, NFA)

pre-IT students: 14 + 3* = 17 (*Upper Level, NFA)

Post-Baccalaureate (Certificate only): 0 (unduplicated), 21 UG students are seeking a certificate in addition to a degree.

Of the 522 students, 249 (Grad, UG, 47.7%) identify as minority (American Indian/Native Alaska, Asian, Black/African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races), 273 either identify as White or did not specify their race/ethnicity. 268 students enrolled identify as female (51.3%), 254 male.

For the Academic Year 2024-2025 a total of 392 degrees were awarded as follows:

Graduate Degrees (211 degrees, 53.8%):

PhD: 3

MSI (MA / MS): 107

MS-IST: 2

MSIT: 96

Specialist: 3

Undergraduate Degrees (181 degrees, 46.2%):

ICT (BS): 75

IT (BS): 106

Information Communication Tech Minor: 0

Information Technology Minor: 0

201 degrees were earned by females (51.3%), 191 degrees were awarded to males (48.7%). 186 degrees (47.5%) were received by minority students.

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Spring 2025

In Spring 2025, 889 students enrolled in FSU’s School of Information include:

538 graduate level students (PhD, MSI, MSIT, Specialist, and Non-degree Graduate Certificate seekers)

351 undergraduate students (ICT, IT, and pre-IT / pre-ICT, Certificate seekers)

The 538 graduate students (60.5%) include:

PHD total: 28

MSI total: 301

MS-IST total: 2

MSIT total: 192

Specialist total: 8

Non-degree Graduate Certificate only total: 7 (unduplicated).

[Please note, a total of 243 students are actively seeking 316 Certificates when using duplicated Grad count.]

The 351 undergraduate students (39.5%) include:

ICT students: 97

IT students: 200

pre-ICT students: 13 + 1* = 14 (*Upper Level, NFA)

pre-IT students: 36 + 4* = 40 (*Upper Level, NFA)

Post-Baccalaureate (Certificate only): 0 (unduplicated), 24 UG students are seeking a certificate in addition to a degree.

Of the 889 students, 437 (Grad, UG, 47.7%) identify as minority (American Indian/Native Alaska, Asian, Black/African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races), 452 either identify as White or did not specify their race/ethnicity. 471 students enrolled identify as female (53.0%), 416 male, 2 students did not identify as either.

For the Academic Year 2024-2025 (Summer / Fall 2024 Only) a total of 171 degrees were awarded as follows:

Graduate Degrees (109 degrees, 63.74%, AY 2024-2025 Summer, Fall 2024 Only):

PhD: 1

MSI (MA / MS): 58

MS-IST**: 2

MSIT: 47

Specialist: 1

Undergraduate Degrees (62 degrees, 36.26%, AY 2024-2025 - Summer, Fall 2024 Only):

ICT (BS): 27

IT (BS): 35

Information Communication Tech Minor: 0

Information Technology Minor: 0

83 degrees were earned by females (48.54%), 88 degrees were awarded to males (51.46%). 81 degrees (47.37%) were received by minority students.

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