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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 #12 in Library and Information Studies programs
• The Master's of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) degree is ranked among the Top 5 public universities in Best Online Graduate Information Technology Programs
• The Master's of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) was also rated #4 among public institutions as Best Online Information Technology Programs for Veterans.

MSI Time to Degree: 2019-20: 2.25 years | 2020-21: 2.10 years | 2021-22: 2.09 years | 2022-23: 2.32 years | 2023-24: 2.31 years | 2024-25: 2.38 years

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: 96.2%

Table 1: Current Semester

Degree	BS-ICT	BS-IT	MSI	MS-IST	MSIT	Specialist	PhD
Enrollment Spring 2026	52*	191*	286	1	123	10	23
Enrollment FT	38	151	62	0	35	4	20
Enrollment PT	14	40	224	1	88	6	3
Degrees Awarded (Su, Fa ONLY)	24	43	78	0**	74	3	6
Retention AY 2024-25 Cohort	100.0%	91.49%	99.2%	100.0%	98.7%	100.0%	100.0%
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%

* Undergraduate Enrollment includes Not-Formally Admitted students (4 pre-ICT, 27 pre-IT). Data as of 23 January 2026.
**MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

Table 2: Previous Semester

Degree	BS-ICT	BS-IT	MSI	MS-IST	MSIT	Specialist	PhD
Enrollment Fall 2025	57*	188*	309	2	167	8	28
Enrollment FT	52	167	62	1	47	2	24
Enrollment PT	5	21	247	1	120	6	4
Degrees Awarded (Su ONLY)	16	22	23	0**	20	0	2
Retention AY 2024-25 Cohort	100.0%	91.49%	99.2%	100.0%	98.7%	100.0%	100.0%
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%

* Undergraduate Enrollment includes Not-Formally Admitted students (8 pre-ICT, 33 pre-IT). Data as of 12 Sept. 2025.
**MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

Table 3: Undergraduate Level Enrollment and Degrees Over Time

Undergraduate Level	2020 Fall	2021 Fall	2022 Fall	2023 Fall	2024 Fall	2025 Fall
Enrollment UG Total	406	366	351	378	358	245
UG Enrollment FT	362	313	304	334	314	219
UG Enrollment PT	44	53	47	44	44	26
BS-ICT	174	145	161	163	118	57
Female	97	78	88	146	66	25
Male	77	67	73	17	52	32
BS-IT	232	221	190	215	240	188
Female	54	42	152	188	70	52
Male	178	179	38	27	170	135
Unknown	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
Degrees Awarded AY Total	197 (20-21)	167 (21-22)	174 (22-23)	170 (23-24)	181 (24-25)	67 (Su, Fa25 Only)
BS-ICT Degrees Awarded	85	66	84	88	75	24
BS-IT Degrees Awarded	71	101	90	82	106	43

Table 4: Graduate Level Enrollment and Degrees Over Time

Graduate Level	2020 Fall	2021 Fall	2022 Fall	2023 Fall	2024 Fall	2025 Fall
Enrollment Grad Total	505	555	588	602	558	514
PhD Enrollment FT	28	26	24	21	27	24
PhD Enrollment PT	6	8	5	5	4	4
MSI Enrollment FT	62	60	69	62	50	62
MSI Enrollment PT	234	279	290	300	267	247
MS-IST** Enrollment FT	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	1
MS-IST** Enrollment PT	N/A	N/A	3	2	3	1
MSIT Enrollment FT	37	45	62	70	93	47
MSIT Enrollment PT	128	131	129	133	107	120
Specialist Enrollment FT	4	2	0	1	0	2
Specialist Enrollment PT	6	4	6	8	7	6
PhD	34	34	29	26	31	28
Female	18	19	17	16	18	17
Male	16	15	12	10	13	11
MSI	296	339	359	362	317	309
Female	236	266	285	298	255	245
Male	60	73	74	64	61	63
Unknown	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1	1
MS-IST **	N/A	N/A	3	2	3	2
Female	N/A	N/A	1	0	0	1
Male	N/A	N/A	2	2	3	1
MSIT	165	176	191	203	200	167
Female	72	68	68	79	76	59
Male	93	108	123	124	124	108
Specialist	10	6	6	9	7	8
Female	4	4	4	8	5	4
Male	6	2	2	1	2	4
Degrees Awarded AY Total	179 (20-21)	108 (21-22)	208 (22-23)	264 (23-24)	211 (24-25)	161 (Su, Fa25 Only)
PhD Degrees Awarded	3	3	6	3	3	6
MSI Degrees Awarded	61	61	113	158	107	78
MS-IST** Degrees Awarded	N/A	N/A	0	0	2	0
MSIT Degrees Awarded	43	43	89	100	96	74
Specialist Degrees Awarded	3	1	0	3	3	3

**MS-IST starting Term Fall 2022.

Historical (documents can be provided in alternative format)

• 2026 Spring CHEA
• 2025 Fall CHEA
• 2025 Summer CHEA
• 2025 Spring CHEA
• 2024 Fall CHEA
• 2024 Summer CHEA
• 2024 Spring CHEA
• 2023 Fall CHEA
• 2023 Summer CHEA
• 2023 Spring CHEA
• 2022 Fall CHEA
• 2022 Spring-Summer CHEA
• 2021 Fall CHEA
• 2021 Summer CHEA
• 2016 - Spring 2021 Student Achievement Data
• MSI exit survey 2016-2017
• MSI exit survey 2015-2016

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Spring 2026

In Spring 2026, 689 students enrolled in FSU's School of Information include:

446 graduate level students (PhD, MSI, MSIT, Specialist, and Non-degree Graduate Certificate seekers)
243 undergraduate students (ICT, IT, and pre-IT / pre-ICT, Certificate seekers)

The 446 graduate students (64.7%) include:

PHD total: 23
MSI total: 286
MS-IST total: 1
MSIT total: 123
Specialist total: 10
Non-degree Graduate Certificate only total: 3 (unduplicated).

[Please note, a total of 221 students are actively seeking 294 Certificates when using duplicated Grad count.]

The 243 undergraduate students (35.3%) include:

ICT students: 47
IT students: 158
pre-ICT students: 4 + 1* = 5 (*Upper Level, NFA)
pre-IT students: 27 + 6* = 33 (*Upper Level, NFA)
Post-Baccalaureate (Certificate only): 0 (unduplicated), 28 UG students are seeking a certificate in addition to a degree.

Of the 689 students, 342 (Grad, UG, 49.6%) identify as minority (American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races), 347 either identify as White or did Not Specify their race/ethnicity. 371 students enrolled identify as female (53.8%), 318 male, 1 student did not identify as either.

For the Academic Year 2025-2026 (Summer, Fall 2025 ONLY) a total of 229 degrees were awarded as follows:

Graduate Degrees (161 degrees, 70.31%, AY 2025-2026 -- SUMMER, FALL ONLY):

PhD: 6
MSI (MA / MS): 78
MS-IST**: 0
MSIT: 74
Specialist: 3

Undergraduate Degrees (68 degrees, 29.26%, AY 2025-2026 -- SUMMER, FALL ONLY):

ICT (BS): 24
IT (BS): 43
Information Communication Tech Minor: 0
Information Technology 2nd Major: 1

115 degrees were earned by females (50.22%), 114 degrees were awarded to males (49.78%). 123 degrees (53.71%) were received by minority students.

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Fall 2025

In Fall 2025, 762 students enrolled in FSU's School of Information include:

517 graduate level students (PhD, MSI, MSIT, Specialist, and Non-degree Graduate Certificate seekers)
245 undergraduate students (ICT, IT, and pre-IT / pre-ICT, Certificate seekers)

The 517 graduate students (67.8%) include:

PHD total: 28
MSI total: 309
MS-IST total: 2
MSIT total: 167
Specialist total: 8
Non-degree Graduate Certificate only total: 3 (unduplicated).

[Please note, a total of 195 students are actively seeking 266 Certificates when using duplicated Grad count.]

The 245 undergraduate students (32.2%) include:

ICT students: 49
IT students: 155
pre-ICT students: 7 + 1* = 8 (*Upper Level, NFA)
pre-IT students: 29 + 4* = 33 (*Upper Level, NFA)
Post-Baccalaureate (Certificate only): 0 (unduplicated), 23 UG students are seeking a certificate in addition to a degree.

Of the 762 students, 377 (Grad, UG, 49.5%) identify as minority (American Indian/Native Alaskan, Asian, Black/African-American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Two or More Races), 385 either identify as White or did Not Specify their race/ethnicity. 405 students enrolled identify as female (53.1%), 355 male, 2 students did not identify as either.

For the Academic Year 2025-2026 (Summer 2025 ONLY) a total of 84 degrees were awarded as follows:

Graduate Degrees (45 degrees, 53.57%, AY 2025-2026 -- SUMMER ONLY):

PhD: 2
MSI (MA / MS): 23
MS-IST: 0
MSIT: 20
Specialist: 0

Undergraduate Degrees (39 degrees, 46.43%, AY 2025-2026 -- SUMMER ONLY):

ICT (BS): 16
IT (BS): 22
Information Communication Tech Minor: 0
Information Technology 2nd Major: 1

39 degrees were earned by females (43.43%), 45 degrees were awarded to males (53.57%). 47 degrees (55.95%) were received by minority students.