University Description
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) is a public historically black land-grant university in Tallahassee, Florida. Founded in 1887, It is the third largest historically black university in the United States by enrollment and the only public historically black university in Florida.. Read MoreUniversity History
Black abolitionist Jonathan C. Gibbs first introduced legislation to create the State Normal College for Colored Students in 1885, one year after being elected to the Florida Legislature. The date also reflects the new Florida Constitution of 1885, which prohibited racial integration in schools.Academic Programs
- Registered Nursing
- Respiratory Care Therapy
- General Business Administration and Management
- Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Accounting
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- English Teacher Education
- General Agriculture
- General Biology
- General History
- General Political Science and Government
- General Psychology
- Health Information and Medical Records Administration
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Music Teacher Education
- Occupational Therapy
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Accounting
- Construction Engineering Technology
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Electrical
- Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Food Science
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Chemistry
- General Civil Engineering
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General English Language and Literature
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Physics
- General Political Science and Government
- General Psychology
- Logistics and Materials Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- Biomedical Engineering
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Drama and Theatre Arts
- General History
- Health Information and Medical Records Administration
- Music Teacher Education
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Registered Nursing
- General Agriculture
- General Social Sciences
- General Computer Engineering
- General Economics
- General Fine and Studio Arts
- General Public Health
- Other Philosophy and Religious Studies
- English Teacher Education
- Environmental Science
- Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
- Health Care Administration and Management
- Journalism
- Mathematics Teacher Education
- Environmental Studies
- Graphic Design
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Trade and Industrial Teacher Education
- Agribusiness
- Agricultural and Biological Engineering
- Architecture
- Chemical Engineering
- General Health Services and Allied Health Sciences
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Technology
- Public Relations and Image Management
- Respiratory Care Therapy
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Food Science
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- General Physics
- Secondary Education and Teaching
- Social Work
- Accounting
- General History
- General Mathematics
- Occupational Therapy
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Registered Nursing
- General Agriculture
- Environmental Science
- General Public Health
- General English Language and Literature
- School Psychology
- Curriculum and Instruction
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Sociology
- Sport and Fitness Administration
- General Psychology
- Architecture
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Community Psychology
- Electrical
- Electronics and Communications Engineering
- General Civil Engineering
- General Social Sciences
- Health Care Administration and Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Logistics and Materials Management
- Mechanical Engineering
- Other Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- and Administration
- Other Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Food Science
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- Physical Therapy
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- General Biology
- General Chemistry
- General Political Science and Government
- Social Work
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical
- Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Environmental Science
- General Civil Engineering
- General Physics
- General Public Health
- Industrial Engineering
- Law
- Mechanical Engineering
- Other Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- and Administration
- Pharmacy
- General Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Registered Nursing
- School Psychology
- General Computer and Information Sciences
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Business Administration and Management
- General English Language and Literature
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social Work
- Sociology
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Basketball (W)
- Cross Country (W)
- Golf (M)
- Tennis (W)
- Volleyball (W)
Greek Life
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
Admissions office
Year Founded
1887
University Mascot
Rattlesnake
Address
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 1500 S Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Tallahassee, FL 32307
Phone number
(850)599-3796