FAMU has been named the 14th most popular national university in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. FAMU is the only historically black college or university, and the only university in Florida ranked among the Top 15. The list is compiled by the yield of students who enroll in a university after being accepted.
According to the U.S. News and World Report’s website, one of the best indicators of a school’s popularity among students is the school’s yield—the percentage of applicants accepted by a college who end up enrolling at that institution in the fall. In fall 2010, FAMU accepted 4,993 and the first year enrollment was 2,815; therefore, 56.4 percent of the students who were accepted were enrolled as part of the fall 2010 class.