Florida State University

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Yes,  if you are not a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you do need a visa to study at FSU (Florida State University).

If you wish to study at FSU as an international student, you must submit some mandatory documents mentioned below for a US Student Visa. You must also pay the US Student VISA application fee by the end of the process. Check the list below -

• Valid passport with validity date of at least six months beyond period of stay
• Copy of DS-160
• SEVIS Fee Receipt
• Offer letter
• Form I-20
• Visa fee payment confirmation receipt
• Bank statement 
• Original mark
• Exam score cards as required like IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT or GRE
• Financial Documents are required to show financial strength to support education in the USA

As a mandatory part of admission you should always double check the documents that are required for your programme during the time of application process. Check some general Documents required for FSU admission below, refer to the official website for specific document needed as per course if any.

Due to is comparatively low acceptance rate as per various unofficial sources which is 25% Florida State University is considered a really prestigious university to consider which is competitive in admissions. In the table below some universities are mentioned with their respective QS rankings for recent years -

As an international students you can apply to FSU only in two timelines which are regular decision which includes both domestic and international students into consideration and Rolling decision which also includes all the students. Regular decisions generally are on a deadlin of Dec 1 and Rolling decision deadline is generally on Mar 1. Though you should always double check all the deadline as per your choice of course from the official website.

A GRE score is not required for Florida State University MSc in Data Science course. Other FSU admissions requirements for this course are: 

• UG degree 
• Applicants must have minimal background of Calculus 2, Introductory Statistics, and experience with an object oriented programming language, preferably Python or R.
• Coursework in Linear Algebra is desirable but not mandatory
• GPA of 3.0 is required in last 60 hours of UG credits
• 3 LOR professional and academic

International students must fulfill basic eligibility and submit documents to get into the program. Florida State University thoroughly reviews each application and provide offer letter to deserving candidates.

Given below are the general eligibility criteria - 

The applicants willing to take admission to MS in Business Analytics programme are required to meet below Florida State University admissions requirements:

• SOP
• 3 LOR professional and academic relevant to the subject
• Official reports from all the attended colleges and universities
• GMAT or GRE score
• English proficiency scores such as IELTS or TOEFL

All international students willing to study at FSU are required to submit English proficiency test scores. IELTS score required to study at FSU courses is 6.5. Other test scores that are accepted at Florida State University are TOEFL / PTE / Duolingo as given below -