Campus of Florida State University
Main Campus – Tallahassee
In January 1857, the state acquired the land for the main campus from the City of Tallahassee when the Florida Institute was transferred. Spanning 485.87 acres (2.0 km²), the main campus is complemented by an additional 1,715 acres (6.94 km²) outside Leon County.
The campus is bordered by Stadium Drive to the west, Tennessee Street (U.S. Route 90) to the north, Macomb Street to the east, and Gaines Street to the south. A prominent landmark, the Westcott Building, stands at the intersection of College Avenue and S. Copeland Street. This site, the oldest continuously used location for higher education in Florida, houses the Ruby Diamond Concert Hall, the university’s primary performance venue.
Historic residence halls—Broward, Bryan, Cawthon, Gilchrist, Jennie Murphree, Landis, and Reynolds—are situated in the older eastern section of campus. More modern residential complexes, including Ragans and Wildwood, are near the athletic facilities, while DeGraff Hall is located along Tennessee Street.
Florida State University’s main campus is home to seven libraries, including:
- Robert Manning Strozier Library (centrally located and open extended hours in Fall and Spring)
- Dirac Science Library, named after Nobel Prize-winning physicist and former FSU professor Paul Dirac
- Claude Pepper Library
- Allen Music Library (College of Music)
- College of Law Research Center
- Maguire Medical Library (College of Medicine)
- FAMU/FSU Engineering Library
A green space near Landis and Gilchrist residence halls features oak trees planted by students in 1932.
Adjacent to the Donald L. Tucker Center, the College of Law is positioned between Jefferson and Pensacola Streets, while the College of Business is located at the heart of campus near the FSU Student Union, opposite the HCB Classroom Building. The science and research quadrant lies in the northwest part of campus, housing the College of Medicine, King Life Science buildings (biology), and the Department of Psychology along Call Street and Stadium Drive.
In the southwest quadrant, the University Center encircles Doak Campbell Stadium and Bobby Bowden Field, which seats 79,560 spectators. The stadium is part of the largest continuous brick structure in the United States, which also houses university offices, the registrar, the Dedman School of Hospitality, and various classrooms.
FSU Southwest Campus
FSU acquired the Southwest Campus in 1930, formerly referred to as “The Farm.” This 740-acre (3.0 km²) area, located off Orange Drive, is home to the Florida A&M University – Florida State University College of Engineering, housed in a shared two-building facility with Florida A&M University. The campus also features:
- Don Veller Seminole Golf Course and Club
- Morcorm Aquatics Center
- FSU Research Foundation buildings
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, located in Innovation Park
Other Campuses
FSU’s Panama City campus, approximately 100 miles (160 km) from the main campus, was established in 1967 and came under full FSU control in July 1982. The Bay County Commission donated a 26-acre waterfront site, completed in 1987. As of Fall 2023, the campus serves over 1,200 students in undergraduate and graduate programs, maintaining a 20:1 student-faculty ratio.
The College of Medicine operates six regional campuses in Daytona Beach, Fort Pierce, Orlando, Pensacola, Sarasota, and Tallahassee. Additionally, Florida State maintains international campuses in London, Florence, Panama City (Panama), and Valencia (Spain), offering year-round study-abroad programs.