Florida State University College of Human Sciences

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College of Human Sciences
TypeHuman Sciences School
Established1918
Parent institution
Florida State University
Dean Michael D. Delp
Students2,972 [1]
Location, ,
U.S.

30°26′35.4″N84°17′35.6″W / 30.443167°N 84.293222°W / 30.443167; -84.293222
Website humansciences.fsu.edu

The Florida State University College of Human Sciences is the human sciences school of the Florida State University. The College was established in 1918. [2] About 2,972 are enrolled in classes, including undergraduates, graduate students, and Ph.D.-seeking students.

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The Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences has the largest enrollment of pre-medical education students at FSU.[ citation needed ] It was also home to the now defunct "Housing" major, which was one of only four nationwide which focused on homes of all types as a product and how they impacted human health and behaviors.

National rankings

U.S. News & World Report (2015 edition) [3]

In 2015, the Department of Retail, Merchandising and Product Development was ranked 7th in the nation by Fashion-Schools.org. [4]

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References

  1. 2014-15 enrollments fsu.edu
  2. "College History - FSU College of Health and Human Sciences".
  3. Overall rankingsusnews.com Archived 2015-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "FSU's fashion merchandising program ranks No. 7 nationally". 29 July 2015.