By the end of 2015 , Florida State University had raised less than $ 860 million through its `` Raise the Torch '' campaign .
As of December 31 , 2015 , Florida State University 's `` Raise the Torch '' campaign has raised $ 858,916,003.  university is ranked 43rd overall among all public national universities in the current 2015 U.S. News & World Report rankings .