- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FLCity: midsizeZIP 33801Founded 1883
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1883
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.flsouthern.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College is a private nonprofit college in Lakeland, Florida, with 2,656 undergraduates. It admits 64% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $26,211 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate64%
Retention80%
4-year graduation61%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans59%
$26,211net price / year
64%admission rate
1252average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$60,802median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,500median debt
#732 of 1,704 for earnings#1,301 of 1,739 for lowest net price#448 of 1,738 for graduation rate#449 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $61,399tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $46,168
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $46,168
- Average net price
- $26,211national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,319
$30,001–48,000$20,152
$48,001–75,000$23,162
$75,001–110,000$26,397
$110,001+$32,359
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 64%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1252
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 590–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college64%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 68%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,679
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,802middle 50%: $42,787–$87,409
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,409
Median, Florida Southern College$60,802
Lower quarter$42,787
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,656
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 21.2
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,031 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,211
- Endowment, end of year
- $130,587,373
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic18%
Black6.7%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.0%
Unknown0.2%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management21%
Biological & biomedical sciences20%
Visual & performing arts11%
Health professions11%
Psychology8.0%
Communication & journalism5.3%
Social sciences5.3%
Computer & information sciences4.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 134079. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5461600.