- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Stetson University
DeLand, FLCity: smallZIP 32723Founded 1883
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1883
- Motto
- Pro Deo et Veritate
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1970
- Website
- www.stetson.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Stetson University
Stetson University is a private nonprofit university in DeLand, Florida, with 2,297 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 60% within six years and costs $22,521 a year after aid.
60%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention78%
4-year graduation56%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans48%
$22,521net price / year
72%admission rate
1176average SAT
60%graduate in 6 years
$59,422median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#810 of 1,704 for earnings#1,062 of 1,739 for lowest net price#660 of 1,738 for graduation rate#612 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
- $75,714tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $59,690
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $59,690
- Average net price
- $22,521national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,024
$30,001–48,000$18,963
$48,001–75,000$17,934
$75,001–110,000$22,134
$110,001+$33,998
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1176
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 540–660
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 520–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college78%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college60%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 60%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 56%
- First-year retention
- 78%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,245
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,422middle 50%: $42,075–$89,403
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,403
Median, Stetson University$59,422
Lower quarter$42,075
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
- 2,297
- Part-time
- 1.1%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 20.1
- First-generation students
- 27%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 66%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,041 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,922
- Endowment, end of year
- $390,513,055
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic22%
Black12%
Asian1.8%
Two or more races6.2%
U.S. nonresident8.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.2%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management30%
Social sciences11%
Visual & performing arts10%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.5%
Psychology8.5%
Health professions8.5%
Education5.1%
Communication & journalism3.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 137546. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2341039.