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Florida Southern College Overview

Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lakeland, Florida. The city atmosphere of Lakeland makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Florida Southern College Known For?

670 Undergraduate Awards
$30,936 Avg Cost After Aid
57% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Florida Southern is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Florida Southern makes roughly $55,294 a year. This is 36% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average Florida Southern student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Florida Southern College?

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Contact details for Florida Southern are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33801-5698
Phone: 863-680-4111
Website: www.flsouthern.edu

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How Do I Get Into Florida Southern?

You can apply to Florida Southern online at: www.flsouthern.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Florida Southern

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Florida Southern?

57% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
40% Submit SAT Scores
Florida Southern has an acceptance rate of 57%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Florida Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Florida Southern College  ( 560 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Florida Southern College  ( 520 to 630 )
200
800
Florida Southern received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Florida Southern College  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Florida Southern College  ( 22 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford Florida Southern College?

$30,936 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Florida Southern is $30,936. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Florida Southern, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,296 a year. That adds up to $33,184 over four years for those students.

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Florida Southern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,579 Full-Time Undergraduates
63% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,834 undergraduate students at Florida Southern, with 2,579 being full-time and 255 being part-time.

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There are also 579 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,579 full-time undergraduates at Florida Southern, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Southern College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 88
Black or African American 163
Hispanic or Latino 355
White 1,832
International Students 74
Other Races/Ethnicities 67

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Southern College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Florida Southern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Sweden, Canada, and Spain.

Florida Southern College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 114 0 57 0 171
Nursing 52 4 49 7 112
Accounting 30 0 16 0 46
Public Relations & Advertising 36 0 0 0 36
General Psychology 34 0 0 0 34
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 33 33
Computer Science 31 0 0 0 31
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 30 0 0 0 30
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 29 0 0 0 29
Drama & Theater Arts 29 0 0 0 29
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 25 0 25
General Biology 24 0 0 0 24
Natural Resources Conservation 22 0 0 0 22
Teacher Education Grade Specific 21 0 0 0 21
Criminology 19 0 0 0 19
Political Science & Government 17 0 0 0 17
Health & Physical Education 16 0 0 0 16
Music 16 0 0 0 16
Teacher Education Subject Specific 13 0 0 0 13
Educational Administration 0 0 6 6 12
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 12 0 12
Agricultural Economics & Business 9 0 0 0 9
Communication & Media Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 9 0 0 0 9
Fine & Studio Arts 9 0 0 0 9
Marketing 7 0 0 0 7
Statistics 7 0 0 0 7
Economics 7 0 0 0 7
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 7 0 0 0 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 6 0 0 0 6
Romance Languages 6 0 0 0 6
Chemistry 6 0 0 0 6
General Visual & Performing Arts 6 0 0 0 6
Finance & Financial Management 5 0 0 0 5
General Education 0 0 0 5 5
Writing Studies 5 0 0 0 5
History 5 0 0 0 5
Arts & Media Management 5 0 0 0 5
Health & Medical Administrative Services 3 0 1 0 4
Religious Studies 4 0 0 0 4
Design & Applied Arts 4 0 0 0 4
Biotechnology 3 0 0 0 3
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 3 0 0 0 3
Dance 3 0 0 0 3
Literature 2 0 0 0 2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 2 0 2
General Social Sciences 2 0 0 0 2
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Data Analytics 0 0 0 0 0
Philosophy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 670 4 168 51 893

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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