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Florida Southern College is a private regional university located in Lakeland, Florida. Florida Southern College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Florida Southern College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,123 10 years after enrolling, 23rd in Florida, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Florida Southern College bachelor students earn 8% less than the national average. Florida Southern College is ranked 30th in Florida.
Florida Southern College’s median net annual cost of $26,517 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Florida Southern College sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Psychology, Biology, Physiology & Pathology, Accounting - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$26,517
Average years to graduate
4.2
Computer Science
Rank: #236
Economic score: 3.51
Education
Rank: #143
Economic score: 5.05
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #209
Economic score: 6.47
Advertising & PR
Rank: #110
Economic score: 7.58
Criminology
Rank: #75
Economic score: 12.48
Health Administrative Services
Rank: #129
Economic score: 24.38
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 4 graduate programs at Florida Southern College - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, Educ. Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 68% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Florida Southern College is 10% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Florida Southern College, Pell Grant recipients represent 27% of the measured graduating class, 8% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Florida Southern College graduates within 4.2 years.
Florida Southern College is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Florida Southern College’s economic mobility score of 12.21 is calculated by adjusting the 4.06 economic score of lower-income students by the 27% pell grant recipients within the student body. Florida Southern College’s EMS of 12.21 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Florida Southern College pays $26,517 a year, $28,583 less than the $55,100 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $26,517
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Florida Southern College, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $26,517 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 62% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,741. This is 8% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,373
Pell grants
$4,657
State grants
$6,802
Institutional grants
$23,124
Florida Southern College offers 5 online bachelor programs, all of which are hybrid format. At the master’s level Florida Southern College offers 3 programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
8
Hybrid programs
7
Percentage of programs online
12%
Florida Southern College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 61% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 10,759 applicants, of which 6,550 were admitted and 792 enrolled. Florida Southern College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
88%
83%
Female
69%
59%
First time
73%
59%
In-state
57%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
71%
52%
Black
7%
14%
Hispanic
14%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
1%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%