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Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College is a private campus in Lakeland proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$23,266

family income
under $30k

$25,913

$30–48k

$27,634

$48–75k

$30,479

$75–110k

$34,331

over $110k

Average net price

$28,5512023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Florida Southern College rose from $15,204 (2008) to $28,551 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,204
2009	$16,251
2010	$24,616
2011	$25,814
2012	$21,558
2013	$22,756
2014	$24,482
2015	$24,442
2016	$24,679
2017	$26,036
2018	$25,646
2019	$26,517
2020	$25,434
2021	$27,404
2022	$29,664
2023	$28,551

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$60,7682024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Florida Southern College rose from $31,348 (2009) to $60,768 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$31,348
2010	$32,095
2011	$34,340
2012	$36,413
2013	$38,413
2014	$40,347
2015	$42,822
2016	$43,984
2017	$46,054
2018	$49,296
2019	$51,143
2020	$52,794
2021	$54,324
2022	$55,055
2023	$57,174
2024	$60,768

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$12,950
2001	$13,930
2002	$16,078
2003	$17,542
2004	$18,340
2005	$19,165
2006	$20,175
2007	$21,190
2008	$22,145
2013	$28,580
2014	$29,990
2015	$31,460
2016	$33,150
2017	$34,774
2018	$36,348
2019	$37,640
2020	$38,980
2021	$38,980
2022	$40,500
2023	$42,360

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $44,040 before grants and other attendance costs. At Florida Southern College, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 2,656 undergrads, Florida Southern College is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

70.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Florida Southern College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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70.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Florida Southern College rose from 48.9% (entered 1991) to 70.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	48.9%
1992 cohort	50.7%
1993 cohort	46.9%
1994 cohort	56.6%
1995 cohort	55.6%
1996 cohort	57%
1997 cohort	56.5%
1998 cohort	58.2%
1999 cohort	52.9%
2000 cohort	55.7%
2001 cohort	53.8%
2002 cohort	51.7%
2003 cohort	54.6%
2004 cohort	51.5%
2005 cohort	54.5%
2006 cohort	55%
2007 cohort	58.2%
2008 cohort	65%
2009 cohort	57.1%
2010 cohort	59.5%
2011 cohort	63.2%
2012 cohort	64.2%
2013 cohort	67.5%
2014 cohort	68.3%
2015 cohort	67.7%
2016 cohort	68.1%
2017 cohort	69.3%
2018 cohort	70.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$12,288	$4,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,438	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,975	$3,684
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,438	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,750	$3,674
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,750	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,688
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,063	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,125	$5,744
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,313	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,375	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,625	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,750	$6,226
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,500	$6,375
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,048	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,429	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,880	$6,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$25,000	$6,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$47,749

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,835

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,294

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Florida Southern College admitted 6,957 of 10,800 applicants in Fall 2024. The 64.4% rate describes that application pool.

64.4%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $42,360 tuition · 2023–24 2,656 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1150–13301600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Florida Southern College received 10,800 applications and admitted 6,957 (64.4%), with 762 enrolling.

Florida Southern College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Florida Southern College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 590–680 and Math was 560–650 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1150–1330 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	590	620	680
SAT Math	560	600	650
ACT Composite	25	27	30

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

64.4%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Florida Southern College's admission rate fell from 76.8% to 64.4%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76.8%
Fall 2002	77.1%
Fall 2003	74.6%
Fall 2004	75.3%
Fall 2005	73.4%
Fall 2006	62.1%
Fall 2007	58.2%
Fall 2008	67.3%
Fall 2009	69.4%
Fall 2010	67.2%
Fall 2011	65.1%
Fall 2012	55.7%
Fall 2013	49.9%
Fall 2014	44.8%
Fall 2015	45.3%
Fall 2016	45.5%
Fall 2017	51.5%
Fall 2018	50.2%
Fall 2019	52.1%
Fall 2020	50.4%
Fall 2021	60.9%
Fall 2022	56.6%
Fall 2023	59.1%
Fall 2024	64.4%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1150–1330Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	940	1170
Fall 2002	930	1130
Fall 2003	900	1130
Fall 2004	940	1140
Fall 2005	950	1170
Fall 2006	930	1140
Fall 2007	950	1200
Fall 2008	960	1160
Fall 2009	940	1160
Fall 2010	960	1150
Fall 2011	990	1180
Fall 2012	980	1190
Fall 2013	990	1180
Fall 2014	1040	1220
Fall 2015	1050	1230
Fall 2016	1040	1230
Fall 2017	1070	1250
Fall 2018	1130	1300
Fall 2019	1120	1265
Fall 2020	1110	1280
Fall 2021	1160	1335
Fall 2022	1080	1290
Fall 2023	1170	1310
Fall 2024	1150	1330

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–30Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	19	23
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	26
Fall 2006	19	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	26
Fall 2011	22	27
Fall 2012	22	26
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	24	29
Fall 2017	24	29
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	24	30
Fall 2021	25	30
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	25	30
Fall 2024	25	30

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,656Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Florida Southern College has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2024 — up to 2,741 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 2,656.

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,518
Fall 2003	2,451
Fall 2004	2,450
Fall 2005	2,385
Fall 2006	2,317
Fall 2007	2,184
Fall 2008	2,128
Fall 2009	2,250
Fall 2010	2,264
Fall 2011	2,232
Fall 2012	2,220
Fall 2013	2,379
Fall 2014	2,352
Fall 2015	2,519
Fall 2016	2,567
Fall 2017	2,561
Fall 2018	2,666
Fall 2019	2,666
Fall 2020	2,724
Fall 2021	2,741
Fall 2022	2,702
Fall 2023	2,607
Fall 2024	2,656

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

80%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Florida Southern College rose from 67% (Fall 2002) to 80% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	67%
Fall 2003 cohort	71%
Fall 2004 cohort	67%
Fall 2005 cohort	72%
Fall 2006 cohort	71%
Fall 2007 cohort	74%
Fall 2008 cohort	79%
Fall 2009 cohort	74%
Fall 2010 cohort	77%
Fall 2011 cohort	76%
Fall 2012 cohort	78%
Fall 2013 cohort	81%
Fall 2014 cohort	80%
Fall 2015 cohort	81%
Fall 2016 cohort	80%
Fall 2017 cohort	82%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	81%
Fall 2020 cohort	79%
Fall 2021 cohort	77%
Fall 2022 cohort	78%
Fall 2023 cohort	80%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Florida Southern College

28.1% of Florida Southern College's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Florida Southern College as a primarily residential campus of 2,656 undergraduates — and 80% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Florida Southern College's SAT section-percentile sums are 1150–1330 — their midpoint is above the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Florida Southern College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Florida Southern College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Florida Southern College64.4%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Florida Southern College$44,040

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Florida Southern College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Florida Southern College$55,294

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

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Florida Southern College, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Florida Southern College	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	64.4%	63.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$44,040	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,294	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Florida Southern College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Florida Southern College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$93,335
Computer Science	$82,328
Accounting and Related Services	$72,480
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,104
Biology, General	$58,782
Political Science and Government	$57,128
Psychology, General	$53,344
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$52,796
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$51,925
Criminology	$49,829
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$49,315
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$43,549
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	$38,358

These 13 fields listed for Florida Southern College measure earnings after completion. The $55,294 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Florida Southern College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Florida Southern College report?

Florida Southern College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1150–1330 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Florida Southern College's acceptance rate?

64.4% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 6,957 admitted from 10,800 applicants.

How much does Florida Southern College cost?

At Florida Southern College, tuition is $44,040. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Florida Southern College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,294. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Florida College — 69.7% admitted
Flagler College — 80.8% admitted
Florida Atlantic University — 66.1% admitted
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach — 64.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.