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Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL · Private · Midsize city · FSC · Florida Southern

Private institution in Lakeland, FL · 2,607 undergraduates · 59% acceptance rate · $55,294 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,6641,704th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$42,3601,688th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$42,3601,668th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$57,1741,640th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,294773rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,749675th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.3%446th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.8%786th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
59.1%388th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1263247th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,607779th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.0%1,411th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 36 mi (TPA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 47 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,005$59,846
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,318$61,020
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,529—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$42,012$42,030
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$40,312$40,821
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,873$38,289
CriminologySocial Sciencesbachelors$36,141$27,488
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunicationsbachelors$34,942$37,928
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$33,993—
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$29,685—
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$27,048$28,598
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$26,739$26,353

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,174,647 (M $2,612,076 · W $2,562,571)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida Southern College’s 2,607 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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