Colleges / Florida Southern College
College · Private nonprofit · Lakeland, FL · City
FSC

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Religious affiliation
Address111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33801-5698
Websitewww.flsouthern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size2,656
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1252 · ACT 28.

If you get in

2,656 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $61k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$243k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.0k
Room & board
$14.4k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,656
Location
Lakeland, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Florida Southern · FSC
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White64%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida Southern College
College · Private nonprofit · Lakeland, FL · City
FSC

Florida Southern College

Lakeland, FL

Religious affiliation
Address111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33801-5698
Websitewww.flsouthern.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate64%
6-yr median pay$48k
Net price / yr$29k
Undergrad size2,656
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $29k/yr for a shot at a $48k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 64% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1252 · ACT 28.

If you get in

2,656 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $61k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $29k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$243k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$114k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$129k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$44.0k
Room & board
$14.4k
Books & supplies
$1,250

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans54%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention79%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr71%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$48k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$55k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,656
Location
Lakeland, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Florida Southern · FSC
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White64%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black7%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students28%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$66k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 49

What you can study.