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Florida Southern College

Lakeland, Florida

https://www.flsouthern.edu

#262 National Colleges

52.13% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

2,666 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: United Methodist
Florida Southern College (Florida Southern, Southern or FSC) is a private college in Lakeland, Florida. In 2019, the student population at FSC consisted of 3,073 students along with 130 full-time faculty members. The college offers 50 undergraduate majors and pre-professional programs, graduate programs in nursing, business, and education as well as post-graduate programs in nursing, education, and physical therapy.

Florida Southern is the home of the world's largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. For its 2011 and 2012 rankings, The Princeton Review selected Florida Southern's campus as the most beautiful in the country.

Florida Southern has won 30 national titles in NCAA Division II competition in several sports, men's golf (13 titles), baseball (9), women's golf (4), men's basketball (2), softball (1) and women's lacrosse (1). The college's official mascot is Mocsie the water moccasin, but they are also referenced by their nickname, the Mocs. The official colors of the college and its athletic teams are scarlet and white.

"Florida Southern College." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Southern_College.
Location

City
Lakeland, Florida

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Locale
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 22.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 13.9%
Health Professions And Related Programs 13.1%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs 10.1%
Visual And Performing Arts 8.5%
Social Sciences 7.7%
Education 6.6%
Psychology 5.8%
Mathematics And Statistics 2.2%
English Language And Literature/Letters 2.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 1.8%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies 1.4%
Natural Resources And Conservation 1.3%
Physical Sciences 1.1%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.0%
History 0.6%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.2%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 0.2%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 0.2%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences 0.2%

Cost

Tuition
$37,640.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
63.24%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,646.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1220 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 620 585 550
Verbal 645 608 570

ACT Scores

27 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 26 23 20
English 30 26 22