Florida Southern College

Florida Southern College is a private nonprofit college in Lakeland, FL. Its average net price is $26,211 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$22,319
$30,001 to $48,000$20,152
$48,001 to $75,000$23,162
$75,001 to $110,000$26,397
$110,001 and up$32,359
$46,168Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$46,168Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$26,211Average Net Price
$14,830Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,290Books and Supplies
$3,612Other Expenses
35.9%Students on Pell Grants
59.3%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

64.4%Acceptance Rate
590 to 680SAT Reading, Middle Half
560 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 30ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,679
8 years after entry$57,269
10 years after entry$60,802
67.8%Graduation Rate
80.0%Retention Rate
$25,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Lakeland, FLLocation
Midsize citySetting
2,656Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Agricultural Business$54,084 National median for this major n=4,648Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$37,233 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,097 n=116$23,250 n=115
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$69,014 National median for this major n=5,201Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=34
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302$26,900 Small program - rough guide n=30
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$35,579 Small program - rough guide n=31$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Literature$35,235 National median for this major n=380Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169$23,750 Small program - rough guide n=47
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,397 Small program - rough guide n=42$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=65
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$45,097 Small program - rough guide n=42$26,214 Small program - rough guide n=42
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$74,705 Small program - rough guide n=71$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Statistics$68,688 National median for this major n=3,096Not published
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=32
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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