Florida Southern College Teaching Programs

Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Florida Southern College?

Contact details for Florida Southern are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	111 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33801-5698
Phone:	863-680-4111
Website:	www.flsouthern.edu

How Do I Get Into Florida Southern?

You can apply to Florida Southern online at: www.flsouthern.edu/applynow

Admission Requirements for Florida Southern

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Florida Southern?

The acceptance rate at Florida Southern is 57%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 57%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Florida Southern submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 660. Math scores were between 520 and 630.

Florida Southern received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 19 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Florida Southern College?

The overall average net price of Florida Southern is $30,936. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Florida Southern, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,741 a year. That adds up to $30,964 over four years for those students.

Florida Southern College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,811 undergraduate students at Florida Southern, with 2,647 being full-time and 164 being part-time.

There are also 575 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,647 full-time undergraduates at Florida Southern, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Southern College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	83
Black or African American	168
Hispanic or Latino	410
White	1,808
International Students	92
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Southern College. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 58 countries are represented at Florida Southern. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Sweden, Canada, and Spain.

Online Learning at Florida Southern College

In 2022-2023, 1,205 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Florida Southern has changed over the last few years.

Florida Southern College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	23	0	0	23
Curriculum & Instruction	0	18	0	18
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	10	3	13
Music Education	4	0	0	4
Mathematics Education	2	0	0	2
Biology Education	1	0	0	1
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	1
Social Science Teacher Education	1	0	0	1
General Education	0	0	0	0
Art Education	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	32	28	3	63

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

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