Lakeland, Florida · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in Lakeland, Florida, Florida Southern College is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 3,211 students in fall 2024, including 2,682 undergraduates and 529 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Florida Southern College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 78 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Accounting. It awarded 872 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 7 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
3,211
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
872
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
78
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 78
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
661
Master's degrees
154
Doctoral degrees (research)
15
Professional doctorates
41
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,211
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,682
Graduate students, fall 2024
529
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,424
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,843
Graduate students, 2024-25
581
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
7
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sunshine State Conference
President
Dr. Jeremy P. Martin
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact