DeLand, Florida · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Small city
Overview
Stetson University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in DeLand, Florida. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,775, made up of 2,349 undergraduates and 1,426 graduate students.
Stetson University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 74 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Management Science, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 962 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Mission
Our mission at Stetson University is to provide an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet, and to foster in students the qualities of mind and heart that will prepare them to reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world. At Stetson, the art of teaching is practiced through programs solidly grounded in a tradition of liberal learning that stimulates critical thinking, imaginative inquiry, creative expression, and lively intellectual debate.
Key figures
3,775
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
962
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
74
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 74
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
78%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
469
Master's degrees
204
Professional doctorates
289
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,775
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,349
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,426
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,089
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,459
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,630
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
52%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pioneer Football League; Atlantic Sun Conference
President
Christopher F. Roellke
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit