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Florida Southern College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Lakeland, Florida. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy 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

Can I Afford Florida Southern?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at Florida Southern paid $1,055 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$39,700	$39,700
Fees	$800	$800
Books and Supplies	$1,250	$1,250
On Campus Room and Board	$12,400	$12,400
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,050	$3,050

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

The student loan default rate at Florida Southern is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 1,174 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Florida Southern

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida Southern College was 18.2%. This is the #983 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Florida Southern regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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