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Statement · Lakeland, FL

Florida Southern College

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $23,624 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $60,768.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $55,294 ten years after entering, the 57th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 71% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
3,481

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $60,768 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $21,385 and $33,706 a year depending on income at Florida Southern College.

Statement of cost · Florida Southern College

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$60,768
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$23,624
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$28,551
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$44,040

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $23,624; $30–48k: $21,385; $48–75k: $25,830; $75–110k: $29,044; over $110k: $33,706. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$23,624
$30k–$48k$21,385
$48k–$75k$25,830
$75k–$110k$29,044
Over $110k$33,706

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $55,294; the median graduate who borrowed owes $25,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$47,749
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$51,835
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
57th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$55,294
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
58th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$25,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$19,500

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $47,749; 8 yrs after entry: $51,835; 10 yrs after entry: $55,294. Median graduate debt: $25,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $25,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$47,749
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$51,835
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$55,294
Median graduate debt$25,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Florida Southern College
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree114$57,423$23,250
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree57$80,712not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree52$80,669$27,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree49$127,534not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree36$58,724$25,955
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree34$52,304$25,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree33not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree31not reportednot reported
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's Degree30not reported$23,250
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree30not reported$24,187
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's Degree29$50,864$23,250
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree29not reported$27,000
Show all 22 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree25not reportednot reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree24$54,842$27,000
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's Degree22not reportednot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree21$49,693$27,000
CriminologyBachelor's Degree19$51,091$26,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree17not reported$23,250
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported
MusicBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree16not reportednot reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree6not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Florida Southern College: 2,656 undergraduates; 28% of students receive Pell grants; 64% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

64%

34th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

2,656

83rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

28%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

37th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

71%

finish within 150% of normal time

75th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

28%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$66,112

78th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k22%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75k15%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k22%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75k15%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.