10-yr median earnings
$55,294
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Lakeland, Florida
Florida Southern College
Florida Southern College is a private nonprofit institution in Lakeland, Florida. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $55,294
- 10-yr median earnings
- 64.4%
- Acceptance rate
- $28,551
- Avg net price / yr
- 69.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Florida Southern College pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 21%
- former-student earnings, US
- 64.4%
- acceptance rate
- 69.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Master's (M)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Florida Southern College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
52/100
Florida Southern College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$55,294
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$28,551
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
69.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$25,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B
71.9%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
80.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$28,551
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
69.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 69.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Florida Southern College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Florida Southern College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Florida Southern College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$55,294 Top 21% higher than 79% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Florida Southern College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,294 | #1077 of 5103 | 79th |
| Average net price | $28,551 | #4336 of 5020 | 14th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.9% | #1419 of 4858 | 71st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,656 | #1215 of 5462 | 78th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
2,656
Undergraduate enrollment
64.4%
Acceptance rate
1,252
SAT average
69.9%
150%-time completion
$55,294
10-yr median earnings
80.0%
First-year retention
How Florida Southern College ranks in Florida
State rank among 293 reporting Florida colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Florida Southern College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $55,294 | #41 of 293 | 86th |
| Average net price | $28,551 | #214 of 269 | 20th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.9% | #108 of 260 | 58th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,656 | #54 of 297 | 82nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Florida
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami Ad School | $106,192 | $64,951 |
| 2 | West Coast University-Miami | $102,672 | $32,539 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-Florida | $92,405 | $31,269 |
| 4 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide | $84,131 | $18,725 |
| 5 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | $84,131 | $41,272 |
| 6 | Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science - Florida | $79,652 | - |
| 7 | University of Miami | $75,328 | $37,244 |
| 8 | AdventHealth University | $72,282 | $30,135 |
| 9 | HCA Florida Mercy Hospital School of Practical Nursing | $72,275 | $9,109 |
| 10 | University of Florida | $71,588 | $6,541 |
| 11 | University of Florida-Online | $71,588 | $4,815 |
| 12 | Jacksonville University | $68,010 | $25,180 |
| 41 | Florida Southern CollegeThis school | $55,294 | $28,551 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 64.4% |
| SAT Average | 1,252 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 560 – 650 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 590 – 680 |
| ACT Average | 28 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 25 – 30 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Florida Southern College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$23,624 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$21,385 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$25,830 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$33,706 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Florida Southern College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $44,040 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $44,040 |
| Average Net Price | $28,551 |
28.1%
Pell Grant Rate
53.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$25,000
Median Debt
$265/mo
Monthly Payment
What students pay at Florida Southern College rose +37.6% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $21,558 in 2013 to $29,664 in 2023, a rise of $8,106 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,5582023 · $29,664
Over the same years, enrollment went +9.6% (2,379 → 2,607 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
68.6%
Female
27.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
80.0%
Retention Rate
$47,749
Median Earnings (6yr)
71.1%
Earning Over $25K
71.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 69.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 80.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $47,749 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $55,294 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 71.1% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 71.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $25,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $265/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 15 | 516 | $59,098 | $93,335 | $24,757 |
| Master's | 5 | 136 | $81,389 | $115,730 | $47,903 |
Top programs at Florida Southern College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$115,730 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$96,708 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$93,335 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$82,328 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$76,905 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$72,480 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$65,104 median earnings
- Educational Administration…
Educational Administration and Supervision
$62,793 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Florida Southern College? ▼
Florida Southern College is a private nonprofit institution in Lakeland, Florida. The acceptance rate is 64.4%. The average SAT score is 1,252. Undergraduate enrollment is 2,656 students.
How much do Florida Southern College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Florida Southern College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $55,294 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,749.
How much does Florida Southern College cost? ▼
The average net price at Florida Southern College is $28,551. In-state tuition is $44,040 and out-of-state tuition is $44,040. Median student debt at graduation is $25,000.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Southern College? ▼
Florida Southern College has a 69.9% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 80.0%.
Is Florida Southern College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Florida Southern College is $25,000, while former students earn a median of $55,294 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 71.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $265.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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