Florida Southern College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Florida Southern College is a private master's university in Lakeland, FL (city setting), with 2,626 undergraduates (64% women), affiliated with the United Methodist. It admitted 59% of 10,874 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1170–1310 on the SAT and 25–30 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $60,800 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $30,462 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 69% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, biological sciences, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 0.73 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Florida Southern College ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- United Methodist
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $42,360
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 3 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 4 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Florida Southern College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Florida Southern College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 41 | — | 5 | $502k | $12,236 | — | |
| Baseball | Sunshine State Conference | 74 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $15,140 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $1.3M | $81,187 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $831k | $59,366 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sunshine State Conference | 17 | — | 2 | $88k | $5,176 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 10 | — | 2 | $446k | $44,565 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $480k | $47,995 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Sunshine State Conference | 79 | — | 4 | $774k | $9,799 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Sunshine State Conference | 45 | — | 9 | $837k | $18,590 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $600k | $17,136 | — | |
| Softball | Sunshine State Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $569k | $24,745 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Sunshine State Conference | 26 | — | 3 | $444k | $17,064 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Sunshine State Conference | 16 | — | 1 | $326k | $20,362 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Sunshine State Conference | 16 | — | 6 | $362k | $22,596 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Sunshine State Conference | 11 | — | 3 | $363k | $32,998 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Independent | 79 | — | 1 | $288k | $3,650 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Independent | 59 | — | 1 | $241k | $4,086 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $661k | $36,747 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.