| Location: | Southeast |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | United Methodist |
| Size: | Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Moccasins |
To promote the full potential of each student through the liberal arts and sciences, the mastery of an academic discipline, and the development of personal virtues necessary to be a contributing citizen.
Florida Southern College (commonly referred to as Florida Southern or FSC) is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida. It was selected by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top ten Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelors, and by The Princeton Review as a Best Southeastern College, a Best Value College, and included in the Best 366 Colleges: 2008, Florida Southern is the home of the world’s largest single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture.
The college was founded in Orlando in 1856, and moved to Leesburg in 1885 (some debate this to be the true establishment) under the sponsorship of the United Methodist Church and was open to both male and female students. It moved to Sutherland (now Palm Harbor) in 1901 and changed its name to Southern College. Due to fires in the early 1920s it was temporarily relocated to Clearwater Beach and then moved to Lakeland in 1922. In 1935 it was renamed Florida Southern College by the trustees.
The present campus comprises some 64 buildings on 100 acres (405,000 m²) of land and is the home of the largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world. The campus itself is designated a National Historic Site, due to the historic significance of its buildings.
Florida Southern's athletic teams are known as the Moccasins, often shortened to Mocs. The school adopted the nickname in 1926 (prior to then the teams were known as the Southerners). The official colors are scarlet and white, though athletes sport red, white, and blue uniforms. The college's athletic teams participate in the Sunshine State Conference, or SSC, an NCAA Division II institution. Florida Southern has won 26 NCAA Division II championships in Men's Golf (11), Baseball (9), Women's Golf (4), Men's Basketball (1), and Softball (1). Florida Southern's most recent championship came in May of 2007 when the women's golf team won their fourth NCAA national title.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 64% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Sunshine State Conference) Baseball (Sunshine State Conference) Track (Sunshine State Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 19,165 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 18,765 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 400 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,075 | 26% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 4,064 | 58% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 7,228 | 92% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 4,521 | 63% | |
Any Aid: |
95% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 73% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 69% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 470, Math: 480 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 580, Math: 590 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 30% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 19, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 26, Verbal: 27, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Not Required |
| High School GPA: | Recommended |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Recommended |
| Recommendations: | Recommended |
| TOEFL: | Recommended |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Question:
Florida Southern College?????
insights: the place (includes residence halls, classrooms, environment, etc), the people (percentage of ethnicity population, social class, friendly-everyone knows everyone? or not, the professors/teachers), nearby places to eat or just hang out, anything its famous for, international business?<14 months ago
Best Answer
I attended FSC 10 years ago. Its a nice little school- not very ethnically diverse. Lakeland is pretty small, but it's in between Orlando and Tampa so there are things to do. The school itself features architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright.
HTH!
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