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Florida Southern College Admissions Statistics & Acceptance Rate

What Does the Admissions Department at Florida Southern College Look For?

Review the admissions stats from recent freshman classes to have a better understanding of your chances of being admitted to Florida Southern College, located in Lakeland, FL.

On this page you’ll find:

• What Admissions Stats Mean for You
• Selectivity of Florida Southern College
• Acceptance & Enrollment Stats at Florida Southern College
• Male to Female Ratio of Applicants
• Average SAT & ACT Scores
• Helpful Resources

What Admissions Statistics Mean for You

These admission statistics can help you understand the likelihood of being accepted. Compare your SAT and ACT scores to previously accepted students. If your scores are lower than average, you might consider retaking the exam or looking at schools that better fit your scores.

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Selectivity: Are You the Right Type of Student For This College?

A school’s selectivity rating tells you how difficult it is to get accepted.

Open Admissions	No
Selectivity of College	Moderately Selective (50-70%)
Acceptance Rate	64%

Acceptance & Enrollment Statistics

Florida Southern College received 10,800 total applications. From this pool, 6,957 were admitted, and 762 chose to enroll.

Applicant Total	10,800
Accepted	6,957
Enrolled	762
Enrolled Full-Time	762

The acceptance rate at Florida Southern College is 64.4%. This makes the school fairly accessible. The school admits men and women at different rates at Florida Southern College: women are accepted at a rate of 65% compared to 64% for male applicants.

Among admitted students at Florida Southern College is 11%. This means that 11% of students who were accepted decided to enroll. By gender, women enroll at a rate of 11% compared to 10% for men.

Boys vs. Girls: Who’s Applying More?

Here is the gender distribution for Florida Southern College.

	Men	Women
Applicants	3,656	7,138
Admitted	2,343	4,610
Enrolled	246	516

Standardized Test Scores

Approximately 22% of students accepted to Florida Southern submitted their SAT scores (170 students).

The middle 50% of admitted students scored SAT Reading and Writing scores between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 650.

SAT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Critical Reading	590	680
Mathematics	560	650
Combined Total	1150	1330

Florida Southern saw ACT scores submitted by 19% of its admitted class (147 students).

When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 25 and 30.

ACT Section	25th Percentile	75th Percentile
Overall	25	30
English	24	31
Math	21	27

Additional Question to Ask

• A college’s selectivity gives us an idea of how rigorous the studies are, and how competitive the students are. However, not all students thrive in a competitive atmosphere, even if their grades are good. Does this college have the best learning environment for you?

Data Sources

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.