Independent, Coed

Setting

Small-town 170-acre campus with easy access to Orlando

Degrees Offered

Bachelor's, Master's, First Professional, Post-Master's, and First Professional Certificates

Comprehensive Costs

$40,704 includes full-time tuition ($29,880), mandatory fees ($1890), and room and board ($8934). Part-time tuition: $914 per credit hour
(Cost includes full-time tuition plus additional fees such as room and board and mandatory fees) 

Entrance Difficulty

Moderately difficult , 54% of applicants were admitted

Application Deadlines

3/15 (freshmen), rolling (transfers)

Freshman

Admission: 4,110 applied; 2,215 admitted; 588 enrolled Average high school GPA: 3.70

Test Scores

• SAT critical reading scores over 500 81%
• SAT math scores over 500 77%
• SAT writing scores over 500 66%
• ACT scores over 18 97%
• SAT critical reading scores over 600 32%
• SAT math scores over 600 27%
• SAT writing scores over 600 20%
• ACT scores over 24 44%
• SAT critical reading scores over 700 5%
• SAT math scores over 700 2%
• SAT writing scores over 700 2%
• ACT scores over 30 7%

Applying

Options: electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred entrance 
Application fee: $40 
Required: essay or personal statement, high school transcript, 1 letter of recommendation 
Recommended: interview 
Application deadline: 3/15 (freshmen), rolling (transfers) 
Early decision: 11/1 
Notification: 12/1 (freshmen), 11/25 (early decision), continuous (transfers)

Costs (2009-10)

Comprehensive Costs: $40,704 includes full-time tuition ($29,880), mandatory fees ($1890), and room and board ($8934). Part-time tuition: $914 per credit hour
Room and board: College room only: $5014

Financial Aid

Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2008, 1,433 applied for aid, 1,250 were judged to have need, 369 had their need fully met. 692 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2316). 221 state and other part-time jobs (averaging $3185)
In 2008, 650 non-need-based awards were made 
Average percent of need met: 83% 
Average financial aid package: $25,565
Average need-based loan: $4657
Average need-based gift aid: $19,178
Average non-need-based aid: $12,026
Average indebtedness upon graduation: $28,775

Undergraduate Student Population

2,222 undergraduate students, 57% women, 43% men, 3% transferred in, 5% African American, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 10% Hispanic American, 0.5% Native American

International Population

3% representing 29 other countries

Housing Info

72% live on campus

Housing: On-campus residence required through junior year
Options: Coed, men-only, women-only, Campus housing is university owned. Freshman campus housing is guaranteed
Activities: Drama/theater group, student-run newspaper, radio station, choral group, Into the Streets, Multi-Cultural Student Council, Black Student Association, Habitat for Humanity, Roots and Shoots, national fraternities, national sororities
Most popular organizations: Into the Streets, Multi-Cultural Student Council, Black Student Association, Habitat for Humanity, Roots and Shoots
Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late-night transport/escort service
Student services: Health clinic, personal/psychological counseling, women's center

Academic Programs

Special study options: Accelerated degree program, adult/continuing education programs, advanced placement credit, double majors, honors programs, independent study, internships, off-campus study, part-time degree program, services for LD students, student-designed majors, study abroad, summer session for credit
ROTC: Army (c)
Unusual degree programs: 3-2 engineering with University of Florida, University of Miami; forestry with Duke University; American University (Master of Public Administration)
School Calendar: Semesters

Total: 361
Full-time: 64% full-time
Student/faculty ratio: 11:1

Member: NCAA, Division: All Division I

Scholarship sports

Baseball (m), basketball, crew, cross-country running, golf, soccer, softball (w), tennis, volleyball (w)

Intramural sports

Baseball M, basketball M/W, bowling M/W, cross-country running M/W, football M/W, golf M/W, soccer M/W, softball M/W, swimming and diving M/W, table tennis M/W, tennis M/W, ultimate Frisbee M/W, volleyball M/W, water polo M/W

Intercollegiate sports

Baseball M(s), basketball M(s)/W(s), crew M(s)/W(s), cross-country running M(s)/W(s), golf M(s)/W(s), soccer M(s)/W(s), softball W(s), tennis M(s)/W(s), volleyball W(s)

Facilities/Endowment

Main Library Name: duPont-Ball Library
Other Library: 1
Collection: 393,753 titles; 31,000 serial subscriptions; 20,236 audiovisual materials 
Endowment: $125.1 million

Ms. Deborah Thompson, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Campus Life
Stetson University
Unit 8378, Griffith Hall
DeLand, FL 32723
Phone: 386-822-7100
Toll-free: 800-688-0101
Fax: 386-822-7112

Financial Aid

Non-need financial aid available. For fall 2008 (estimated), 56 international students on campus received college administered financial aid ($20,697 average).