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Stetson University was awarded 29 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Stetson is ranked #1,173 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 77 colleges in Florida, Stetson is ranked at #38.
With an acceptance rate of 92%, Stetson University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 20% of students accepted to Stetson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 520 and 645.
At Stetson, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Stetson University is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Stetson University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Stetson for first-time, full-time students is 60%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,125 undergraduates at Stetson with 3,082 being full-time and 43 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $19,126 | $20,178 | $23,626 | $26,078 | $27,498 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Stetson, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Stetson, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,818 a year. That adds up to $31,272 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Stetson is 3.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Stetson are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 421 N Woodland Blvd, DeLand, FL 32723 |
| Phone: | 386-822-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.stetson.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/stetsonU |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/stetsonu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | $34,037 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 62 | $46,408 |
| General Psychology | 61 | $25,375 |
| Germanic Languages | 61 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 59 | $29,487 |
| Marketing | 36 | $32,915 |
| Music | 36 | $19,004 |
| Political Science & Government | 33 | $26,938 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 32 | $30,620 |
| Accounting | 29 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,779 students took at least one online class at Stetson University. This is a decrease from the 4,142 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,779 | 308 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,142 | 624 |
| 2018-2019 | 261 | 182 |
| 2017-2018 | 210 | 131 |
| 2016-2017 | 137 | 92 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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