Stetson University

DeLand, FL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
71.7%
8,570 admitted
SAT · 50th
1070
Range 945–1190
6-yr grad
60.5%
Retention 73.2%
Undergrads
2,414
11:1 S-F
Admissions
79.7% / 80.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications11,957
Overall admit rate71.7%
In-state admit rate79.7%
Out-of-state admit rate80.9%
Enrolled663 · 7.7% yield
Admitted from waitlist2 of 32
Test scores
1070
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 945–1190 · 33.3% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W500550620
Math445510580
Comp94510701190
ACT
255075
Comp182327
Cost & aid
$61,660
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$61,660
Fees$400
Room & board$19,853
Books$850
Avg need-based grant$50,400
% need met81.4%
Avg debt at graduation$35,543
Academics
11 : 1
student-faculty ratio
73.2% retention
Student-faculty11 : 1
Retention73.2%
4-year graduation55.8%
6-year graduation60.5%
Enrollment
2,414
undergraduates
23.5% out-of-state · 25 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates2,414
First-year663
Transfer143
Full-time98%
Female56%
Out-of-state23.5%
International (freshmen)25
Rankings
#7
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Universities — South
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Universities — South#726
NicheBest Colleges in America#39326
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#47826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
Master's University (Larger)
Carnegie Classification
27 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationMaster's University (Larger)27
Athletic conferenceAtlantic Sun Conference2
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingFlorida colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early decisionoffered
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyACT and SAT test scores are not required but considered if submitted
Admissions URLhttps://www.stetson.edu/administration/a…
Admissions emailadmissions@stetson.edu
Admissions phone386-822-7100
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
Rollins College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Rollins College FL · Private (nonprofit)47.5%1260
Belmont University TN · Private (nonprofit)93.7%12607K
Elon University NC · Private (nonprofit)63.3%12706K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Stetson University

18 years of Stetson University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.