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Stetson University

DeLand, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·stetson.edu
6-yr Graduation
62%
-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,775
peer median 3,456
Avg net price
$19,372
-$9.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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About

Stetson University is a private university in DeLand, Florida, United States. Established in 1883 as DeLand Academy, it was renamed after hat maker and philanthropist John B. Stetson following his financial support. It is the oldest private college in the state of Florida. The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres (71 ha) with additional campuses in Gulfport and Tampa. The university includes the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Music, and the College of Law, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
11,674
11,674 candidates competed
Admitted
8,359
71.6% acceptance rate
Enrolled
686
8.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
62%-8.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
56%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
62%
Full-time retention
78%

Pell equity

6.5pp gap
Pell recipients
58%182 of 313
Non-Pell (all)
65%373 of 578
Subsidized loan, no Pell
63%101 of 161
No Federal Aid
65%272 of 417

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 69 Title IV programs, 20 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
69
Passing
20
29.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.4%
+0.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

69programs
  • Passing20 · 29.0%
  • No Data48 · 69.6%
  • Failing1 · 1.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
19
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

21
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-5.4%
$48,739 vs $51,545
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+7.9%
$35,045 vs $32,488
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+27.1%
$41,298 vs $32,488
Law
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+29.0%
$66,504 vs $51,545
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+37.9%
$44,796 vs $32,488
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+49.3%
$69,259 vs $46,391
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+55.3%
$50,447 vs $32,488
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+59.9%
$51,955 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
174%
$84,995 debt · $48,739 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
146%
$141,129 debt · $96,451 earn
Law
Master's Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
120%
$79,519 debt · $66,504 earn
Visual and Performing Arts General
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
77%
$27,000 debt · $35,045 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
63%
$26,000 debt · $41,298 earn
History
Bachelor Degree · History
60%
$26,768 debt · $44,796 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
53%
$44,061 debt · $83,958 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$27,500 debt · $54,537 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1932Next review Jun 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2019Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2019Removal of Monitoring Status
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2018Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,931
$30–48k$14,657
$48–75k$17,327
$75–110k$22,600
$110k+$26,904

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,372
-$9,279vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $28,651
Federal loans
46.4%
In-state tuition
$57,410
Out-of-state
$57,410

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,082 students received $6.8M in Pell grants, alongside $48.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,082
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.8M
$6,769,597 total
Direct Loans
$48.5M
3,665 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.8M
932 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.9M
930 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$16.8M
852 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6.2M
293 loan awards
Grad PLUS$18.8M
658 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 1,019 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,019
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.6%
2017
4.3%
2018
3.3%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Stetson

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs74
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

949 total completions
01Legal Professions
31032.7%
02Business
27529.0%
03Health Professions
788.2%
04Education
586.1%
05Social Sciences
555.8%
06Visual/Performing Arts
505.3%
07Biological Sciences
424.4%
08Psychology
414.3%
09English Language
202.1%
10Computer Sciences
202.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,775
12-mo unduplicated
4,089
Undergraduate
2,459
Graduate
1,630

Gender split

Men
42%1,726
Women
58%2,363

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.8%
Hispanic
22.1%
Black
12.0%
Non-resident
8.8%
Two or more
6.2%
Asian
1.8%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
495
283 M · 212 W
Women athletes
42.8%
Athletic aid
$8.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$25.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.5M
$4.9M
Recruiting expense
$137K
$143K
Head-coach salaries
$128K
$79K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Football
132 M · —
$2.3M
Soccer
37 M · 42 W
$2.3M
Rowing
24 M · 42 W
$1.0M
Baseball
45 M · —
$2.5M
Lacrosse
— · 35 W
$883K
Basketball
16 M · 15 W
$4.4M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
9.81
36 offenses · 3,669 students

3-year trend

3.522 yrs ago15.271 yr ago9.81Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
111
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
12
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
10

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
28
Burglary
5
Rape
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

36total
  • On campus36

Includes 10 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons12
Drugs016
Liquor015

Residence-hall fires

  • Carson Hollis Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Gordis Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Smith Hall1 fire
    ElectricalDamage $0-$99
  • University Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Stetson Cove Apartments2 fires
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Stetson Cove Apartments2 fires
    Machinery/IndustrialDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
266

Stetson vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Stetson selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectStetson University
62%—3,775$19,372Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Abilene Christian University
59%66.0%5,219$26,182Doctoral/Professional
Baldwin Wallace University
67%75.7%3,305$27,603Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Bradley University
76%76.8%4,777$22,719Doctoral/Professional
Butler University
79%85.1%5,746$36,041Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Drake University
73%63.9%4,345$29,127Doctoral/Professional
Furman University
79%42.9%2,554$30,308Baccalaureate
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,746Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Le Moyne College
73%83.0%3,091$22,277Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Loyola University New Orleans
59%93.1%4,250$23,696Doctoral/Professional
Pacific Lutheran University
69%78.0%2,797$19,589Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Rollins College
75%47.5%3,046$34,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Ambrose University
61%77.3%2,498$24,691Doctoral/Professional
Samford University
77%82.4%6,097$32,622Doctoral/Professional
Seattle University
76%76.9%7,189$34,662Doctoral/Professional
St Lawrence University
79%54.3%1,991$28,651Baccalaureate
St. Mary's University
59%97.8%3,456$21,145Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Suffolk University
61%82.3%6,356$29,618Doctoral/Professional
University of Hartford
57%95.7%6,015$30,282Doctoral/Professional
University of Redlands
67%82.7%3,087$30,031Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Valparaiso University
70%89.4%2,579$18,578Doctoral/Professional
Peer group median70%79.5%3,456$28,651

Institutions like Stetson

Explore the federal data for institutions in Stetson's comparison group.

IPEDS

Stetson Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
Email
iro [at] stetson.edu
Phone
386-822-7599
Address
421 N. Woodland Blvd. Unit 8282, DeLand, Florida 32723

Serve the Stetson community by providing analytical and operational insights, information, and infrastructure to advance our university mission.

Visit IR office page
Team
5 members
  • Colin Hilton-MacFarlane
    Assistant Vice President
  • Jamie Bataille
    Data Analyst
  • Jenni Hughes
    Data Analyst
  • Prerana Reddy
    Data Analyst
  • Robert Askew
    Faculty Director of Advanced Analytics

Common Data Set

Stetson's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Reports & documents (5)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Stetson University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Stetson.

What is the graduation rate at Stetson University?

Stetson University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 62% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Stetson University?

Stetson University reports a total enrollment of 3,775 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Stetson University?

The average net price at Stetson University is $19,372 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Stetson University?

Stetson University's yield rate is 8.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Stetson University located?

Stetson University is located in DeLand, Florida 32723.

Who runs Institutional Research at Stetson University?

Stetson University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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