Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Deland, FL
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,862 (81%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (56%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,342
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 74%
From Region 3%
Athletes 21.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 47%
Hispanic 22%
Black 12%
International 9%
Mixed 6%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 289 34% / 66% 4% $53,464 18 95%
Computer Information Sciences 3 67% / 33% 33% $80,833 80
Computer Science 8 +2 50% / 50% 50% $86,163 85
Cybersecurity 6 +1 83% / 17% 0% $85,861 85
Applied Mathematics 3 67% / 33% 33% $85,260 84
Chemistry 5 60% / 40% 0% $60,312 37
Mathematics 1 0% / 100% 0% $63,693 47
Physics 1 100% / 0% 0% $70,197 63
Biochemistry 4 50% / 50% 25% $53,229 17
Bioinformatics $53,390 18
Biology 19 +1 11% / 89% 0% $44,056 5 96%
Molecular Biology $52,989 17
Molecular Biology 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $53,547 18
Animal Sciences $49,834 11
Aquatic Biology 8 0% / 100% 0% $40,206 3 100%
Environmental Science 6 17% / 83% 17% $50,073 11 100%
Environmental Studies $50,073 11 100%
Exercise Science 1 100% / 0% 0%
Health Sciences 39 36% / 64% 3% $53,198 17 97%
Pre-Pharmacy Studies 1 0% / 100% 100%
Development Economics $72,296 67
Economics 5 +5 100% / 0% 0%
Economics 1 0% / 100% 0% $72,610 68
American Studies $49,233 10
Communication 18 39% / 61% 0% $58,763 32 100%
Community Organization and Advocacy 1 0% / 100% 0%
English 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $44,537 6 90%
Foreign Languages 2 0% / 100% 0% $48,199 9
History 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $43,173 5 100%
International Affairs 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,602 20
Philosophy 10 +2 70% / 30% 0% $49,225 10
Political Science 35 54% / 46% 3% $60,744 38 93%
Psychology 40 +1 12% / 88% 0% $49,113 10
Psychology $46,250 7
Religious Studies 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,464 8
Russian and Eastern European Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $49,088 10
Social Sciences $49,334 10
Sociology 7 0% / 100% 0% $49,149 10
Education 4 50% / 50% 25% $50,486 12
Elementary Education 10 0% / 100% 0% $46,042 7 88%
Art 4 25% / 75% 0% $36,977 2
Art Therapy $46,718 7
Digital Arts 13 54% / 46% 8% $44,060 5 94%
Film and Media Studies $38,900 3
Theater 3 0% / 100% 0% $34,390 2
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business Administration 142 58% / 42% 13% $64,083 48 95%
Accounting 17 +3 47% / 53% 24% $71,720 66 92%
Business Administration 49 +5 55% / 45% 4% $56,990 27 97%
Entrepreneurship 9 78% / 22% 22% $58,415 31
Finance 36 +7 75% / 25% 17% $78,308 77 94%
Human Resources Management 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $59,814 35
International Business 5 0% / 100% 40% $55,985 24 94%
Management Information Systems $71,454 66
Management Sciences 5 +1 80% / 20% 40% $60,108 36
Marketing 17 +1 41% / 59% 6% $54,399 20 96%
Nonprofit Management $56,990 27 97%
Sales Management 3 +11 67% / 33% 0% $59,387 34
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music 38 50% / 50% 5% $34,134 2 98%
Keyboard Instruments +1 $27,554 1 97%
Music $27,554 1
Music 11 55% / 45% 0% $27,554 1 97%
Music Education 10 30% / 70% 0% $52,561 16 100%
Music Performance 12 67% / 33% 17% $27,554 1 97%
Music Theory and Composition +1 $27,554 1 97%
Stringed Instruments 1 100% / 0% 0% $27,554 1 97%
Voice and Opera 4 25% / 75% 0% $27,554 1 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $61,428
ROI Percentile 22th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 62%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 31.6% 148 59% / 41% 13% $64,143 48 95%
Humanities & Social Sciences 28.8% 135 33% / 67% 1% $52,968 17 95%
Arts 12.4% 58 47% / 53% 5% $36,569 2 97%
Health Sciences 8.7% 41 37% / 63% 5% $53,198 17 97%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.8% 32 16% / 84% 3% $47,872 9 96%
Computer Science 3.6% 17 65% / 35% 29% $85,116 84
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 14 7% / 93% 7% $44,435 5 100%
Education 3.0% 14 14% / 86% 7% $47,312 8 88%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 10 60% / 40% 10% $69,123 61

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #553 96%
Computer Science $0 #525
Engineering $0 #449
Agriculture & Food Science
Business & Economics
Education
Health Sciences
Humanities & Social Sciences
Life & Natural Sciences
Total $0.1M #623 96%

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (Unbound) 7%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 40% 40% 40%
Early Decision 88% 88% 88%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 28%
SAT Range 1060 – 1270
SAT Math Range 520 – 610
SAT RW Range 540 – 660