Founded in 1883, Florida Southern College is the oldest private college in the Sunshine State and is ideally located in historic Lakeland, midway between Tampa and Orlando, in the heart of Central Florida’s emerging high-tech corridor. A comprehensive, selective college, Florida Southern offers a superb liberal arts core and outstanding professional programs in business, nursing, and education and pre-professional programs in medicine, dentistry, engineering, law, physical therapy, theology, and veterinary medicine.

Ranked the #5 Best College in the South by U.S. News & World Report, Florida Southern is a nationally-recognized leader in engaged learning, an instructional approach that encourages student-faculty collaborative research and performance, service learning, study abroad, and internships to prepare students for successful careers. In fact, FSC undergraduate students are guaranteed both an internship and study abroad experience, ensuring our graduates enter the world equipped with both extensive conceptual acuity and real-world experience in practical application.

Florida Southern also offers a rich and inviting campus life with over 60 clubs and organizations to suit every interest, be it academic, professional, or just for fun. Nearly 35 percent of students participate in Greek life, and FSC has 20 NCAA Division II championship sports for men and women. Our lakefront location affords not only incredible views, but also many opportunities for outdoor wellness, including water skiing, kayaking, and running, walking, or biking the lake’s scenic 3-mile trail.

Our campus is also home to the world’s largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, making it a popular cultural tourism destination for visitors from around the world and leading Architectural Digest to name FSC one of Ten Colleges with the Best Architecture. The Princeton Review’s 379 Best Colleges has also consistently ranked Florida Southern as top 10 in the nation for Most Beautiful Campuses—earning the #1 for an unprecedented two consecutive years in 2012 and 2013. Thousands visit the campus each year to see and celebrate the stunning works of the master of 20th-century American architecture.

In addition to campus beauty and accolades in U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review’s 379 Best Colleges, Florida Southern has been named a top college by Washington Monthly and Forbes and is profiled in the prestigious Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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