Florida Southern College is a private institution that was started in 1883. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 2,755, its environment is suburban, and the campus size is 113 acres. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $38,980
Florida Southern College sits between Tampa and Orlando in the city of Lakeland, Florida, where learners enjoy an average of 330 sunny days a year. learners admitted to the college have the opportunity to join more than 70 clubs and student organizations, as well as more than 20 intramural sports. Greek life is also prevalent on campus with more than 10 fraternities and sororities for learners to choose from. The consistently warm temperatures mean many learners at Florida Southern spend their time outside of class water skiing, kayaking and sailing on Lake Hollingsworth, which is situated directly across from campus. First-year learners are permitted to have cars, and more than 70 percent of the student body lives on campus during their college careers. Florida Southern College is a member of the Sunshine State Conference in the NCAA Division II, and it fields 18 varsity athletic teams, known as the Moccasins.

Florida Southern College is near many major Florida attractions. The college is less than an hour away from Walt Disney World, Busch Gardens, Universal Studios and Sea World. learners more interested in beach life are less than an hour away from Gulf of Mexico beaches and roughly 90 minutes from beaches along the Atlantic Ocean. Numerous Major League Baseball teams hold spring training in the area, including the Detroit Tigers, whose home is right in Lakeland. The campus of Florida Southern is home to the single largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed buildings in one location. Notable alumni of the college include professional golfers Lee Janzen and Rocco Mediate.