Stetson University
Private College in DeLand, FL. Six-year graduation rate 62%. Median 10-year earnings $51,642.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $51,642 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 62% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $23,250, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. It also moves people — 2.6% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Stetson University accepts 72% of applicants, which makes it accessible to most students who meet the baseline requirements. With 11,674 applications received, this is a school operating at national scale. Yield is low at 8%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling. 19% of enrolled first-years submitted an SAT score. The bands below describe the middle half of that group, not of the class.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 540–660 | 132 (19%) |
| SAT Math | 520–610 | |
| ACT Composite | 21–28 | 63 (9%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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62% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 78% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,292 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Average net price after grant aid is $20,319 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The income table below is the number that matters — $15,931 at $0–30k versus $26,904 at $110k+. Most students get help: 99% receive grants worth $46,866 on average. About 47% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 637 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $15,931 |
| $30–48k | $14,657 |
| $48–75k | $17,327 |
| $75–110k | $22,600 |
| $110k+ | $26,904 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,085 of these 2,292 students, totalling $6,597,394 — an average of $6,081 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Volusia County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)