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Lakeland, FL · Nursing

Nursing at Florida Southern

Florida Southern graduates about 52 nursing majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 169th of 388 schools we score for nursing, a solid program at 61 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $93,000 four years out, 1.05× what the same major pays nationally.

Graduates a year529% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$93,0001.05× the same major nationally
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1290whole school

Where nursing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Offices 4 · Academic 3 · Chapel 2 · Arts 2 · Dorm 2 · Athletics 1.

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Nearby in the nursing ranking

  1. Belmont University 61
  2. CUNY–Hunter College 61
  3. Brigham Young University 61
  4. Prairie View A&M University 61
  5. Utah State University 61
  6. Siena College 61
  7. Southern Illinois University–Carbondale 61
  8. Monmouth University 61

Other strong majors at Florida Southern

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Florida Southern with every school we score in nursing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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