Founded in 1885, Florida Southern College (FSC) is a leading private comprehensive United Methodist-affiliated college offering a broad range of undergraduate majors and distinctive graduate programs in business administration, education, and nursing.

Florida Southern offers the following undergraduate degree programs: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelors and masters degrees. It is also accredited by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church. The baccalaureate in nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, and the B.S. degree in athletic training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.

Rankings:

- Ranked 9th among the Tier 1 Baccalaureate Colleges in the South by US News (2010).

- FSC is listed among 300 of “the best and most interesting” public and private schools in the nation (Fiske Guide to Colleges 2009, 25th edition). It was also touted as a “Best Buy School” by the guide.

- Placed among the top five Best Baccalaureate Colleges in the South. It also moved up to 4th place in the magazine’s “Best Value” category (USNWR 2008).

- Florida Southern is recognized as one of 240 Colleges of Distinction and is honored in the initial Forbes rankings of America’s Best Colleges as a Top 5 school in Florida.

- Listed in The Princeton Review’s “366 Best Colleges” guide.

- Forbes.com includes FSC among America's Best Colleges.

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