Colleges near Lakeland, Florida

There are 10 colleges located in Lakeland, Florida. In addition, there are 11 schools near the city within 30 miles. By school types, there are 7 public and 14 private schools. The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools are $13,316 for Florida residents and $17,477 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the tuition & fees are $12,120 for Florida residents and $13,571 for out-of-state students.

The average acceptance rate of the schools is 63.00% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 41.28%. The average graduation rate is 49% and total 90,091 students enrolled in the schools. Among enrolled students, 22,849 students enrolled online exclusively in colleges near Lakeland, Florida.

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21 Colleges near Lakeland, Florida

The following table lists and compares 21 Colleges near Lakeland, Florida with tuition and important academic facts. You can sort the table by touching/clicking a column title that you want to sort.

Tuition & Key Stats Comparison between Colleges near Lakeland, Florida
School Name	City (distance from city center)	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Graduate Tuition & Fees	Acceptance Rate	Graduation Rate	Student To faculty Ratio	Student Population
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakeland private (for-profit)	Lakeland (0.5 miles)	$9,672	-	-	-	17 to 1	234
Florida Southern College private (not-for-profit)	Lakeland (1.6 miles)	$42,360	$18,480	56.61%	68%	14 to 1	3,281
Southeastern University private (not-for-profit)	Lakeland (2.8 miles)	$31,732	$12,350	60.86%	42%	27 to 1	10,044
Empire Beauty School-Lakeland private (for-profit)	Lakeland (3.8 miles)	$16,320	-	-	-	16 to 1	103
Traviss Technical College public	Lakeland (5.6 miles)	$680 ($680)	-	-	-	8 to 1	337
Florida Polytechnic University public	Lakeland (9.3 miles)	$21,005 ($4,940)	$19,998 ($8,506)	56.03%	47%	18 to 1	1,593
Polk State College public	Winter Haven (14.9 miles)	$12,272 ($3,366)	-	-	32%	20 to 1	8,180
Ridge Technical College public	Winter Haven (18.4 miles)	$10,398 ($3,918)	-	-	-	20 to 1	403
Aparicio-Levy Technical College public	Tampa (23.5 miles)	$2,983 ($2,983)	-	-	-	17 to 1	321
Herzing University-Tampa private (not-for-profit)	Tampa (23.9 miles)	$13,420	$9,160	93.75%	-	13 to 1	185
Florida Career College-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (23.9 miles)	$21,500	-	-	-	17 to 1	532
Ruben's Five Star Academy private (for-profit)	Lake Wales (24.7 miles)	$15,650	-	-	-	5 to 1	15
Empire Beauty School-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (24.7 miles)	$16,320	-	-	-	11 to 1	87
Strayer University-Florida private (for-profit)	Tampa (25.1 miles)	$13,920	$15,135	-	22%	41 to 1	1,445
Florida College private (not-for-profit)	Temple Terrace (26.2 miles)	$18,920	-	71.68%	67%	11 to 1	622
Saint Leo University private (not-for-profit)	Saint Leo (26.8 miles)	$28,360	$15,840	80.10%	49%	18 to 1	10,242
Warner University private (not-for-profit)	Lake Wales (26.9 miles)	$28,160	$6,448	55.10%	40%	13 to 1	849
University of South Florida public	Tampa (28.0 miles)	$17,324 ($6,410)	$21,126 ($10,428)	43.93%	74%	22 to 1	49,600
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (28.4 miles)	$9,672	-	-	-	19 to 1	243
Erwin Technical College public	Tampa (29.7 miles)	$4,204 ($4,204)	-	-	67%	20 to 1	642
Webber International University private (not-for-profit)	Babson Park (29.8 miles)	$32,150	$3,600	48.97%	32%	24 to 1	1,133

Most Searched Florida Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

University of Florida Public, four-years | Gainesville
City College-Hollywood Private, 2-4 years | Hollywood
ATA Career Education Private, 2-4 years | Spring Hill
Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
DeVry University-Florida Private, four-years | Miramar
University of Central Florida Public, four-years | Orlando
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-years | Boca Raton
University of Miami Private, four-years | Coral Gables
University of South Florida Public, four-years | Tampa
The University of Tampa Private, four-years | Tampa

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Graduate

University of Central Florida Public, four-years | Orlando
Saint Leo University Private, four-years | Saint Leo
Nova Southeastern University Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
University of Florida Public, four-years | Gainesville
Florida International University Public, four-years | Miami
Barry University Private, four-years | Miami
University of South Florida Public, four-years | Tampa
University of North Florida Public, four-years | Jacksonville
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-years | Boca Raton

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Online Schools

Full Sail University Private, four-years | Winter Park
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-years | Boca Raton
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Private, four-years | Daytona Beach
University of Florida-Online Public, four-years | Gainesville
Florida International University Public, four-years | Miami
Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
Nova Southeastern University Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
Tallahassee Community College Public, four-years | Tallahassee
Florida Institute of Technology-Online Private, four-years | Melbourne

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Technical Colleges

Aveda Institute-South Florida Private, Less than 2-years | Davie
Tom P. Haney Technical College Public, Less than 2-years | Panama City
George Stone Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Pensacola
Atlantic Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Coconut Creek
Cortiva Institute Private, Less than 2-years | St. Petersburg
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa Private, 2-4 years | Tampa
George T Baker Aviation Technical College Public, Less than 2-years | Miami
FVI School of Nursing and Technology Private, 2-4 years | Miami
Cortiva Institute Private, Less than 2-years | Pompano Beach
American Institute of Beauty Private, Less than 2-years | Largo

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