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 $13,310 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 64.56% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 37.29%. The average graduation rate is 57% 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	-	-	77%	17 to 1	234
Florida Southern College private (not-for-profit)	Lakeland (1.6 miles)	$42,360	$18,480	59.00%	68%	14 to 1	3,281
Southeastern University private (not-for-profit)	Lakeland (2.8 miles)	$31,732	$12,350	74.00%	42%	27 to 1	10,044
Empire Beauty School-Lakeland private (for-profit)	Lakeland (3.8 miles)	$16,320	-	-	55%	16 to 1	103
Traviss Technical College public	Lakeland (5.6 miles)	$680 ($680)	-	-	84%	8 to 1	337
Florida Polytechnic University public	Lakeland (9.3 miles)	$21,004 ($4,940)	$19,998 ($8,506)	56.00%	47%	18 to 1	1,593
Polk State College public	Winter Haven (14.9 miles)	$12,271 ($3,366)	-	-	32%	20 to 1	8,180
Ridge Technical College public	Winter Haven (18.4 miles)	$10,398 ($3,830)	-	-	75%	20 to 1	403
Ruben's Five Star Academy private (for-profit)	Lake Wales (21.9 miles)	$15,650	-	-	-	5 to 1	15
Aparicio-Levy Technical College public	Tampa (23.5 miles)	$2,983 ($2,983)	-	-	77%	17 to 1	321
Herzing University-Tampa private (not-for-profit)	Tampa (23.9 miles)	$13,420	$9,160	86.96%	-	13 to 1	185
Florida Career College-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (23.9 miles)	$21,500	-	-	41%	17 to 1	532
Empire Beauty School-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (24.7 miles)	$16,320	-	-	59%	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	-	66.12%	67%	11 to 1	622
Saint Leo University private (not-for-profit)	Saint Leo (26.8 miles)	$28,360	$15,840	72.00%	49%	18 to 1	10,242
Warner University private (not-for-profit)	Lake Wales (26.9 miles)	$28,160	$6,448	47.97%	40%	13 to 1	849
University of South Florida public	Tampa (28.0 miles)	$17,324 ($6,410)	$21,126 ($10,428)	41.00%	74%	22 to 1	49,600
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa private (for-profit)	Tampa (28.4 miles)	$9,672	-	-	79%	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	77.98%	32%	24 to 1	1,133

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4-Year Colleges

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Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-years | Boca Raton
Florida International University Public, four-years | Miami
Florida Gulf Coast University Public, four-years | Fort Myers
Nova Southeastern University Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
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Graduate

University of Florida Public, four-years | Gainesville
Nova Southeastern University Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
Florida Atlantic University Public, four-years | Boca Raton
Florida International University Public, four-years | Miami
Florida Gulf Coast University Public, four-years | Fort Myers
Albizu University-Miami Private, four-years | Miami
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Online Schools

Florida International University Public, four-years | Miami
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
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Tallahassee Community College Public, four-years | Tallahassee
South Florida State College Public, four-years | Avon Park
Nova Southeastern University Private, four-years | Fort Lauderdale
Sanford-Brown College-Online Private, four-years | Tampa
Florida State University Public, four-years | Tallahassee
Valencia College Public, four-years | Orlando

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Trade Schools

Universal Technical Institute-Auto Motorcycle & Marine Mechanics Institute Division-Orlando Private, 2-4 years | Orlando
George Stone Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Pensacola
Lorenzo Walker Technical College Public, Less than 2-years | Naples
Atlantic Technical College Public, 2-4 years | Coconut Creek
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampa Private, Less than 2-years | Tampa
Meridian College Private, 2-4 years | Sarasota
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater Public, 2-4 years | Clearwater
Florida Academy Private, Less than 2-years | Fort Myers
Aparicio-Levy Technical College Public, Less than 2-years | Tampa
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando Private, 2-4 years | Orlando

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