21 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 64.55% and the yield (enrollment rate) is 37.15%. 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.

21 Colleges Comparison Near Lakeland

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 NameCity (distance from city center)Undergraduate Tuition & FeesGraduate Tuition & FeesAcceptance RateGraduation RateStudent To faculty RatioStudent Population
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Lakelandprivate (for-profit) Lakeland
(0.5 miles)
$9,672 -- 77% 17 to 1 234
Florida Southern Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Lakeland
(1.6 miles)
$42,360 $18,48059.07% 68% 14 to 1 3,281
Southeastern Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Lakeland
(2.8 miles)
$31,732 $12,35074.29% 42% 27 to 1 10,044
Empire Beauty School-Lakelandprivate (for-profit) Lakeland
(3.8 miles)
$16,320 -- 55% 16 to 1 103
Traviss Technical Collegepublic Lakeland
(5.6 miles)
$680
($680)
-- 84% 8 to 1 337
Florida Polytechnic Universitypublic Lakeland
(9.3 miles)
$21,004
($4,940)
$19,998
($8,506)
55.73% 47% 18 to 1 1,593
Polk State Collegepublic Winter Haven
(14.9 miles)
$12,271
($3,366)
-- 32% 20 to 1 8,180
Ridge Technical Collegepublic Winter Haven
(18.4 miles)
$10,398
($3,830)
-- 75% 20 to 1 403
Ruben's Five Star Academyprivate (for-profit) Lake Wales
(21.9 miles)
$15,650 -- - 5 to 1 15
Aparicio-Levy Technical Collegepublic Tampa
(23.5 miles)
$2,983
($2,983)
-- 77% 17 to 1 321
Herzing University-Tampaprivate (not-for-profit) Tampa
(23.9 miles)
$13,420 $9,16086.96% - 13 to 1 185
Florida Career College-Tampaprivate (for-profit) Tampa
(23.9 miles)
$21,500 -- 41% 17 to 1 532
Empire Beauty School-Tampaprivate (for-profit) Tampa
(24.7 miles)
$16,320 -- 59% 11 to 1 87
Strayer University-Floridaprivate (for-profit) Tampa
(25.1 miles)
$13,920 $15,135- 22% 41 to 1 1,445
Florida Collegeprivate (not-for-profit) Temple Terrace
(26.2 miles)
$18,920 -66.45% 67% 11 to 1 622
Saint Leo Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Saint Leo
(26.8 miles)
$28,360 $15,84072.10% 49% 18 to 1 10,242
Warner Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Lake Wales
(26.9 miles)
$28,160 $6,44847.79% 40% 13 to 1 849
University of South Floridapublic Tampa
(28.0 miles)
$17,324
($6,410)
$21,126
($10,428)
40.96% 74% 22 to 1 49,600
Artistic Nails and Beauty Academy-Tampaprivate (for-profit) Tampa
(28.4 miles)
$9,672 -- 79% 19 to 1 243
Erwin Technical Collegepublic Tampa
(29.7 miles)
$4,204
($4,204)
-- 67% 20 to 1 642
Webber International Universityprivate (not-for-profit) Babson Park
(29.8 miles)
$32,150 $3,60077.56% 32% 24 to 1 1,133