Southeastern University

Private · Moderately Selective · FL

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationFL · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads4,813

Student:faculty19:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate34.9%

6-yr grad rate42.5%

Drop-out rate30.1%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$33k

Out-of-state tuition$33k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity47%

Gender diversity59.7%

International2.5%

IdentityAssemblies of God Church

Overview

A private Christian university in Lakeland, Florida, affiliated with the Assemblies of God denomination. Ministry and ministry-adjacent programs sit alongside conventional majors, and the school's identity is built around integrating charismatic Christian practice into everyday campus life rather than treating faith as a separate track.

Academics

Worship arts and ministry programs are a signature offering, training students for church and parachurch careers, alongside a standard slate of business, education, and nursing majors. Chapel and worship practice are woven into coursework in ways not typical of a secular university, and faculty are expected to model the school's faith commitments in the classroom.

Campus & student life

Campus culture centers on chapel services, worship gatherings, and a shared charismatic religious life that most students opt into by choosing the school. Lakeland is a mid-size central Florida city, giving a fairly self-contained campus experience. Enrollment growth has come substantially through extension sites and online programs, so the residential undergraduate population is one piece of a larger, more dispersed student body.

Getting in

Applicants are typically expected to affirm the university's statement of faith, and admissions weighs spiritual and ministry interest alongside academic record, particularly for ministry and worship-arts majors.

Worth knowing

Students uncomfortable with mandatory chapel and an actively charismatic religious culture should look elsewhere; for those seeking it, the ministry and worship-arts training is a genuine specialty few other schools offer at this scale.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate53%

Enrolled mid-50%1140

Test policynot used

Rec letters—

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

Applying