An application is considered complete when the following credentials have been submitted :
APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. Please type or print in ink for all mail-in applications. Stetson University also encourages the use of our online application, the Common Application, or College Link. No form is more preferred than any other.
APPLICATION FEE. A $40 fee must accompany all applications for admission. This fee is nonrefundable. Checks should be made payable to Stetson University. If you wish to pay the fee online, you must first complete our online application. If you cannot pay the fee, you may submit the College Board form Request for Waiver of College Application Fee or the NACAC Request for Waiver of Application Fee. Your high school counselor must use the ATP guidelines distributed by the College Board for the fee waiver.
SCHOOL RECORDS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. Freshman applicants should take a copy of the Secondary School Advisor Evaluation to the proper high school official to be completed and returned to the Office of Admissions.
TRANSCRIPT(S). You must submit your high school transcript. It should contain a class rank and a cumulative grade point average. Well qualified candidates may receive a decision prior to receipt of seventh semester transcripts.
STANDARDIZED TESTING. All applicants for freshman admission are required to take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I) or the American College Test (ACT). Scores should be sent to Stetson University (SAT code 5630 and ACT code 0756). We do not require the SAT II exam.
ESSAY AND SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS. Select one of the following essay topics and provide us with a typed writing sample. This essay will be used in the evaluation of your admission to Stetson University and we highly recommend that you take your time and thoughtfully prepare your essay. Please provide your full name, city and state on each page of your essay. You are welcome to email your completed essay to the Office of Admissions at admissions@stetson.edu (Subject: Application Essay) or mail it to Office of Admissions, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8378, Deland, FL, 32723.
Discuss an issue of state, national or global concern to you.
If you could live your life fighting for one cause what would it be and why?
Describe a time you did not meet expectations and what impact did the experience have on you?
What gives meaning to your life?
If you wrote a letter to yourself to be opened in 20 years, what would it say?
The following questions are short answer questions and will give us an opportunity to get to know you more. Please provide brief answers to the following questions:
Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Why are you the right fit for Stetson?
What book that you’ve read recently would you recommend to a friend and why?
What is something you are passionate about?
If you were given 1 million dollars today what would you do with it?
If there was one thing you could change about yourself what would it be and why?
Define “success”.
What’s the value of failure?
What sets you apart from your peers?
If you could sit down with any one person for an hour, who would it be and why?
Please return all paper documentation to :
Office of Admissions Stetson University 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8378 DeLand, FL 32723
Costs for dependent** students living on campus
Tuition
$29,880
Fees
$1,890
Room
$5,014
Meals
$3,920
Direct Costs
$40,704
Books & Supplies (estimated)
$1,000
Miscellaneous Expense*
$1,620
Estimated Cost of Attendance
$43,324
An Early Decision option is available to qualified potential freshman students who designate Stetson University as their first choice. The deadline for receipt of applications for Early Decision for the Fall semester is November 1. An Early Decision candidate must sign a contract indicating an intent to attend Stetson if accepted. Candidates will be notified about acceptance after November 15.
