Southeastern University

Location and Contact Information

1000 Longfellow Blvd
Lakeland, FL 33801-6034
USA
Main Tel: (863) 667-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Southeastern University Lakeland is located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was founded in the year 1935 and was originally a Bible college. The former name of this university was South-Eastern Bible Institute. The campus occupies an area of more than 65 acres. The university is divided into four degree-granting colleges which are:

  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Business and Legal Studies
  • College of Christian Ministries and Religion
  • College of Education

Southeastern University has a number of clubs and organizations for students to join. Some of them are Kappa Delta Pi, Social Work Club, College Republicans, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), Student Missions Association, Psi Chi, and Mu Kappa International. Students participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, and cheerleading.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation.
  • Many students concentrating in family and social work, media, religion and philosophy, drama and performing arts, and business and management.
  • Number of dorm rooms for students.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Campus housing is available.
  • Students have meal (board) plans.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 15,000
Room$ 3,746
Board$ 3,819
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 2,250

Financial Aid

Southeastern University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 99% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant99%$6,559
Institutional Grant81%$3,572
Federal Grant30%$3,866
Pell Grant30%$3,124
Other Federal Grant23%$1,015
State or Local Grant55%$4,476

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan75%$10,478
Federal Loan74%$9,320
Other Loan8%$11,309

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Southeastern University:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Cumberland UniversityLebanon, TN1,351
2Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PA1,951
3Shaw UniversityRaleigh, NC2,702
4Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, OK2,069
5Flagler CollegeSaint Augustine, FL2,662
6Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, NC2,436
7Spring Arbor UniversitySpring Arbor, MI3,973
8Benedict CollegeColumbia, SC2,883
9Limestone CollegeGaffney, SC3,255
10Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, TX1,868

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor52944
Master633

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  5
Without tenure; tenure not available  77

Students

Student enrollment was 3,075 in 2009-2010 (2,749 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 91% of enrolled students and graduate students are 9%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Southeastern University provides on-campus housing for 1,513 of its 2,749 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Florida Sun Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Southeastern University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (142 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
  • Business/Commerce
  • Finance
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing/Marketing Management

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Social Science Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (73 awarded)

  • Human Services
  • Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (24 awarded)

  • English Language and Literature
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • History

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDIA (51 awarded)

  • Journalism
  • Organizational Communication
  • Radio and Television

MEDICINE (12 awarded)

  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (6 awarded)

  • Music Performance
  • Music
  • Piano and Organ
  • Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (17 awarded)

  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

  • Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (166 awarded)

  • Bible/Biblical Studies
  • Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology
  • Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
  • Religious/Sacred Music
  • Theology and Religious Vocations
  • Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (3 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (5 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (37 awarded)

  • Psychology