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Florida Southern trustees
set tuition for 2002-2003

LAKELAND, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2002) - Addressing the quality of a Florida Southern education and the current economic environment, the Board of Trustees established a two-tier pricing structure for the coming year at their February meeting. The key component of the pricing structure is that the larger increase in tuition will affect only new students.

For returning students, the increase for room, board and tuition will be 6 percent to 7 percent, depending on the choice of meal plans and rooms. Tuition will increase 8.25 percent, bringing the annual cost of tuition and fees to $15,078. Newly enrolled students will experience an additional $1,000 increase to $16,078.

In a letter to current students and their parents, FSC President Tom Reuschling wrote, "This last year has not been an easy one on the economic front for you, the college, or our nation. Even during this downward economic turn, Florida Southern has remained committed to providing the very best in a personal, liberal arts education for all of our students." The letter cited continued improvements and expansions to the campus over the past seven years in the areas of academic programs, technology and safety.

Next year's tuition costs still put Florida Southern in the middle of Florida private colleges but closer to comparative institutions such as Eckerd, Barry, Rollins, Stetson, and the University of Tampa.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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