Study abroad at DeLand

DeLand is the quintessential historic, award-winning college town of Central Florida ('The Athens of Florida'), situated in Volusia County between Orlando (35 minutes) and Daytona Beach Atlantic Coast (25 minutes). Famous for its vibrant, tree-lined Historic Downtown DeLand (voted America's Best Main Street), Greek Revival architecture, live oak canopy, and relaxed Florida lifestyle with 0% state income tax, DeLand is the historic home of Stetson University (founded in 1883 by famed hat maker John B. Stetson, Florida's FIRST private university, consistently ranked among the top 5 Regional Universities in the South by US News & World Report). Stetson University is nationally acclaimed for its School of Business Administration (Florida's first business school, AACSB-accredited, home to the Roland George Investments Program where undergraduate students manage a real $5+ million portfolio), College of Arts and Sciences (acclaimed in Health Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science with the Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience), School of Music (one of America's finest undergraduate music conservatories), and Stetson University College of Law (#1 in the nation for trial advocacy). Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from an intimate, supportive campus with small class sizes (12:1 student-to-faculty ratio), generous merit scholarships, zero state personal income tax, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in DeLand for international undergraduate students at Stetson University range between $54,500 and $56,800 per academic year for Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science, Health Sciences, and Music (with Stetson offering extremely generous international merit scholarships such as the Stetson International Achievement Award and Hatter Merit Scholarships awarding $25,000 to $38,000/year to qualified international applicants, bringing net tuition down to approx. $17,000–$29,000/year). Postgraduate Master's programs (MBA, MAcc) range between $18,000 and $28,000 for the full program. On-campus university residence halls (Stetson Carson Hall, Chaudoin, Nemec, University Village Apartments) cost between $800 and $1,350 per month (inclusive of meal plans and utilities), while off-campus student apartments in Downtown DeLand and Woodland Blvd range from $600 to $1,050 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $800 and $1,350.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards), the International Learning Office / WORLD Center (Stetson University) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).