Stetson University

In 1883, Stetson University emerged from the DeLand Academy as a university on Central Florida's frontier. As Florida grew so did Stetson, emerging strong in character and steadfast in its purpose to educate an emerging America. Then as now, students come to Stetson to become business and social leaders, artists, innovators, guides and catalysts. Today, the university prepares students for existing and new challenges with broad knowledge and the unflagging fortitude necessary to serve future generations with compassion, significance and respect. They come to Stetson to gather the courage to declare, "I will build a better world." Our mission at Stetson University is to provide an excellent education in a creative community where learning and values meet, and to foster in students the qualities of mind and heart that will prepare them to reach their full potential as informed citizens of local communities and the world.