Stetson University is a top-ranked college, located near beaches and theme parks in sunny Central Florida. With a diverse and vibrant campus, this small private university has been ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Colleges of Distinction and Fiske Guide to Colleges. The university combines academic excellence in more than 100 areas of study with hands-on learning through research, study abroad and internships. Students thrive in small classes and receive individual attention from first-rate faculty. Students come from across America and 56 countries, and enjoy more than 100 clubs and organizations like Greek Life, and club and intramural sports, as well as robust NCAA Division 1 Athletics, including football. Stetson's historic campus in DeLand has been named one of the most beautiful college campuses in the South and one of the most pet-friendly ones, too, in the country.