Year of foundation: 1883
Approx. number of students: 3,000
Period of study: Early August-Mid December; Early January-Early May
MCI partner since: 2013
The City
DeLand is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Volusia County. The city sits approximately 55 km north of the central business district of Orlando, and approximately 23 miles 37 km west of the central business district of Daytona Beach. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 27,031.
The city was founded in 1876, and was named for its founder, Henry Addison DeLand. DeLand is home to Stetson University, Florida's oldest private college, as well as the Museum of Florida Art. The DeLand Municipal Airport serves as an uncontrolled general aviation reliever airport to commercial operations at Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB) and Orlando International Airport (MCO).
The University
Stetson University is a private, nonprofit university with four colleges and schools located across the I-4 corridor in Central Florida, United States, with the primary undergraduate campus located in DeLand. In the 2014 U.S. News and World Report's guide to America's Best Colleges, Stetson ranks in the "Top 5 Best Colleges in the South", and the Stetson University College of Law ranks No. 1 nationally in trial advocacy
The School of Business Administration features a range of traditional and non-traditional majors. Each major offers a customized field of study for a specific business discipline. Undergraduate majors include accounting, management, finance, international business, management information systems, marketing, family business, and general business. Masters programs include MBA, EMBA, and MAcc. All programs are accredited by AACSB International-The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The School of Business Administration is recognized by The Princeton Review as a Best Business School. 