Stetson University

Stetson is a private university in DeLand, Florida, with over 50 undergraduate programmes across four colleges and a School of Law that was the first in the state. It sets an unusually reachable English bar — TOEFL 79, IELTS 6.0 and a very low Duolingo 95 — and waives testing entirely for applicants with three years of English-medium schooling. Stetson describes itself as one of the most generous private regional universities in the United States, reporting that 97% of students earn a Stetson scholarship with an average undergraduate aid package of USD 57,841. For international students specifically it is direct about the limits: traditional financial aid is restricted to US citizens, but admitted students are automatically considered for scholarships and may apply separately for premier awards. One distinctive detail is that Stetson's transportation allowance is regionalised, covering two round trips between an international student's home country and DeLand.