A college town · College Scorecard

Cypress Lake is home to Florida SouthWestern State College

Florida SouthWestern State College has about 9,653 students on campus. 2 more colleges are within 30 miles.

Florida SouthWestern State College

Colleges in town

degree-granting

Students on campus

9,653

1 for every 1 residents

Residents in college

Below FL (6%)

Net price

$7k

a year after aid

Earnings, 10 yrs

$43k

median

What stands out about college in Cypress Lake

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A big universityAbout 9,653 students on campus at Florida SouthWestern State College.

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Florida SouthWestern State College campus · Directions

Florida SouthWestern State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · 9,653 on campus Openadmitted$7knet price39%graduate$43kearnings

What it costs

What would your family pay?

The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.

Family income

Starts at $48–75k, where Cypress Lake’s median household income ($63K) falls.

Florida SouthWestern State CollegeIn Cypress Lake · sticker $14,254 $8,516a year

Florida Gulf Coast University9.4 mi · Florida Gulf Coast University · sticker $20,807 $10,999a year

Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.

Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay?

Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Cypress Lake’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.

Florida SouthWestern State College39% graduate$43k earnings$8k typical debt

Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.

Majors

What students study in Cypress Lake

Share of degrees by field, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.

Liberal arts 48%Health professions 20%Science technicians 11%Business 7%Public safety 5%Computer science 5%Everything else 5%

Biggest programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing124 graduates a year

$90k4 yrs out

Business Administration, Management and Operations100 graduates a year

$57k4 yrs out

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods44 graduates a year

$58k4 yrs out

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other20 graduates a year

$55k4 yrs out

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions9 graduates a year

—not reported

Town & gown

What it’s like to live in Cypress Lake

How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.

5 of every 100 Cypress Lake residents are in college (FL: 6).

9,653students on campus, next to 13,032 residents (dorm students count as residents)

60.2median age · FL 42.6

24%of homes rented · FL 32%

$1,756median rent · 5% above the state

Housing$1,756/mo median rent SafetyCrime reported to police HealthHealth Grade B+Climate54° January low · 92° July high HandbookTrash day, parking, who to call

Within reach

More colleges near Cypress Lake

Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Cypress Lake, beyond its own.

University or collegeCommunity college

Florida Gulf Coast UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Florida Gulf Coast University

9.4 mi13,852 students

Ave Maria School of LawUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Vineyards

23 mi273 students

Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.

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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cypress Lake. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.