Editing Stetson University (section)

{{Short description|Private university in DeLand, Florida, US}}
{{Primary sources|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Stetson University
 | native_name            =
 | image                  = Stetson Univ Seal.svg
 | image_upright          = .7
 | former_names           = DeLand Academy (1883–1885)<br />DeLand College (1885–1886)<br />DeLand University (1886–1889)<br>John B. Stetson University (1889–1994)
 | motto                  = ''Pro Deo et Veritate'' ([[Latin]])
 | mottoeng               = "For God and Truth"
 | type                   = [[Private university]]
 | established            = {{start date and age|1883}}
 | founder                = Henry Addison DeLand
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Protestant]]<br />[[Southern Baptist Convention|(Southern Baptist)]]<br />(1885–1907; 1919–1995)<br />No affiliation (1995–present)
 | academic_affiliations  = [[Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida|ICUF]]
 | accreditation          = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
 | endowment              = $387 million (2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Data USA: Stetson University |publisher=Data USA |date=October 1, 2023 |url=https://datausa.io/profile/university/stetson-university |access-date=October 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113182608/https://datausa.io/profile/university/stetson-university |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | president              = Chris Roellke
 | provost                = Elizabeth A. Skomp
 | faculty                = 265
 | students               = 3,670<ref name="Stetson by the numbers">{{cite web |url=http://stetson.edu/other/about/ |title=Stetson by the numbers |publisher=Stetson University |access-date=August 11, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021191651/https://www.stetson.edu/portal/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 2,339
 | postgrad               = 1,331
 | city                   = [[DeLand, Florida|DeLand]]
 | state                  = Florida
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{coord|29.0350|-81.3026|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
 | campus                 = Small city<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Stetson&s=all&id=137546|title=IPEDS - Stetson University}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{cvt|185|acre}}
 | free_label             = Other campuses
 | free                   = {{hlist|[[Gulfport, Florida|Gulfport]]<ref name="Stetson by the numbers" />|[[Kissimmee, Florida|Kissimmee]]|[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I FCS]] - [[ASUN Conference|ASUN]]|[[Pioneer Football League|PFL]]|[[Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|FIRA}}
 | colors                 = Green and white<br>{{color box|#3D8E33}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
 | sports_nickname        = [[Stetson Hatters|Hatters]]
 | mascot                 = John B.
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.stetson.edu|stetson.edu}}
 | logo                   = Stetson University wordmark.svg
 | logo_upright           = .7
 | footnotes              =
}}

'''Stetson University''' is a [[private university]] in [[DeLand, Florida]], United States. Established in 1883 as '''DeLand Academy''', it was later renamed '''John B. Stetson University''' in honor of [[John B. Stetson]].

The university's main campus in DeLand spans 175 acres and is composed of four colleges and schools: the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Music, the School of Business Administration, and the [[Stetson University College of Law]].