Financial Benefits
The average cost for room and board on a Florida college campus is $6,700 - 7,000 per year. With SSF, the average cost to the student is approximately $950 per semester.
The SSF program's cost to the student is pooled to cover food and utilities for the house, thus reducing each student's expenses by approximately $6,000 per year. As long as a student continues to demonstrate significant financial need, maintain the required GPA, abide by the house rules (observing quiet study hours, no smoking, no alcohol, no drugs and no co-ed visitation after hours) and live cooperatively within the house, the scholarship is renewable, resulting in approximately $24,000 in savings during the typical four years of college.
Average Undergraduate Costs (comparisons for Florida residents)
Living in Apartment Off Campus
| Tuition/Fees | $4,566 |
| Rent* | $4230/2 semesters |
| Utilities (average) | $2340/2 semesters |
| Cable/Internet** | $1800/2 semesters |
| Food*** | $3600/2 semesters |
| Book/Supplies | $1000 |
| TOTAL | $17,536 |
Estimated costs cover two semesters at FSU (15 hours per semester)
* 2 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment at Jefferson Commons
** Basic cable tv and cable internet service
*** Estimated grocery cost
Living at SSF
| Tuition/Fees | $4,566 |
| SSF House Bill | $1900/2 semesters |
| (food, utilities, cable, phone, laundry, social activities, etc) |
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| Book/Supplies | $1000 |
| TOTAL | $7,466 |
Estimated costs cover two semesters at FSU (15 hours per semester)
Final Cost Comparison
(based on 2 semesters)
| Living Off Campus | $17,536 |
| Living at SSF | $7,466 |
| TOTAL SAVINGS | $10,070 |
If you live 2 semesters at SSF instead of off campus, you SAVE $10,070!
Typically we house over 400 students from all over the United States and several foreign countries!