Eckerd College

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Saint Petersburg, FLSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

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Acceptance Rate

75.8%

Total Profiles

SAT Range

1160–1330

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,374

Undergrad Enrollment

1,984

Applicants

4,664

Yield Rate

14.6%

Student:Faculty

11:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$38,071/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $152,284 over four years.

What grads earn

$53,220/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $51,463 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 3% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 2.9 years of pay.

71% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

4.8%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

24%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.1%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Eckerd College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$29,615

$30–48k$34,524

$48–75k$34,294

$75–110k$35,840

Over $110k$43,955

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

69%

Completion · all

66%

Completion · Pell

61%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

64%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied

4,664

Admitted

3,67078.7%

Enrolled

53715% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

65.1%▲ -2.3pp

Application Volume

5,549 applicants▲ 19%

Eckerd College has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years. Applications are up 19% while admits have stayed relatively flat, driving the acceptance rate down.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024

Category	On-Campus	Residence Hall	Non-Campus	Public Property
Fondling	4	—	—	—
Rape	3	—	—	—

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation48% / 52%

MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball13Golf14Soccer34Tennis8

Women's

Basketball11Beach Volleyball15Golf6Sailing6Soccer32Softball22Tennis10Volleyball16

Coed

Sailing11

Research Activity

FY 2024

$2Mtotal R&D expenditure#620 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography93 grads

Animal Behavior and Ethology61 grads

Environmental Studies52 grads

Biology/Biological Sciences, General41 grads

Psychology, General22 grads

Business/Commerce, General18 grads

Visual and Performing Arts, General15 grads

Developmental and Child Psychology12 grads

International Business/Trade/Commerce11 grads

Anthropology10 grads

4yr Grad Rate

63%

6yr Grad Rate

68%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$51,819