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Eckerd College is a private liberal arts college located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Eckerd College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Eckerd College is in the bottom 10% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $47,643 10 years after enrolling, 22nd in Florida, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Eckerd College bachelor students earn 18% less than the national average. Eckerd College is ranked 35th in Florida.
Eckerd College’s median net annual cost of $36,531 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Eckerd College sorted by number of graduates - Ecology & Evolution, Biology, Natural Resource Conservation, Psychology, Research&Experimental Psych, Business Administration - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$36,531
Average years to graduate
4.2
Business and Commerce
Rank: #109
Economic score: 6.89
Computer Science
Rank: -
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Economic score: 11.49
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #476
Economic score: 24.8
International Business
Rank: -
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Economic score: 40.05
Anthropology
Rank: -
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Economic score: 117.8
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: -
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Economic score: 243.64
Romance Language & Linguistics
Rank: -
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Economic score: 941.92
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 67% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Eckerd College is 9% higher than the state average, and 1% below the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Eckerd College, Pell Grant recipients represent 23% of the measured graduating class, 12% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Eckerd College graduates within 4.2 years.
Eckerd College is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Eckerd College’s economic mobility score of 5.64 is calculated by adjusting the 6.44 economic score of lower-income students by the 23% pell grant recipients within the student body. Eckerd College’s EMS of 5.64 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Eckerd College pays $36,531 a year, $29,105 less than the $65,636 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $36,531
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Eckerd College, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $36,531 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 53% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,625. This is 1% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,157
Pell grants
$4,608
State grants
$6,854
Institutional grants
$24,936
Eckerd College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 70% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 5,580 applicants, of which 3,927 were admitted and 650 enrolled. Eckerd College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Eckerd College does not consider standardized testing in their admissions process.
Full time
91%
83%
Female
65%
59%
First time
76%
59%
In-state
16%
68%
1st generation
20%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
10%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
8%
12%