Colleges / Eckerd College
College · Private nonprofit · Saint Petersburg, FL · City
EC

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Religious affiliation
Address4200 54th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700
Websitewww.eckerd.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$38k
Undergrad size1,888
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $38k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1250.

If you get in

1,888 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $69k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $38k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$276k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$152k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$123k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$51.9k
Room & board
$14.7k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,888
Location
Saint Petersburg, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.

Colleges / Eckerd College
College · Private nonprofit · Saint Petersburg, FL · City
EC

Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL

Religious affiliation
Address4200 54th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700
Websitewww.eckerd.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate76%
6-yr median pay$38k
Net price / yr$38k
Undergrad size1,888
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $38k/yr for a shot at a $38k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 76% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1250.

If you get in

1,888 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $69k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $38k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$276k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$152k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$123k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$51.9k
Room & board
$14.7k
Books & supplies
$1,350

How students pay for it.

Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans44%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$27k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention77%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr66%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$38k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$52k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
1,888
Location
Saint Petersburg, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Two or more races6%
  • International4%
  • Black3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students20%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$78k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 48

What you can study.