College · Private nonprofit · Boca Raton, FL · City
Everglades University
Boca Raton, FL
Admit rate81%
6-yr median pay$39k
Net price / yr$27k
Undergrad size2,789
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $27k/yr for a shot at a $39k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 81% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
2,789 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $39k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $27k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$156k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$109k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$46k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $21.7k
- Books & supplies
- $2,000
How students pay for it.
Pell grants72%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans74%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$39k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$39k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out1%
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
- 2,789
- Location
- Boca Raton, FL
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White40%
- Hispanic20%
- Black19%
- Unknown16%
- Two or more races2%
- Asian1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students42%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time0%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans3%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$22k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 12
What you can study.