Eckerd College Overview

Eckerd College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Saint Petersburg is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Eckerd College Known For?

• Students at Eckerd have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at Eckerd is the bachelor's degree.
• In <nil>, 86% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Eckerd makes roughly $47,708 a year. This is 17% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Eckerd student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Eckerd College?

Contact details for Eckerd are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4200 54Th Ave S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33711-4700
Phone:	727-867-1166
Website:	www.eckerd.edu

How Do I Get Into Eckerd?

You can apply to Eckerd online at: https://www.eckerd.edu/admissions/first-year/

Admission Requirements for Eckerd

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Eckerd?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, Eckerd may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 64%, and the acceptance rate for women is 73%.

Can I Afford Eckerd College?

The overall average net price of Eckerd is $37,825. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Eckerd, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $10,625 a year. That adds up to $42,500 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Eckerd is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Eckerd College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,036 undergraduate students at Eckerd, with 1,981 being full-time and 55 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,981 full-time undergraduates at Eckerd, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Eckerd College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	47
Black or African American	52
Hispanic or Latino	186
White	1,504
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	117

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Eckerd College. At this time, 43 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Eckerd. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and India.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By User:DouglasGreen under License

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