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Eckerd College

Saint Petersburg, FL · Private · Large city

Private institution in Saint Petersburg, FL · 1,984 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $51,819 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,0111,804th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$50,3741,812th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$50,3741,809th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$66,9361,779th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,819972nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,5051,379th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.6%512th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
77.3%818th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.7%858th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1256263rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,984942nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.2%1,871st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 20 mi (TPA)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 48 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$53,358$61,218
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$34,704$32,708
Research and Experimental PsychologyPsychologybachelors$30,228$28,960
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$29,654$32,382
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$26,519$28,816
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$25,194$24,035
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$22,853$22,814
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$21,660$22,268
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$20,368$20,322
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors$18,771$25,967
International Relations and National Security StudiesSocial Sciencesbachelors$18,771—
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,942,648 (M $1,770,115 · W $2,172,533 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Eckerd College’s 1,984 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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