Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FL · Private · Large city · EWU
Private institution in Jacksonville, FL · 1,113 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $34,782 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
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
- $13,580554th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,878943rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,878545th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $26,973807th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- —
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,7821,793rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $29,8091,749th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.0%1,797th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 53.4%1,699th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.8%1,057th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,1131,302nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 75.6%80th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 134 mi (MCO)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 9 of 9 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $31,423 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $24,035 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1866source
- Athletic nickname: "Tigers"source
- School colors: Purple and Orange and Whitesource
- Mascot: Tigersource
- Formerly known as "{{collapsible list|"source
- Formerly known as "* Brown Theological Institute Institute (1866–1870s)"source
- Formerly known as "* East Florida Conference High School (1883–1880s)"source
- Formerly known as "* East Florida Scientific and Divinity High School (1880s–1892)"source
- Formerly known as "* Edward Waters College (1892–1955; 1960–2021)"source
- Formerly known as "* Edward Waters Junior College" (1955–1960)source
- Formerly known as "}}"source
- Athletic conference: SIACsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,090,087 (M $1,101,974 · W $988,113)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Edward Waters University’s 1,113 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In FL
- AdventHealth UniversityOrlando, FL · 1,068 undergrads
- Chipola CollegeMarianna, FL · 1,218 undergrads
- Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria, FL · 1,229 undergrads
- Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FL · 1,299 undergrads
- Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FL · 879 undergrads
- The College of the Florida KeysKey West, FL · 823 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LA · 1,111 undergrads
- Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, TX · 1,110 undergrads
- Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, ND · 1,108 undergrads
- McMurry UniversityAbilene, TX · 1,108 undergrads
- Emory & Henry UniversityEmory, VA · 1,107 undergrads
- Edgewood CollegeMadison, WI · 1,104 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteew.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 133526)
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