Eckerd College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 55 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,950 (86%)
Days Without Precipitation 249 (57%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,858
Men / Women 30% / 70%
From State 22%
From Region 3%
Athletes 230 (12.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 10%
Mixed 6%
International 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Eckerd College 500 32% 74% 2% 2% 10% 5% $48,861 1 -1.27 9 94%
Computer Science 9 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $92,827 14 -0.94 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 +1 20% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $56,621 3 -1.45 23 — — — — —
Geosciences 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,355 10 -0.97 18 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,293 9 -0.98 30 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $60,840 3 -1.64 34 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 33% 0% $49,476 2 -1.96 9 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,760 2 -1.93 10 — — — — —
Biology 58 +1 22% 62% 2% 2% 10% 3% $49,679 3 -1.95 10 93% — — — —
Animal Behavior and Ethology 63 +31 14% 79% 5% 2% 14% 0% $47,139 16 -0.82 7 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 60 +15 30% 88% 2% 0% 7% 2% $45,349 3 -1.67 5 94% — — — —
Marine Biology 111 +1 37% 81% 3% 1% 8% 3% $44,378 8 -1.12 5 95% — — — —
Art Therapy/Therapist 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,779 12 -0.87 21 — — — — —
Business Administration 6 — 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $62,211 13 -0.80 38 86% — — — —
Economics 10 +4 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $68,642 7 -1.10 55 — — — — —
General Business 17 — 71% 59% 0% 12% 18% 6% $60,698 11 -0.88 33 96% — — — —
International Business 14 +2 43% 57% 0% 0% 7% 36% $58,394 3 -1.12 27 100% — — — —
Marketing 13 +6 46% 46% 8% 0% 15% 15% $59,913 5 -1.37 31 — — — — —
American Studies — — — — — — — — $46,914 7 -0.98 6 — — — — —
Classical Studies 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,535 10 -0.92 7 — — — — —
Creative Writing 5 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $50,139 43 -0.28 10 94% — — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $46,749 7 -0.99 6 — — — — —
English 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,670 27 -0.58 7 — — — — —
French — +4 — — — — — — $40,561 3 -1.56 3 90% — — — —
History 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,439 7 -1.02 6 — — — — —
Philosophy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,556 20 -0.82 11 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,344 26 -0.55 6 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +6 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $54,836 40 -0.29 19 — — — — —
Anthropology 5 +2 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $28,367 0 -2.59 1 86% — — — —
Communication 6 +3 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,405 37 -0.42 25 94% — — — —
Developmental and Child Psychology 12 +2 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,864 21 -0.71 19 92% — — — —
Humanities 4 +4 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $52,792 37 -0.37 15 94% — — — —
International Affairs 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $37,267 0 -1.85 2 95% — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $52,046 10 -1.15 13 — — — — —
Political Science 9 +5 56% 78% 0% 11% 0% 0% $51,439 3 -1.53 12 94% — — — —
Psychology 30 +19 27% 57% 0% 3% 10% 23% $45,531 4 -1.45 5 96% — — — —
Sociology 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,879 3 -1.18 4 — — — — —
Film Studies 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $34,656 3 -2.10 2 — — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,719 5 -1.40 2 — — — — —
Theater 9 +4 33% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $33,901 6 -1.23 2 — — — — —
Visual Arts 10 +3 0% 70% 10% 10% 10% 0% $34,558 5 -1.31 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,515
ROI Percentile 9th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 46.8% 234 29% 82% 3% 1% 9% 2% $45,370 3 -1.18 5 95% —
Social Sciences 15.4% 77 23% 73% 0% 4% 6% 9% $47,370 3 -1.27 7 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.6% 63 29% 57% 2% 2% 13% 3% $49,672 2 -1.95 10 93% —
Business & Economics 12.0% 60 57% 62% 2% 3% 12% 17% $61,466 6 -1.07 36 96% —
Arts 5.2% 26 27% 77% 4% 4% 12% 0% $34,285 2 -1.44 2 — —
Humanities 3.4% 17 29% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $49,276 17 -0.58 9 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 12 33% 67% 0% 8% 17% 0% $56,122 1 -1.17 22 — —
Computer Science 1.8% 9 67% 67% 0% 0% 11% 11% $92,827 20 -0.94 88 — —
Health Sciences 0.4% 2 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,779 1 -0.87 21 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $1.2M #333 18% $0.2M — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #251 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #504 92% $0 — — — —
Education $0.1M #387 0% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #524 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.6M #521 24% $0.2M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 38 $857K $857K $0
Soccer 34 $644K $644K $0
Golf 14 $186K $186K $0
Basketball 13 $796K $796K $0
Tennis 8 $231K $231K $0
Sailing 5 $39K $39K $0
Total 112 $2.8M $2.8M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 32 $693K $693K $0
Softball 22 $584K $584K $0
Volleyball 16 $709K $709K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $82K $82K $0
Sailing 12 $133K $133K $0
Basketball 11 $740K $740K $0
Tennis 10 $201K $201K $0
Golf 6 $270K $270K $0
Total 118 $3.4M $3.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 66 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Baseball 38 $857K $857K $0
Basketball 24 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Softball 22 $584K $584K $0
Golf 20 $456K $456K $0
Tennis 18 $433K $433K $0
Sailing 17 $173K $173K $0
Volleyball 16 $709K $709K $0
Beach Volleyball 15 $82K $82K $0
Total 230 $7.7M $7.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1160 – 1330
SAT Math Range 560 – 640
SAT RW Range 600 – 690