Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, Florida · Website
$51,819
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$51,819
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Eckerd College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Saint Petersburg, Florida with 1,888 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $38,071 a year (tuition and fees $51,884). It admits 76% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $51,819 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,071
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$51,884
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$51,819
Rank 1,334 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,071
- Tuition and fees
- $51,884
- Cost of attendance
- $68,944
- Students with a need-based grant
- 21%
- Students with federal loans
- 44%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $29,615
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $34,524
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $34,294
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $35,840
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $43,955
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $40,020 in 2015-16 to $51,884 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1,250
- Undergraduates
- 1,888
- Part-time students
- 2.5%
- Women
- 70%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 48
- Endowment
- $95.0M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,334 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,071 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $51,884 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $37,505 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $51,819 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 64% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
48 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $27,000 | $21,980 | $48,631 | $48,842 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 77 | $24,500 | $25,709 | $39,932 | $55,012 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $27,000 | $25,930 | $53,220 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $27,000 | $26,871 | $47,814 | $57,214 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $20,500 | $33,544 | $60,969 | $56,359 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,490 | Withheld | $54,501 | $55,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | $33,153 | $61,685 | $68,257 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $34,621 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $63,660 | $68,407 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,688 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $21,000 | $31,596 | Withheld | $55,695 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $26,500 | $20,191 | Withheld | $46,676 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,471 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | $26,526 | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,201 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $60,190 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Eckerd College cost?
$38,071 a year is the average net price at Eckerd College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $51,884, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,944. Families earning under $30,000 pay $29,615 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Eckerd College?
76% of applicants are admitted to Eckerd College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,250. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Eckerd College graduates earn?
$51,819 a year is the median pay of former Eckerd College students who work, 10 years after they started ($37,505 after 6 years). That ranks 1,334 of 5,094 US colleges and 47 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Political Science and Government (Bachelor's) at $34,621.
How much student debt do Eckerd College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Eckerd College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 44% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Eckerd College?
66% of first-time, full-time students at Eckerd College finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Eckerd College?
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (84 bachelor's graduates), Natural Resources Conservation and Research (77 bachelor's graduates), Zoology/Animal Biology (62 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 48 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.