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#2682 of 14,131 In the World
#758 of 2,597 In North America
#694 of 2,496 In the United States
#22 of 109 In Florida
#1 of 2 In St. Petersburg
#1620 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
Top50% For 11 other topics
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Religion
Presbyterian Church (USA)
Acceptance rate
76%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
27
Avg. cost to attend
$43,884 /y
Aid receiving
100%
Undergraduates
1,893
Male:Female Ratio
29:71
Control
Private
not-for-profit
Highest Degree
Bachelor's degree
Website
www.eckerd.edu

Eckerd College Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Eckerd College has an acceptance rate of 76% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 76% 71% 78%
Applicants 5,071 1,378 3,691
Admissions 3,844 981 2,862
Freshmen enrolled full time 473 127 346
Freshmen enrolled part time 1 1

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
128 or 27%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1160
or below

75% of them
had 1330
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Eckerd College are 1160-1330 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
79 or 17%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 29
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Eckerd College are 24-29 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1419 (75%)
Hispanic 190 (10%)
Two or more races 105 (6%)
Nonresident Alien 74 (4%)
Black or African American 56 (3%)
Asian 35 (2%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 11 (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1 (0.1%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The average net cost to attend Eckerd College is $43,884 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Net average cost to attend
$43,884/year
Average aid awarded
$24,813
Students receiving aid
100%

Average costs by household income

<$30K $29,615
$30-48K $34,524
$48-75K $34,294
$75-110K $35,840
$110K+ $43,955

Tuition and fees

Undergraduates
Tuition in-district $51,158
Tuition in-state $51,158
Tuition out-of-state $51,158
Fee in-district $726
Fee in-state $726
Fee out-of-state $726

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 1,817
Combined charge for room and board $14,734
Room charge $7,724
Meal charge $7,010

Eckerd College majors

Eckerd College has granted 429 bachelor's degrees across 36 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Eckerd College.

Major Bachelor
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 93
Animal Behavior and Ethology 61
Environmental Studies 52
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 41
Psychology, General 22
Business & Commerce, General 18
Visual and Performing Arts, General 15
Developmental and Child Psychology 12
International Business & Trade & Commerce 11
Anthropology, General 10
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 10
Communication, General 9
Business Administration and Management, General 8
Creative Writing 8
Political Science and Government, General 7
Physics, General 6
Biochemistry 4
Chemistry, General 4
International Relations and Affairs 4
Sociology, General 4
Computer Science 3
English Language and Literature, General 3
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 3
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 3
History, General 3
Philosophy 3
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 2
Economics, General 2
American & United States Studies & Civilization 1
Art Therapy & Therapist 1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 1
French Language and Literature 1
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 1
Journalism 1
Music, General 1
Religion & Religious Studies 1
Grand Total 429

Eckerd College has a graduation rate of 66%, which is among the 29% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 66% 63% 67%
  • Full-time retention rate - 76%

Publications & Citations

Eckerd College has published 1,599 scientific papers with 40,856 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Political Science, Ecology, Sociology, Medicine, Engineering, Geology, and Geography and Cartography.

Publications
1,599
Citations
40,856

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
963 / 20,438
Environmental Science
874 / 24,261
Biology
840 / 28,145
Political Science
537 / 10,238
Ecology
535 / 16,907
Sociology
530 / 11,025
Medicine
510 / 17,752
Engineering
508 / 14,553
Geology
504 / 16,782
Geography and Cartography
502 / 12,985
Law
497 / 9,675
Computer Science
496 / 15,191
Physics
496 / 13,299
Chemistry
453 / 16,403
Philosophy
453 / 9,479
Psychology
419 / 14,671
History
413 / 8,903
Paleontology
375 / 13,033
Quantum and Particle physics
329 / 10,755
Archaeology
315 / 8,158
Art & Design
279 / 6,657
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
270 / 7,840
Business
252 / 6,813
Oceanography
235 / 7,118
Social Psychology
234 / 11,496
Genetics
234 / 8,406
Biochemistry
218 / 8,686
Organic Chemistry
211 / 8,370
Mathematics
211 / 7,453
Economics
206 / 3,211
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
177 / 6,558
Botany
175 / 5,058
Linguistics
171 / 3,950
Zoology
161 / 3,915
Statistics
158 / 6,696
Materials Science
157 / 5,016
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies
147 / 1,080
Psychiatry
136 / 8,770
Neuroscience
128 / 6,797
Optical Engineering
125 / 3,377

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 15 150
1994 20 112
1995 8 141
1996 24 167
1997 22 174
1998 21 165
1999 21 171
2000 33 313
2001 25 331
2002 26 409
2003 37 481
2004 50 514
2005 31 573
2006 37 662
2007 39 838
2008 40 877
2009 38 1051
2010 43 1131
2011 54 1258
2012 46 1399
2013 31 1515
2014 51 1625
2015 48 1675
2016 51 1810
2017 49 1919
2018 43 2006
2019 88 2176
2020 64 2563
2021 102 2743
2022 68 2638
2023 76 2632
2024 58 2547
2025 44 2243
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Eckerd College alumni

  1. Hank Green

    Hank Green
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1980-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    environmentalistnovelistYouTuberpodcasterscience communicator
    Biography

    William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, stand-up comedian, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and hosts the educational YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow. He has advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums, and amassed a large following on TikTok.

  2. Dennis Lehane

    Dennis Lehane
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1965-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    novelistscreenwriterwriter
    Biography

    Dennis Lehane is an American author and screenwriter. He has published more than a dozen novels; the first several were a series of mysteries featuring recurring characters, including A Drink Before the War. Four of his novels have been adapted into films of the same names: Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island (2010), and Gone Baby Gone (2007) and Live by Night (2016), both directed by Ben Affleck. His short story "Animal Rescue" was also adapted into the film The Drop, noted for being the final film role for actor James Gandolfini.

  3. Dorothy Allison

    Dorothy Allison
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1949-2024 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    poetwriteranthropologistwomen's rights activistnovelist
    Biography

    Dorothy Earlene Allison was an American writer whose writing focused on class struggle, sexual abuse, child abuse, feminism, and lesbianism. She was a self-identified femme lesbian. Allison won several Lambda Literary Awards. In 2014, Allison was elected to membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

  4. Steve Balboni

    Steve Balboni
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    baseball player
    Biography

    Stephen Charles Balboni is an American former Major League Baseball player, who played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, and Texas Rangers. He was a player with home run power and a tendency to strike out. He was nicknamed "Bye Bye" because of his home run hitting prowess. He was also known by the nickname "Bones", which is a malapropism for Balboni. He is also known for the "Curse of the Balboni", an idea written about by Rany Jazayerli which said no baseball team with a player hitting more than 36 home runs for that team could win the World Series. Since Balboni was the last player to hit 36 home runs and win a World Series, (1985 Royals), the curse bore his name. The curse ran from 1985 until Luis Gonzalez and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series.

All 17 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names EC
Founded 1958
Colors teal, navy blue, black
Academic calendar August - May
Total FTE staff 404
Carnegie classification Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus

Location and contacts

Address 4200 54th Ave S
Saint Petersburg, Florida, 33711-4700
United States
City population 258,000
Phone 7278671166

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