Eckerd College

Eckerd College incoming freshman academic profile

Average high school GPA

3.642025-26 · CollegeData source

SAT composite middle score

1,2402024-25 CDS · Source

ACT composite middle score

262024-25 CDS · Source

Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.

Freshman financial need & merit gifts

2023-24 financial-aid profile · CollegeData source

Average freshman need met

58%

Average undergraduate need met

56%

These groups use different denominators and should not be added together. Need met is an average share of assessed financial need—not a share of tuition or an aid guarantee. The source’s detailed aid table reports 2023-24, although its general page note says 2025-26.

Eckerd College net price by family income

Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.

Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.

At what family income does financial aid stop at Eckerd College?

There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Eckerd College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.

Graduation, earnings & student debt

6-year graduation

69%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort

First-year retention

75.8%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

$57,8752011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars

Median federal debt

$23,125Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled

Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 133492).

Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Eckerd College

Eckerd College accepts about 76% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.

• University of Houston · Houston, TX76% acceptance
• West Chester University of Pennsylvania · West Chester, PA76% acceptance
• University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL76% acceptance
• Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College · Tifton, GA76% acceptance
• Albizu University-Miami · Miami, FL76% acceptance
• Albright College · Reading, PA76% acceptance
• Ashland University · Ashland, OH76% acceptance
• Chamberlain University-Nevada · Las Vegas, NV76% acceptance
• DePaul University · Chicago, IL76% acceptance
• Edgewood College · Madison, WI76% acceptance

Colleges with merit aid similar to Eckerd College

Eckerd College reports average merit aid of $19,528 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.

• Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA$19,636 avg merit aid / yr
• Samford University · Birmingham, AL$19,212 avg merit aid / yr
• Denison University · Granville, OH$19,149 avg merit aid / yr
• Skidmore College · Saratoga Springs, NY$20,000 avg merit aid / yr
• Bucknell University · Lewisburg, PA$20,060 avg merit aid / yr
• St. John Fisher University · Rochester, NY$20,350 avg merit aid / yr
• Marist University · Poughkeepsie, NY$20,510 avg merit aid / yr
• Wesleyan University · Middletown, CT$20,553 avg merit aid / yr
• Benedictine University · Lisle, IL$18,346 avg merit aid / yr
• Lipscomb University · Nashville, TN$20,758 avg merit aid / yr