- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Edward Waters University
Jacksonville, FLCity: largeZIP 32209Founded 1866
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1866
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.ew.edu
FloridaHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Edward Waters University
Edward Waters University is a private nonprofit university in Jacksonville, Florida, with 1,087 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 23% within six years and costs $13,748 a year after aid.
23%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention54%
4-year graduation17%
Pell Grant share67%
Federal loans64%
$13,748net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
23%graduate in 6 years
$37,946median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,801median debt
#1,615 of 1,704 for earnings#409 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,626 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,008 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,873tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,366
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,366
- Average net price
- $13,748national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,330
$30,001–48,000$13,992
$48,001–75,000$12,376
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college54%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college23%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college67%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 23%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 17%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 27%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $33,081
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $37,946middle 50%: $20,002–$53,165
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,801
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$53,165
Median, Edward Waters University$37,946
Lower quarter$20,002
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,087
- Part-time
- 6.2%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 22.3
- First-generation students
- 50%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 67%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,800 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $4,916
- Endowment, end of year
- $5,527,915
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White5.2%
Hispanic4.5%
Black85%
Asian0.5%
Two or more races0.8%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown3.8%
5 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management54%
Psychology15%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting15%
Communication & journalism9.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 133526. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5345817.