- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Everglades University
Boca Raton, FLCity: smallZIP 33431Founded 1998
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1998
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1995
- Campuses
- 5
- Website
- www.evergladesuniversity.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Everglades University
Everglades University is a private nonprofit university in Boca Raton, Florida, with 2,789 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $29,825 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention74%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share69%
Federal loans67%
$29,825net price / year
82%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$48,760median earnings, 10 yrs
$40,874median debt
#1,310 of 1,704 for earnings#1,449 of 1,739 for lowest net price#736 of 1,738 for graduation rate#905 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
- $42,612tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $22,400
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,400
- Average net price
- $29,825national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$28,928
$30,001–48,000$29,261
$48,001–75,000$30,050
$75,001–110,000$36,457
$110,001+$37,970
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college69%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,618
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,760middle 50%: $22,723–$81,130
- Median debt at graduation
- $40,874
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,130
Median, Everglades University$48,760
Lower quarter$22,723
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
- 2,789
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 33.5
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 69%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 27%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,277 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,573
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic20%
Black19%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races1.8%
U.S. nonresident0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown16%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management39%
Health professions34%
Transportation & materials moving15%
Natural resources & conservation6.3%
Engineering technologies4.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting1.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness0.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 385619. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5417138.