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Everglades University Data & Information Overview

16 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
60% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Everglades University Ranked?

#1,243 Best Colleges in Nation
#40 Best Colleges in FL
Construction Management Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

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Everglades University was awarded 16 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is construction management.

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Overall Quality

Everglades U is ranked #1,243 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

Everglades U is also ranked #40 out of 77 schools in Florida.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Everglades U?

60% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Everglades University has an acceptance rate of 60%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Everglades U.

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Everglades University Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
17% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Everglades University, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Everglades University is 17%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  17 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Everglades University

78% Freshmen Retention
48% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Everglades University has a freshmen retention rate of 78%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Everglades U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 48%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  48 out of 100
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100

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Everglades University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,877 Full-Time Undergraduates
44.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
44.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,877 full-time undergraduates at Everglades U.

How Much Does Everglades University Cost?

$30,535 Net Price
59% Take Out Loans
$54,016 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Everglades U is $30,535. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Everglades U

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$29,675 $30,744 $32,080 $33,239 $34,671

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Everglades U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Everglades U, approximately 59% of students took out student loans averaging $13,504 a year. That adds up to $54,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Everglades U is 11.8%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Everglades U Graduates Make?

$43,794 Avg Salary of Grads
Average Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Everglades U make about $43,794 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Everglades University

Florida State
1,877 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Everglades University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for Everglades U are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 5002 T-Rex Avenue, Suite 100, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Phone: 561-912-1211
Website: https://www.evergladesuniversity.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Everglades-University/162175693833882
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvergladesEdu

Everglades University Majors

11 Majors With Completions
289 Undergraduate Degrees
185 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 11 majors graduated from Everglades University. Of these students, 289 received undergraduate degrees and 185 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Alternative Medicine & Systems 93 $21,335
Construction Management 81 $65,243
Air Transportation 55 $47,252
Natural Resource Management 17 NA
Business Administration & Management 13 NA
Homeland Security 11 NA
Engineering-Related Technologies 11 NA
Hospitality Management 6 NA
International Business 2 NA
Public Health 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Everglades University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Everglades U

48% Take At Least One Class Online
43% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 1,279 students took at least one online class at Everglades University. This is a decrease from the 1,395 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,279 1,150
2019-2020 1,395 1,206
2018-2019 1,377 1,027
2017-2018 1,400 1,263
2016-2017 1,388 1,379

Learn more about online learning at Everglades University.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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