Eckerd College vs Broward

Eckerd College and Broward College, two distinct institutions of higher learning, offer unique educational experiences to students with diverse aspirations. Eckerd College, a private liberal arts college, boasts a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of 58%, while Broward College, a public community college, offers open admissions. Eckerd College's student body is predominantly residential, with 98% of students living on campus, while Broward College's student body is primarily commuter-based. Both institutions offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with Eckerd College specializing in liberal arts and sciences, and Broward College offering a mix of academic transfer programs and career-focused technical programs. Explore the detailed comparison table below to discover more about the differences in acceptance rates, popular majors, student demographics, and graduation rates, and make an informed decision about which college aligns best with your academic goals and preferences.

	Broward College	Eckerd College
Overview
Location	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Saint Petersburg, Florida
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate		81.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Presbyterian

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	70.4%
Application fees	$35	$40
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants		5,580
Total number of admissions given out		3,927
Admitted students who chose to enroll		650
Yield rate		16.6%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)		N/A
High school GPA	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	N/A	Required
High school transcript	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $40,334 Out of state: $46,456	$65,636
Average net price	$16,623	$37,494
Tuition	$1,968	$47,044
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $7,052 Meal plan: $6,430
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	83.0% Average amount $5,773	99.0% Average amount $27,244
Students receiving federal student loan	9.0% Average amount $3,018	52.0% Average amount $5,157
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $8,592	13.0% Average amount $22,106

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	30,947 Men 39.2% Women 60.8%	2,036 Men 30.4% Women 69.6%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	0.8%	83.2%
International students	4.8%	3.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	N/A	1,760
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Florida New York Georgia Colorado Maryland	Florida New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Texas

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Computer and Information Science Transportation and Logistics	Biological and Biomedical Sciences Social Sciences Foreign Languages and Literatures Business Psychology
Students to faculty ratio	28:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	33.1%	68.2%
Dropout rate	51.0%	29.8%
Transferred out	11.8%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,086 Year 2: $80,779 Year 3: $82,157 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,278 Year 2: $60,623 Year 3: $63,327 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,652 Year 2: $44,356 Year 3: $49,658 Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $40,236 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $46,968 Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,993 Year 2: $45,383 Year 3: $46,845 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $46,103 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $38,666 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,654 Year 2: $41,823 Year 3: $35,275 Accounting and Related Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,649 Year 3: $31,014 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $24,813 Year 2: $25,445 Year 3: $30,213 Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $30,137	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $60,577 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,708 Year 3: $48,571 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $25,169 Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: $35,583 Research and Experimental Psychology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,555 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: $32,408 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,909 Year 2: $22,268 Year 3: $27,862 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $22,542 Year 2: $22,814 Year 3: $25,771 Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,172 Year 2: $20,322 Year 3: $25,523 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,596 Year 3: $24,653 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,382 Year 3: N/A Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: N/A

Compare Similar Colleges

The list of suggested college comparisons provided below is generated automatically by our system, utilizing statistics gathered from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and various online sources. If you don't find the colleges you wish to compare, please visit our comparison page. There, you can search for the specific colleges and initiate your comparison.

Broward

Eastern Florida State College