Home / Worth-It Scores / Florida / Eckerd
Is Eckerd College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Eckerd, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Eckerd lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $38,071 in yearly net price and $27,000 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $51,819. For context, Eckerd's net price runs about 76% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$40,122
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $17,285 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $69,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$38,071
Median earnings 10 years out
$51,819
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Graduation rate
67%
At Eckerd, a typical graduate carries about $27,000 in student debt and earns roughly $51,819 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $307 per month, or 7% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
How earnings compare to a high school diploma
Graduates earn $10,019 more than the typical high school graduate ($41,800) ten years after entering this school. A federal rule finalized in July 2026 ties undergraduate student-loan eligibility to a comparison like this one, with the first calculations expected in 2027.
78% of former students here out-earned that benchmark ten years after entry, per College Scorecard.
Context, not a federal determination: the official test will use earnings measured four years after completion and thresholds the Department of Education has not yet published, which may vary by state. Our figure is College Scorecard median earnings ten years after entry. How this works
What this means for your family
Eckerd is a private nonprofit four year school in Saint Petersburg, FL. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $37,244
Private nonprofit 4-year
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
Worth-It Score: 44/100
Median net price: $36,211
Private nonprofit 4-year
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
Worth-It Score: 30/100
Median net price: $35,639
Private nonprofit 4-year
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach, FL
Worth-It Score: 61/100
Median net price: $41,272
Private nonprofit 4-year
Rollins
Winter Park, FL
Worth-It Score: 51/100
Median net price: $34,732
Common questions about Eckerd
The median net price at Eckerd is $38,071 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at private colleges options in Florida? See the most affordable private colleges in Florida →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →
Now work out how to pay for it, cheapest money first.
A Worth-It Score tells you whether the price is justified. The 2026-27 funding guide covers the borrowing order, what changed on July 1, 2026, and the current limits.
Open the 2026-27 funding guide →