| Name |
Eckerd College |
| Address |
4200 54th Avenue S
St. Petersburg, FL 33711 |
| Website |
http://www.eckerd.edu |
| Email |
admissions@eckerd.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
80% |
| Percent Fraternity |
0% |
| Percent Sorority |
0% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
80% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
80% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (90%), women's dorms (9%), men's dorms (0%), apartment for single students (0%), special housing for disabled students (1%) |
| College Owned Singles |
5% |
| College Owned Doubles |
79% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
16% |
| College Owned Other |
N/A |
| Num College Owned |
32 |
| Sprinkler System |
88% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
188 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
80% |
| Nearest Airport |
Tampa International Airport (20), St. Petersburg/Clearwater Airport (10) |
| Nearest Train |
Tampa (20) |
| Nearest Bus |
St. Petersburg (5) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
56% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
11% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
1,200 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of South Florida) |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Offered at cooperating institution (University of South Florida) |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, other |
| Popular Events |
Ceremony of Lights, Festival of Hope, College Program Series, Convocation, Festival of Culture, ECademy Awards, SpringTopia, Kappa Karnival, BS Ballet, All Men's and Women's Basketball games, all Baseball games, all Men's and Women's Soccer games, All Softball Games, Intramural sports - Basketball, Dodgeball, Flag Football, Kickball, Sand Volleyball, Soccer, Softball. |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station |
| Num Organizations |
52 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Kappa Delta -- Sociology, Delta Phi Alpha -- German, Omicron Delta Epsilon -- Economics, Omicron Delta Kappa -- Leadership, Pi Mu Epsilon -- Mathematics, Sigma Delta Pi -- Spanish, Sigma Xi -- Scientific Research |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Catholic Club, Christian Science Organization, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Afro-American Society, International Student Association, Los Latinos con Sabor, Caribbean Club, EC Pride, French Club |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Club Sports: archery, ballet, cheerleading, men's cross country, fencing, women's golf, lacrosse, women's lacrosse, martial arts, roller hockey, men's rugby, women's rugby, soccer, surf, swim, Tai Chi, men's volleball, women's volleball, water ski; Media Groups: EC Review literary magazine, EC-TV, The Triton newspaper, WECX 99. 9FM radio; Programming and performance: EC Anime Club, EC Dance Team, ECOS Palmetto Productions, Swing Dance Club of Eckerd College; Service and Education: Alliance of Concerned Individuals, Bacchus Group, Best Buddies, Earth Society, EC Circle K, Eckerd College Emergency Medical Services, EC Homeless Outreach, EC Marine Animal Rescue, Women's Resource Center; Political Groups: Amnesty International, Model United Nations, Young Democrats at Eckerd College, Young republicans; Liberal and Pre-professional: Art Club, Association for Computing Machinery, Bipedal Society, EC Foreign Language Club, EC Marine Biology Club, Ec Philosophy Club, EC Pre-Health Professionals, Pre-Law Club, Herpetological Society of Eckerd College, Society for the Advancement of Management, Student in Free Enterprise |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) The Triton (weekly) |
| Num Frats |
0 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Frat Members |
0% |
| Num Sororities |
0 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
0% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1958 |
| Religious Affiliation |
Presbyterian |
| Academic Calendar |
4-1-4 |
| Undergrad Body |
1,779 |
| Setting |
Suburban |
| Endowment |
18,319,062 |
| Application Deadline |
Rolling |
| Application Fee |
35 |
| Selectivity |
Selective |
| Tuition |
27,618 |
| Room Board |
7,868 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
N/A |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
N/A |
| Job One Year |
78% |
| Job Two Years |
N/A |
| Firms |
United States Geological Survey, Raymond James Financial, Eckerd College, Hillsborough County Schools, Southern DataCOMM, Inc. |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
168,415 |
| Num Subscriptions |
1,958 |
| Num Microforms |
14,414 |
| Num Audiovisual |
2,228 |
| Num Ebooks |
6,282 |
| Library Facilities |
Special Collections in British History, Marine Science, and Gender Studies. |
| Museums |
Ransom Art Center and Elliot Gallery, Roberts Music Center, Chapel and Flentrop Organ (one of four in US of this type, Bininger Performing Arts Center, Miller Auditorium, Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
320 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
300 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
40 |
| Num Wired Labs |
100 |
| Num Wired Other |
1,325 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing |
| Wireless Capacity |
2,000 |
| Recommended Os |
Microsoft |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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