Private nonprofit · University

Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida · Small city

81.5%
Admit rate
$27,371
Avg net price
61%
Graduation rate
$47,597
Median earnings

Everglades University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Boca Raton, Florida (small city setting), enrolling 2,789 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 2,789 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 81% admitMild wintersNear the coast

About Boca Raton, Florida

Boca Raton is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. When Spain surrendered Florida to Britain in 1763, the remaining Tequestas, along with other Indians who had taken refuge in the Florida Keys, were evacuated to Cuba. In the 1770s, Bernard Romans reported seeing both abandoned villages and no native population in the area. Office Depot, a supplier of office products and services, has its global headquarters on a 28-acre campus in the city. The GEO Group also has its headquarters in Boca Raton based out of One Park Place. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
2 miles
Nearest airport
20 miles to President Donald J. Trump (PBI) · major hub

How Everglades University compares

Selectivity81.5%

More selective than 42% · #39 most selective of 49 in Florida

Graduation rate61%

Higher than 62% · #26 of 62 in Florida

First-year retention74%

Higher than 41%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$47,597

Higher than 32% · #32 of 60 in Florida

Average net price$27,371

Cheaper than 23% · #40 cheapest of 62 in Florida

Median debt at graduation$38,996

Lower than 1%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment2,789

Larger than 67%

Percentiles compare Everglades University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Florida.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,242students
  • Undergraduate2,78986%
  • Graduate45314%

Undergraduates by gender

2,789undergrads
  • Women1,54055%
  • Men1,24945%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White40%
  • Black19%
  • Hispanic20%
  • Asian1.1%
  • Other or multiracial19%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,789
Graduate enrollment
453
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
72%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
74%
Median family income
$22,435
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$47,493

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
81.5%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$21,680
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,000
Total cost of attendance
$38,913
Average net price
$27,371

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
61%
Graduated on time (4 years)
61%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
1%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,557
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,597
Median debt at graduation
$38,996
Students with federal loans
74%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
61%
Low-income (Pell)
36%
First-generation
38%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (3,242 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$25,556
$30–48k
$28,867
$48–75k
$29,319
$75–110k
$30,356
$110k+
$34,886

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$117,548

$29,319/year × about 4.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

72%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,210
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 72% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,210. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 280 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$47,597
Typical debt at graduation
$38,996
Debt vs. one year's pay
82%
Out-earn a HS grad
57%

Typical debt would take roughly 8.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,436
Men
$65,604

Men out-earn women by $31,168 (91%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
60°F
Annual rain
55.6″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pompano Beach Airpark, FL US station (9.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.