Edward Waters University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Edward Waters University

Edward Waters University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Jacksonville, Florida (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,087 students of which 1,240 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Edward Waters University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 85.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,649, with published in-state tuition of $16,366 and a Pell grant recipient share of 75.4%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 28.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 53.8%. Graduates earn a median of $34,782 ten years after enrolling, compared with $29,809 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 72300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 36.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.