Everglades University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Everglades University

Everglades University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 2,789 students of which 2,865 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. Everglades University is categorized as “20” 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 81.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $27,371, with published in-state tuition of $21,680 and a Pell grant recipient share of 72.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $38,996, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 73.7%. Graduates earn a median of $47,597 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,557 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 99700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 62.0% 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.