Everglades University
Private College in Boca Raton, FL. Six-year graduation rate 61%. Median 10-year earnings $47,597.
Students who entered Everglades University land at a median of $47,597 a decade later, close to what most four-year schools deliver. Six-year completion sits at 61%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $38,996 — a substantial load to service on these earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.82 — elevated (above 0.60)
Admissions
81% of applicants get in, so the odds favor most reasonably prepared students. The applicant pool is small at 841, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 66% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 61%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. Retention of 74% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,369 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $27,948 annually once grants are applied. The income table below is the number that matters — $25,556 at $0–30k versus $34,886 at $110k+. 95% of students get grant aid averaging $8,325, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Borrowing is widespread: 74% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 388 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $25,556 |
| $30–48k | $28,867 |
| $48–75k | $29,319 |
| $75–110k | $30,356 |
| $110k+ | $34,886 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,752 of these 2,369 students, totalling $18,214,649 — an average of $10,396 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Palm Beach County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)