Enrollment Trends at Eckerd

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,985 where 1,893 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,046 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,822 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,023 to 1,893 students, a net loss of 130 (6.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Eckerd College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,023	767	1,256
2016-17	2,046 23	729 -38	1,317 61
2017-18	2,037 -9	694 -35	1,343 26
2018-19	2,006 -31	673 -21	1,333 -10
2019-20	2,007 1	656 -17	1,351 18
2020-21	1,822 -185	574 -82	1,248 -103
2021-22	2,036 214	619 45	1,417 169
2022-23	1,993 -43	599 -20	1,394 -23
2023-24	1,986 -7	585 -14	1,401 7
2024-25	1,893 -93	566 -19	1,327 -74
Average	1,985	646	1,339

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 74.96%. The percentage was 75.43% 10 years ago and Eckerd still has a high percentage of white students. 1.85% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.96% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.04% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.43% to 74.96%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.63% to 1.85%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.44% to 2.96%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.06% to 10.04%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4237 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4203 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eckerd College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	6	33	110	163	3	1,526	63
2016-17	5	37	99	162	4	1,568	64
2017-18	7	50	77	170	3	1,557	68
2018-19	8	50	59	167	4	1,551	71
2019-20	11	53	52	174	3	1,548	78
2020-21	8	40	46	175	2	1,397	88
2021-22	5	50	55	188	2	1,548	109
2022-23	4	41	49	182	2	1,514	114
2023-24	3	39	51	197	2	1,500	116
2024-25	2	35	56	190	1	1,419	105
Average	6	43	65	177	3	1,513	88

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Eckerd College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.