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Quick Stats

African American 7%
Asian American 2%
Hispanic 5%
International 2%
Native American 1%
White 74%
Unknown 10%
Historically Black College/University? No
Tribal College? No
Out-of-State Students 82%
Common States of Residence
  • Connecticut
  • Illinois
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
Student Age Breakdown Under 18: 1%
18-19: 39%
20-21: 36%
22-24: 7%
25+: 16%
Female Faculty 41%
Male Faculty 59%
Faculty Diversity African American: 3%
Asian American: 4%
Hispanic: 4%
International: 0%
Native American: 0%
White: 86%
Unknown: 3%

Student Author OverviewWhat's This?

Eckerd is really a mixed bag as far as diversity goes. On one hand, there is a large group of international students or American embassy students—you’ll find students from Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia—and there is a good-sized community of students who do not speak English as their native language. Also, if you’re hungering for more international flair, there’s a large population of students from all over the world at the ELS English Language Center, which is located on campus next to the Sigma Complex and CEC. A couple of these ELS students will enroll as regular Eckerd students after three to five months of English classes and integrate more into the student body.

On the other hand, unless you specifically seek out diversity or are an international business or international relations major, then you’ll most likely be surrounded by beach-loving, white, suburban kids from the East Coast. It seems like the longer you’re at Eckerd, the more you find and create your niche—or get walled in by people who just want to surround themselves with clones. Of course, this happens everywhere but can be a bit harder here because Eckerd is such a small school. However, a lot of Eckerd students spend at least one semester abroad to get some perspective and diversify their college experience, and there are plenty of opportunities to travel, even for only a month during Winter Term.

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Diversity at Eckerd College

lunalove

Environmental Studies '15

1.2
D

Not Very Diverse

no black people, or asians hardly, just a bunch of hippie, pot-smoking, rich white kids. not very charitable to the poor :'( that's why i'm blowing this joint peace outttttt.

Oh, but there are foreign kids which is a plus, but like one on campus even knows about them.

Jan 13, 2012

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Diversity at Eckerd College

jrkeeler

Creative Writing '14

5.0
A+

Acceptance

Nearly everyone on the Eckerd College campus is very friendly and open-minded. There is room for every type of person, and every ethnic group.

The only thing that isn't accepted widely is a "negative view of climate change." People at Eckerd are very "green" motivated, and if you don't believe in global warming, you may get your head ripped off (figuratively of course).

Dec 17, 2011

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Crisi12

Business Administration and Management '12

2.7
C+

Diverse, Just Not Colorful

Eckerd has a ton of foreign kids, who represent a variety of different countries and cultures. There is definitely a sense of diversity among cultures here. However, there is a noticeable lack of color on campus.

There is a diverse population of economic backgrounds from the "1%" to those whose parents are on some type of public assistance. You will finitely see it all here regarding economic background.

It's a pretty accepting place, big LGBT community that has little friction with non-gay students. Eckerd is not a religious place, unless you make it. If you want to be involves in that, there is definitely a place for you to do it, but is somewhat limited.

We are definitely a liberal democratic campus. But politics don't play a major role on campus. If you don't want to hear about it or take part, it's easy to avoid.

Dec 03, 2011

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User rating for Eckerd College - Diversity is 3.5 out of 5 based on 13 user reviews.

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Facts

Gay Pride

Eckerd is not a huge school, but it has a reasonable-sized homosexual scene for such a small student body. Better yet, this is a very tolerant and openly accepting campus, so it’s not unusual to see a same-sex couple kissing or going out around campus. The gay pride scene could be expanded more, but it's a start.

Political Activity

Like most liberal arts schools, Eckerd is pretty liberal—and perhaps even more so because international experiences (trips, cultural events, students, study abroad opportunities) are really embraced here. However, there is no real large political voice. Two clubs that really stand out in terms of being active on campus are the Women’s Resource Center and Coalition for Community Justice (CCJ), which is becoming an increasingly active voice for social justice on campus and the community.

Economic Status

Economic status at Eckerd is an echo of the tuition: expensive. It’s true that Eckerd attracts students from all economic classes, but the reality is, most students have to be able to partially afford the school, so a large portion of the student body is middle class to fairly well-off or better. Even if you hear students complaining about the price of loans, beer, and going out, most still have cars, allowances, and love eating off campus and going out. There are students who are a little thriftier and industriously work different jobs when they can, but they are more the exception than the rule. However, it seem like almost everyone gets some sort of financial aid or work-study job—go figure.

Most Common Religions

Although Eckerd is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, there isn’t an overwhelmingly dominant presence of one particular religion over another. Campus Ministries is active on campus and hosts spiritual services, as well as events that have nothing to do with religion, such as gingerbread house decorating close to the winter holidays. Campus Ministries is very good about diversifying religious events. For example, there are Kwanza and Hindi dances and holiday preparations, Jewish holiday feasts, Bible study dinners, and a Catholic Mass. Basically, Campus Ministries is there for students who want to be active in any faith, but it’s not forced upon others who don’t.

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Elise Luce
Hometown
Los Alamos, N.M./Decatur, Ga.
Major
Environmental Studies

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