College of the Week: Eckerd College

Located in the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, the waterfront campus of Eckerd College overlooks Boca Ciega Bay on the western coast of the state. Eckerd College offers about 40 undergraduate majors and does not have master's degree courses.

The student-faculty ratio at Eckerd College is 11:1, and the school has 51% of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Eckerd College include: Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Natural Resources and Conservation; Social Sciences; Psychology; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs; English Language and Literature/Letters; Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics; and Physical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 80%. (https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/eckerd-college-1487)

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