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Everglades University

Boca Raton, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·evergladesuniversity.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
3,242
peer median 2,308
Avg net price
$27,371
+$4.1k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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About

Everglades University, formerly American Flyers College, is a private university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States, and several other campuses throughout Florida. Everglades offers bachelor's and master's degree programs, both via online and on-campus.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
841
841 candidates competed
Admitted
685
81.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
449
65.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
61%-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
61%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
61%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
63%226 of 356
Non-Pell (all)
57%98 of 172
Subsidized loan, no Pell
62%54 of 87
No Federal Aid
52%44 of 85

Pell recipients here graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 23 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
23
Passing
6
26.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
4.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.3%
+3.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

23programs
  • Passing6 · 26.1%
  • No Data16 · 69.6%
  • Failing1 · 4.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
16

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-7.8%
$47,518 vs $51,545
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.8%
$36,960 vs $32,488
Air Transportation
Master's Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+35.0%
$69,589 vs $51,545
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+58.6%
$81,771 vs $51,545
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+90.4%
$61,850 vs $32,488
Air Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
+167.0%
$86,730 vs $32,488
Construction Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+178.6%
$90,526 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

7
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
114%
$42,250 debt · $36,960 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
86%
$41,000 debt · $47,518 earn
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
62%
$38,324 debt · $61,850 earn
Air Transportation
Master's Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
60%
$41,371 debt · $69,589 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
47%
$38,352 debt · $81,771 earn
Construction Management
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
45%
$40,978 debt · $90,526 earn
Air Transportation
Bachelor Degree · Transportation And Materials Moving
42%
$36,125 debt · $86,730 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2010Next review Jun 2031
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2008
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1993Next review Sep 2010

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Sep 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2010Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$25,556
$30–48k$28,867
$48–75k$29,319
$75–110k$30,356
$110k+$34,886

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,371
+$4,091vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $23,280
Federal loans
74.0%
In-state tuition
$21,680
Out-of-state
$21,680

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,918 students received $13.3M in Pell grants, alongside $29.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,918
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.3M
$13,317,942 total
Direct Loans
$29.1M
3,805 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.3M
1,656 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.6M
1,679 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$6.8M
310 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.6M
115 loan awards
Grad PLUS$797K
45 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 604 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (2.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
604
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.7%
2017
13.3%
2018
11.8%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Everglades

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

545 total completions
01Business
22942.0%
02Health Professions
17632.3%
03Transportation
7814.3%
04Natural Resources
305.5%
05Engineering Tech
162.9%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
112.0%
07Security/Protective
40.7%
08Parks/Recreation
10.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
3,242
12-mo unduplicated
3,606
Undergraduate
3,032
Graduate
574

Gender split

Men
50%1,802
Women
50%1,804

Race / ethnicity composition

White
39.9%
Hispanic
20.4%
Black
19.4%
Unknown
16.1%
Two or more
1.8%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,733 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons01
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    78

    Everglades vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Everglades selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectEverglades University
    		61%—3,242$27,371Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Art Center College of Design
    		79%74.5%2,308$48,661Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Berry College
    		69%64.0%2,484$22,320Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Bob Jones University
    		63%86.2%2,734$16,641Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Calvin University
    		74%70.9%3,681$22,992Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Carthage College
    		64%87.1%2,844$26,565Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Central Methodist University-College of Graduate and Extended Studies
    		0%87.5%3,802$14,601Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Curry College
    		51%87.7%1,994$29,207Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Delaware Valley University
    		56%93.2%2,199$28,278Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Dordt University
    		74%68.5%1,952$25,807Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Drury University
    		62%57.6%1,615$20,831Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    East Texas Baptist University
    		47%57.8%1,813$23,911Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Elizabethtown College
    		76%77.9%2,283$26,598Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Grand View University
    		54%99.1%1,856$21,774Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
    		66%88.9%2,204$22,866Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    La Roche University
    		56%75.8%2,153$20,794Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Lancaster Bible College
    		68%55.9%2,519$25,480Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Lebanon Valley College
    		65%83.8%2,146$26,979Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Methodist University
    		43%75.1%1,822$24,704Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Moravian University
    		72%54.2%2,745$30,670Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Muskingum University
    		56%81.8%1,751$19,532Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Nebraska Wesleyan University
    		66%79.8%1,654$18,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    North Central College
    		64%77.3%3,003$21,044Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    North Greenville University
    		55%66.7%2,304$21,063Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Saint Martin's University
    		52%89.8%1,390$28,119Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Siena College
    		75%69.0%3,720$33,733Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Thomas More University
    		40%90.3%2,350$21,835Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Unity Environmental University
    		29%81.8%7,165$19,104Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of Mount Olive
    		48%75.8%2,109$18,853Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of Mount Union
    		59%78.2%2,461$23,280Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    University of Northwestern-St Paul
    		68%93.5%3,234$27,705Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Wentworth Institute of Technology
    		68%91.2%4,191$34,170Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    York College of Pennsylvania
    		64%73.7%3,825$18,556Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
    Peer group median63%78.0%2,308$23,280

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    Frequently asked questions about Everglades University

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Everglades.

    What is the graduation rate at Everglades University?

    Everglades University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Everglades University?

    Everglades University reports a total enrollment of 3,242 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Everglades University?

    The average net price at Everglades University is $27,371 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Everglades University?

    Everglades University's yield rate is 65.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Everglades University located?

    Everglades University is located in Boca Raton, Florida 33431.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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