Eckerd College

Eckerd College-a private liberal arts undergraduate institution on Florida's Gulf Coast-serves 2,017 students (from more than 35 countries and nearly every U.S. state and territory) on its 188-acre waterfront St. Petersburg campus. As one of 40 schools featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Eckerd has a robust academic program that features over 40 majors and 50 minors, a 12:1 student/faculty ratio, undergraduate research and artist opportunities, and a strong focus on study abroad. The best education is one that prepares students for the how, as well as the what, an education like Eckerd's that teaches students to ThinkOutside.