Florida · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's

Edward Waters University

Jacksonville, Florida. 1,113 undergraduate students. 9 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Edward Waters University

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+10%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Edward Waters University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.9k → $16.4k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Edward Waters University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (8.9% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+10%

Out-of-state tuition

Out-of-state tuition at Edward Waters University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($14.9k → $16.4k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+11%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Edward Waters University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (14.5% → 16.1%).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Florida

Each tile compares this institution to the Florida median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$34,782+17% · 6→10y
Florida median $36,288
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$29,809
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
28.0%+91% · '97→'24
Florida median 65.6%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$11,000+373% · '97→'18
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
1,113+217% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
53.4%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
84.8%+254% · '09→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$14,878+127% · '00→'24
out-of-state $14,878
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

4.2%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $11,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $34,782 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 199620241,087
1,32034319962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997202428.2%
32%2%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 19972018$29,000
$31,932$5,00919972018
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972024+91%

Edward Waters University · completion · 150% rose

14.8% → 28.2%

COMPLETION · 100% · 19972024+140%

Edward Waters University · completion · 100% rose

6.7% → 16.1%

RETENTION · 20042024+17%

Edward Waters University · retention rose

46.0% → 53.8%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024+217%

Edward Waters University · undergrad enrollment rose

343 → 1,087

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+127%

Edward Waters University · in-state tuition rose

$7,206 → $16,366

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+127%

Edward Waters University · out-of-state tuition rose

$7,206 → $16,366

MEDIAN DEBT · 19972018+373%

Edward Waters University · median debt rose

$6,125 → $29,000

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 20112024-100%

Edward Waters University · cohort default rate fell

32.6% → 0.0%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+25%

Edward Waters University · earnings_median_6yr rose

$23,900 → $29,809

FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Edward Waters University

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

EARNINGS SUPPRESSED

Federal privacy rules suppressed earnings for Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree at Edward Waters University(cohort below 30 students). The calculator can’t produce a number we’d stand behind, so we don’t.

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Edward Waters University graduates earn $X” — not “Edward Waters University makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Edward Waters University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →