Edward Waters University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Edward Waters University is a private master's university in Jacksonville, FL (town setting), with 7,246 undergraduates (60% women). It admitted 92% of 6,415 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $45,437 a year for out-of-state students and $27,898 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,786 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 47% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, psychology, education. The campus reported 1.05 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Edward Waters University ranks
6 top-ten finishes among Division II schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 47%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $8,353 in-state · $25,892 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 6 burglaries · 27 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 3 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Edward Waters University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Edward Waters University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Independent | 32 | — | 4 | $1.2M | $37,337 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $2.2M | $139,593 | 980 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 16 | — | 1 | $1.8M | $113,042 | 996 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 2 | — | — | 993 | |
| Football | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 132 | — | 1 | $6.6M | $50,164 | 963 | |
| Women's Golf | Peach Belt Conference | 7 | — | 1 | $410k | $58,603 | 984 | |
| Softball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 8 | — | 1 | $482k | $60,190 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 83 | — | 1 | $751k | $9,050 | 962 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 116 | — | 1 | $1.1M | $9,796 | 968 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Intercol. Ath. Conf. | 17 | — | 1 | $1M | $60,473 | 986 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.