Eckerd, one of just 40 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s Colleges that Change Lives, invites students to THINKOUTSIDE. At our 188-acre waterfront campus and at points around the globe, we venture together in the Eckerd experience to think outside the conventional questions, methods and solutions, seeking to build a better world.
We are the most pet-friendly campus in the country - yes, you can bring cats and dogs!
We have the only college organization recognized by the Coast Guard, Eckerd College Search and Rescue (EC-SAR). EC-SAR is a highly trained group of student volunteers who work closely with the U.S. Coast Guard, 911 Emergency Medical Response and other state and local agencies to answer more than 500 maritime distress calls per year.