EWU

Edward Waters University

Jacksonville, Florida Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Jacksonville, Florida, Edward Waters University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,177, made up of 1,087 undergraduates and 90 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is African Methodist Episcopal.

Edward Waters University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 9 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. It awarded 210 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

54% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

1,177

Students enrolled

54%

First-year retention

210

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

14:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 9

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 2

Business Administration and Management BachelorMaster Online option 114 graduates
Accounting Bachelor 2 graduates

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor 23 graduates
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy Master Online option 10 graduates

Psychology 1

Psychology, General Bachelor 23 graduates

Communication and Journalism 1

Communication Bachelor 14 graduates

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1

Biology Bachelor 10 graduates

Education 1

Educational Leadership and Administration Master Online option 10 graduates

Public Administration and Social Services 1

Public Administration Master Online option 4 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 54%
First-year retention, part-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 152
Master's degrees: 58

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 1,177
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 1,087
Graduate students, fall 2024: 90
Full-time, fall 2024: 94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 1,467
Undergraduates, 2024-25: 1,342
Graduate students, 2024-25: 125
Full-time, 2024-25: 90%
Size category: 1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 47%
Men: 53%
White: 5%
Hispanic or Latino: 4%
Black or African American: 80%
Two or more races: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 10%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 4
Online graduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 9%
Students taking some online courses: 64%

Campus and services

Setting: Large city
Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association: NCAA
Athletic conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Chief administrator: Dr. Michael West
Services and opportunities: Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience