University Description
Edward Waters University is a private Christian historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church) as a school to educate freedmen and their children. It was the first independent institution of higher education and the first historically black college in the State of Florida.. Read MoreUniversity History
The AME Church was the first independent black denomination in the United States and was founded in 1816 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After the Civil War, it sent numerous missionaries to the South to plant AME churches. The first African Methodist Episcopal pastor in the state, William G. Steward, originally named the college Brown Theological Institute.Academic Programs
- General Business Administration and Management
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Psychology
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Mathematics
- General Music
- General Psychology
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Communication
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- General Biology
- General Business Administration and Management
- General Mathematics
- Criminal Justice and Safety Studies
- General Biology
- Elementary Education and Teaching
Sports Offered
- Baseball (M)
- Softball (W)
- Basketball (M)
- Basketball (W)
- Cross Country (M)
- Cross Country (W)
- Golf (W)
- Volleyball (M)
- Volleyball (W)
Greek Life
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
- Iota Phi Theta Fraternity
Admissions office
Year Founded
1866
University Mascot
Tiger
Address
Edward Waters College 1658 Kings Rd Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone number
(904)470-8000