- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FLCity: smallZIP 33431Founded 1961
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1961
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.fau.edu
FloridaPublic
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Atlantic University is a public university in Boca Raton, Florida, with 23,757 undergraduates. It admits 66% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $10,394 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate66%
Retention84%
4-year graduation51%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans26%
$10,394net price / year
66%admission rate
1127average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$61,062median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,500median debt
#726 of 1,704 for earnings#201 of 1,739 for lowest net price#532 of 1,738 for graduation rate#480 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,554tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $4,879
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,324
- Average net price
- $10,394national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,257
$30,001–48,000$5,812
$48,001–75,000$8,268
$75,001–110,000$14,420
$110,001+$18,580
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 66%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1127
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college66%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college84%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 84%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,988
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,062middle 50%: $40,286–$87,627
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,627
Median, Florida Atlantic University$61,062
Lower quarter$40,286
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 23,757
- Part-time
- 25%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 24 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,706 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,412
- Endowment, end of year
- $398,118,994
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White42%
Hispanic29%
Black16%
Asian3.8%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
23 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Health professions9.8%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies9.1%
Liberal arts & humanities7.1%
Psychology6.7%
Communication & journalism5.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.4%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State University Tallahassee, FL | $8,605 | 86% | $68,225 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL | $11,555 | 57% | $59,401 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | $11,689 | 68% | $59,626 |
| University of Florida Gainesville, FL | $5,969 | 92% | $78,456 |
| University of South Florida Tampa, FL | $8,648 | 78% | $63,660 |
| University of West Florida Pensacola, FL | $9,443 | 60% | $52,902 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA | $11,583 | 68% | $69,352 |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA | $11,959 | 61% | $58,121 |
| California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA | $9,426 | 70% | $69,554 |
| North Carolina A & T State University Greensboro, NC | $9,884 | 56% | $50,279 |
| Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI | $11,815 | 58% | $63,565 |
| Wichita State University Wichita, KS | $10,307 | 52% | $56,003 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 133669. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q429863.