- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FLCity: midsizeZIP 33401Founded 1968
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1969
- Website
- www.pba.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private nonprofit university in West Palm Beach, Florida, with 2,603 undergraduates. It admits 82% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $28,724 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate82%
Retention68%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans39%
$28,724net price / year
82%admission rate
1075average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$55,772median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,960median debt
#994 of 1,704 for earnings#1,411 of 1,739 for lowest net price#930 of 1,738 for graduation rate#923 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
- $60,207tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $42,250
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $42,250
- Average net price
- $28,724national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,985
$30,001–48,000$24,753
$48,001–75,000$25,393
$75,001–110,000$27,997
$110,001+$34,561
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 82%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–600
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college82%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,388
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,772middle 50%: $35,248–$80,456
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,960
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,456
Median, Palm Beach Atlantic University$55,772
Lower quarter$35,248
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
- 2,603
- Part-time
- 4.7%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 22.2
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,265 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,213
- Endowment, end of year
- $109,770,462
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic18%
Black8.6%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races4.1%
U.S. nonresident5.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown3.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management31%
Health professions15%
Psychology7.7%
Visual & performing arts7.5%
Communication & journalism6.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.4%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.9%
Theology & religious vocations3.6%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 136330. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7127976.