Florida Atlantic University Overview

Florida Atlantic University is a public institution situated in Boca Raton, Florida. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Florida Atlantic University Known For?

• Students at FAU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The highest award offered at FAU is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, FAU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $43,200 a year. That's about 6% more than their peers at other schools.

Florida Atlantic University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

FAU has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#53	Most Popular Online Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#69	Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#132	Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#168	Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FAU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Value Ocean Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Urban & Regional Planning Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Architecture & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value Fine & Studio Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#46	Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#68	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FAU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#25	Best General Biology Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#26	Best Education Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#40	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#64	Best Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	College Factual
#87	Best Colleges for Education	College Factual

Where Is Florida Atlantic University?

Contact details for FAU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone:	561-297-3000
Website:	www.fau.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/FloridaAtlantic
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/FlaAtlanticU

How Do I Get Into FAU?

You can apply to FAU online at: www.fau.edu/admissions/Apply_Online.php

Admission Requirements for FAU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FAU?

FAU has an acceptance rate of 60%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 59%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% of students accepted to FAU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 600.

FAU received ACT scores from 36% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 19 and 25. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Florida Atlantic University?

The overall average net price of FAU is $29,433. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At FAU, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $6,167 a year. That adds up to $24,668 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FAU is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 24,740 undergraduate students at FAU, with 16,678 being full-time and 8,062 being part-time.

There are also 5,321 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,678 full-time undergraduates at FAU, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Atlantic University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	716
Black or African American	3,111
Hispanic or Latino	4,398
White	6,894
International Students	705
Other Races/Ethnicities	854

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Atlantic University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at FAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Florida Atlantic University

There are 11 bachelor’s degree and 13 master’s degree programs available online at FAU. In 2017-2018, 12,977 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FAU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 19th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2017-2018.

Online Growth Rankings of FAU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida Atlantic University was 19.7%. This is the #905 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at FAU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of FAU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Accounting	3%
Business, Management & Marketing	5%
Computer & Information Sciences	2%
Criminal Justice & Corrections	4%
Engineering	4%
Health Professions	6%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	1%
Hospitality Management	25%
Marketing	15%
Nursing	4%
Taxation	9%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FAU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at FAU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Education Philosophy	#2
Taxation	#2
Geography & Cartography	#7
Other Homeland Security	#8
Computer Engineering	#8
International Business	#10
Public Administration	#23
Marketing	#28
Engineering	#29
Curriculum & Instruction	#32
Health & Physical Education	#33
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#37
Social Sciences	#49
Public Administration & Social Service	#62
Accounting	#64
Educational Administration	#76
Criminal Justice & Corrections	#117
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#129
Nursing	#171
Education	#208
Business Administration & Management	#256
Health Professions	#285
Business, Management & Marketing	#326

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	0	0	254	0	288	10	552
General Biology	6	0	431	0	57	11	505
Accounting	0	0	279	0	189	0	468
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	448	0	0	0	448
Nursing	0	0	222	27	154	31	434
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	216	164	0	0	0	380
General Psychology	0	0	366	0	9	0	375
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	326	0	12	0	338
Health & Medical Administrative Services	8	0	184	0	98	0	290
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	265	0	22	0	287
Marketing	11	0	242	0	0	0	253
Computer Information Systems	0	0	147	22	33	6	208
Social Work	17	0	179	9	0	0	205
Health & Physical Education	0	0	179	0	21	0	200
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	165	1	9	0	175
Sociology	0	0	130	0	11	0	141
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	137	0	1	0	138
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	123	4	127
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	112	0	11	0	123
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	115	0	0	8	123
Management Information Systems	0	0	104	0	16	0	120
Political Science & Government	0	0	106	0	13	0	119
Hospitality Management	57	0	57	0	0	0	114
General English Literature	0	0	100	0	10	0	110
Mechanical Engineering	0	0	82	0	17	2	101
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	97	0	4	0	101
Educational Administration	0	0	0	7	74	15	96
Economics	0	0	72	0	13	0	85
General Education	0	0	80	0	0	0	80
Civil Engineering	0	0	54	0	20	0	74
International Business	1	0	72	0	0	0	73
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	67	0	0	0	67
Electrical Engineering	0	0	51	0	11	2	64
Student Counseling	0	0	0	19	33	6	58
Computer Engineering	0	0	42	0	13	3	58
Geography & Cartography	38	0	15	5	0	0	58
Medicine	0	0	0	0	0	55	55
History	0	0	36	0	14	0	50
General Architecture	0	0	49	0	0	0	49
Public Administration	0	0	30	0	16	3	49
Ocean Engineering	0	0	23	6	12	6	47
Chemistry	0	0	35	0	6	5	46
Natural Resources Conservation	36	0	0	0	8	0	44
Other Homeland Security	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
Urban & Regional Planning	0	0	34	0	9	0	43
Taxation	0	0	0	0	43	0	43
Mathematics	0	0	27	2	7	6	42
Anthropology	0	0	39	0	3	0	42
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	36	0	4	0	40
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	27	0	13	0	40
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	11	0	15	4	30
Ethnic Studies	23	0	0	0	5	0	28
Special Education	0	0	11	0	10	5	26
Environmental Design	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
Communication Sciences	0	0	0	0	24	0	24
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	20	0	0	0	4	0	24
Writing Studies	14	0	0	0	8	0	22
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	11	0	9	0	20
Music	0	0	13	0	6	0	19
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	2	11	5	18
Arts & Media Management	0	0	17	0	1	0	18
Physics	0	0	5	0	7	5	17
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	3	12	0	15
Philosophy	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Teaching English or French	12	0	0	1	0	0	13
Human Development & Family Studies	6	0	0	7	0	0	13
Insurance	12	0	0	0	0	0	12
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	4	0	0	0	0	8	12
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	10	0	0	10
Environmental Engineering	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Romance Languages	0	0	7	0	1	0	8
Public Health	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Surveying Engineering	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Area Studies	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Other Health Professions	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Information Technology	4	0	0	0	0	0	4
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Marine Science	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Religious Studies	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Information Science	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Applied Mathematics	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Statistics	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Classical & Ancient Studies	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education Philosophy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	286	216	5,855	123	1,530	200	8,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.