Palm Beach Atlantic University Overview

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Palm Beach Atlantic University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Palm Beach Atlantic.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Palm Beach Atlantic bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $49,232 a year. That's about 21% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from Palm Beach Atlantic to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Palm Beach Atlantic University?

Contact details for Palm Beach Atlantic are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone:	561-803-2000
Website:	www.pba.edu

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How Do I Get Into Palm Beach Atlantic?

You can apply to Palm Beach Atlantic online at: www.pba.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for Palm Beach Atlantic

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Palm Beach Atlantic?

With an acceptance rate of 95%, Palm Beach Atlantic is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Palm Beach Atlantic submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

Palm Beach Atlantic received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Palm Beach Atlantic University?

The overall average net price of Palm Beach Atlantic is $36,835. 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 Palm Beach Atlantic, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,036 a year. That adds up to $28,144 over four years for those students.

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Palm Beach Atlantic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,916 undergraduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic, with 2,240 being full-time and 676 being part-time.

There are also 788 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,240 full-time undergraduates at Palm Beach Atlantic, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	222
Hispanic or Latino	367
White	1,373
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	160

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Palm Beach Atlantic University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Palm Beach Atlantic. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Canada, and Brazil.

Palm Beach Atlantic University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	87	23	26	136
Business Administration & Management	33	62	0	95
Mental & Social Health Services	0	58	0	58
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	57	57
General Psychology	45	0	0	45
Marketing	38	0	0	38
Theological & Ministerial Studies	14	10	5	29
Health & Physical Education	24	0	0	24
General Biology	20	0	0	20
Accounting	8	8	0	16
Finance & Financial Management	16	0	0	16
Missionary Studies	10	2	0	12
Liberal Arts General Studies	11	0	0	11
Music	11	0	0	11
International Business	10	0	0	10
Teacher Education Grade Specific	10	0	0	10
Chemistry	9	0	0	9
Human Resource Management	8	0	0	8
Communication & Media Studies	7	0	0	7
Public Relations & Advertising	7	0	0	7
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	0	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6	0	0	6
General English Literature	6	0	0	6
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	6	0	0	6
Biblical Studies	6	0	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	6	0	0	6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	6	0	0	6
History	5	0	0	5
Political Science & Government	5	0	0	5
Dance	5	0	0	5
Computer Science	4	0	0	4
Student Counseling	0	4	0	4
International Studies	0	4	0	4
General Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	3	0	3
Religious Studies	0	3	0	3
Fine & Studio Arts	3	0	0	3
Journalism	2	0	0	2
Educational Administration	0	2	0	2
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	2	0	2
Mathematics	1	0	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	0	1
Computer Information Systems	0	0	0	0
General Engineering	0	0	0	0
Human Development & Family Studies	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	437	181	88	706

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.