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Florida Atlantic University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Boca Raton, FL
Population 3,500,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,458
Men / Women 43% / 57%
White 40%
Hispanic 28%
Black 16%
Asian 5%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 37%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Arts 3%
Education 3%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $4,879
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $17,324
Est. In-State Cost $6,311
Est. Out-of-State Cost $22,410
10-Year ROI $215,000
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Weather

Comfortable Days 45 (4th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,155 (93th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 230 (18th pctl)
Muggyness Super Muggy

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 52%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $23M #154
Life & Natural Sciences $46M #154
Humanities & Social Sciences $2M #213
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 35 #129
Life & Natural Sciences 124 #190
Humanities & Social Sciences 43 #278

Honors College

Name Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Students 600 (3%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 99%
SAT Range 1,040 – 1,200
ACT Range 21 – 26

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science 1,041 27% / 73% 2% $52,359
Mathematics 20 65% / 35% 0% $51,893
Physics 7 57% / 43% 0%
Biological and Physical Sciences 90 32% / 68% 0%
Biology 391 30% / 70% 2% $61,063
Biomedical Sciences 11 36% / 64% 0% $61,063
Chemistry 38 47% / 53% 3% $45,482
Geological and Earth Sciences 35 43% / 57% 3%
Behavioral Neuroscience 99 26% / 74% 5% $46,139
Psychology 350 16% / 84% 2% $44,895
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Business 1,471 51% / 49% 5% $67,865
Accounting 205 45% / 55% 4% $80,982
Business Administration 354 +1 55% / 45% 2% $74,668
Finance 271 68% / 32% 7% $65,666
Health Administration 82 26% / 74% 4% $62,909
Hospitality Management 37 22% / 78% 0% $51,437
International Business 65 +2 35% / 65% 23% $58,844
Management Information Systems 138 77% / 23% 2% $71,653
Marketing 319 +3 40% / 60% 4% $57,134
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Design and Social Inquiry 415 47% / 53% 3% $53,707
Economics 50 +1 70% / 30% 10% $65,764
Anthropology 17 24% / 76% 6% $34,123
Environmental Design 23 48% / 52% 0%
Political Science 132 +3 40% / 60% 1% $50,455
Public Administration 45 +2 51% / 49% 0% $60,204
Sociology 55 +4 27% / 73% 2% $47,462
Architecture 70 66% / 34% 3%
Urban and Regional Planning 23 39% / 61% 9% $62,867
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 323 26% / 74% 2% $50,336
Exercise Science and Health Promotion 157 46% / 54% 1% $50,026
Education 49 0% / 100% 4% $47,230
Elementary Education 90 9% / 91% 3% $51,582
English Education 11 9% / 91% 0% $53,137
Mathematics Education 2 100% / 0% 0% $53,137
Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Education 4 50% / 50% 0% $53,137
Special Education 8 0% / 100% 0% $54,806
Music Education 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,137
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computer Science 416 78% / 22% 6% $85,179
Civil Engineering 45 73% / 27% 9% $78,656
Computer Engineering 32 84% / 16% 12% $92,388
Computer Science 185 78% / 22% 5% $84,537
Data Science 12 92% / 8% 0%
Electrical Engineering 39 79% / 21% 5% $88,953
Environmental Engineering 6 17% / 83% 17%
Mechanical Engineering 75 80% / 20% 7% $85,598
Ocean Engineering 10 80% / 20% 0% $85,483
Surveying Engineering 12 67% / 33% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Nursing 654 15% / 85% 2% $95,316
Health Sciences 349 16% / 84% 3%
Nursing 305 14% / 86% 1% $95,316
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Social Work and Criminal Justice 464 29% / 71% 1% $52,484
Criminal Justice 241 +4 32% / 68% 0% $53,294
Security Studies 50 +1 76% / 24% 0% $54,106
Social Work 173 13% / 87% 3% $50,887
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters 1,082 35% / 65% 3% $47,100
Communication 236 +2 32% / 68% 1% $48,660
Digital Communication 146 +1 41% / 59% 2% $43,255
English 62 +5 26% / 74% 2% $46,546
Foreign Languages 23 +4 17% / 83% 4%
History 38 +5 66% / 34% 3% $51,339
Interdisciplinary Studies 360 37% / 63% 4% $48,916
Interdisciplinary Studies 7 57% / 43% 0%
Liberal Arts 50 +5 28% / 72% 2% $46,023
Philosophy 3 100% / 0% 0%
University Studies 54 31% / 69% 2% $46,023
Art 61 25% / 75% 7% $40,087
Music 5 0% / 100% 0%
Music Management 14 57% / 43% 7% $43,741
Theatre 23 +1 26% / 74% 0%