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Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. The city atmosphere of Boca Raton makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

744 Undergraduate Degrees
507 Graduate Degrees
$28,279 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
81% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Florida Atlantic University?

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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

How Do I Get Into FAU?

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

Admission Requirements for FAU

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into FAU?

81% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
78% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at Florida Atlantic University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% 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 520 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Florida Atlantic University  ( 520 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Florida Atlantic University  ( 500 to 590 )
200
800
FAU received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

ACT English Scores for Florida Atlantic University  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Florida Atlantic University  ( 20 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford Florida Atlantic University?

$28,279 Net Price
30% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of FAU is $28,279. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FAU, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $6,926 a year. That adds up to $27,704 over four years for those students.

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,617 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,457 undergraduate students at FAU, with 16,617 being full-time and 8,840 being part-time.

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There are also 5,348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,617 full-time undergraduates at FAU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 727
Black or African American 3,157
Hispanic or Latino 4,527
White 6,788
International Students 583
Other Races/Ethnicities 835

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.

Florida Atlantic University Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 347 3 111 0 461
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 292 0 0 0 292
Health Care Management 0 95 0 85 0 180
Clinical/Medical Social Work 0 0 1 143 3 147
Medicine 0 0 0 0 64 64
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 0 40 40
Speech Pathology & Audiology 0 0 0 23 0 23
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 12 0 0 12
Health Information Management 10 0 0 0 0 10
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 0 0 10 0 0 10
Nursing Science 0 0 0 0 8 8
Health/Medical Physics 0 0 0 4 0 4
TOTAL 10 734 26 366 115 1,251

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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