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Florida Atlantic University

General Information

Name: Florida Atlantic University
Address: 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone:

  • General information: (561) 297-3000
  • Financial aid office: (561) 297-3530
  • Admissions office: (561) 297-3040

Website: www.fau.edu/
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$2,662$2,607$2,474
        Out-of-state$13,113$13,113$12,479
Books and supplies$724$700$686
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,280$7,962$6,433
        Other expenses$1,458$1,410$1,384

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$13,124$12,679$10,977
Out-of-state
        On-campus$23,575$23,185$20,982

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 79%
  • Federal grants: 25%
  • State/local grants: 61%
  • Institutional grants: 20%
  • Student loans: 33%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2855
  • State/local grants:$1964
  • Institutional grants:$2890
  • Student loans:$2871

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants11,3034,8196,484
Percent admitted54.0%54.3%53.8%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time35.0%36.8%33.7%
Part-time2.8%3.1%2.6%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 25645
Undergraduate enrollment: 21366
First-time student retention: 72%
Overall graduation rate: 37%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 56%
    • Part Time: 44%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 57%
Black non-hispanic: 18%
Hispanic: 17%
Asian/pacific islander: 4%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Women's Studies - Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Biomedical Sciences, General - Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General - Bachelor
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management - Master
  • Real Estate - Bachelor
  • Taxation - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other - Master
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor, Master
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Master
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Ocean Engineering - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management - Bachelor, Master
  • Nursing Science (MS, PhD) - Doctor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate, Bachelor, Master
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Experimental Psychology - Doctor
  • Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Psychology - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Master
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master


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