Florida Atlantic University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Population
3,500,000
Website
http://www.fau.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
23,458
Men / Women
43% / 57%
White
40%
Hispanic
28%
Black
16%
Asian
5%
Mixed
4%
International
3%
Native American
0%
From State
79%
From Region
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
26%
Health Sciences
14%
Life & Natural Sciences
8%
Engineering
4%
Arts
3%
Computer Science
3%
Education
3%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
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 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours
3,155 (93% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation
230 (18%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
52%
Yield (Unbound)
16%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $46M | #153 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $23M | #154 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $2M | #211 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 35 | #128 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 124 | #175 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 43 | #270 |
Honors College
Name
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Students
600 (3%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
required
Submitted Test Scores
99%
SAT Range
1070
–
1170
SAT Math Range
510
–
590
SAT RW Range
530
–
610
ACT Range
21
–
26
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles E. Schmidt College of Science | 1,041 | 27% / 73% | 2% | $50,968 | 92% | ||
| Chemistry | 38 — | 47% / 53% | 3% | $47,301 | 47 | 88% | |
| Geological and Earth Sciences | 35 — | 43% / 57% | 3% | $55,333 | 66 | — | |
| Mathematics | 20 — | 65% / 35% | 0% | $53,969 | 63 | 89% | |
| Physics | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $61,498 | 77 | — | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 90 — | 32% / 68% | 0% | $54,773 | 65 | — | |
| Biology | 391 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $54,209 | 64 | 93% | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 11 — | 36% / 64% | 0% | $54,209 | 64 | 93% | |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 99 — | 26% / 74% | 5% | $47,985 | 49 | 91% | |
| Psychology | 350 — | 16% / 84% | 2% | $46,691 | 45 | 92% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business | 1,471 | 51% / 49% | 5% | $63,797 | 92% | ||
| Accounting | 205 — | 45% / 55% | 4% | $68,963 | 85 | 95% | |
| Business Administration | 354 +1 | 55% / 45% | 2% | $61,421 | 76 | 91% | |
| Finance | 271 — | 68% / 32% | 7% | $68,293 | 84 | 91% | |
| Health Administration | 82 — | 26% / 74% | 4% | $51,984 | 59 | 93% | |
| Hospitality Management | 37 — | 22% / 78% | 0% | $53,494 | 62 | 86% | |
| International Business | 65 +2 | 35% / 65% | 23% | $61,198 | 76 | 79% | |
| Management Information Systems | 138 — | 77% / 23% | 2% | $74,519 | 89 | 95% | |
| Marketing | 319 +3 | 40% / 60% | 4% | $59,419 | 73 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Design and Social Inquiry | 415 | 47% / 53% | 3% | $55,880 | 93% | ||
| Economics | 50 +1 | 70% / 30% | 10% | $68,395 | 84 | 90% | |
| Anthropology | 17 — | 24% / 76% | 6% | $35,488 | 15 | 77% | |
| Environmental Design | 23 — | 48% / 52% | 0% | $52,882 | 61 | 88% | |
| Political Science | 132 +3 | 40% / 60% | 1% | $52,473 | 60 | 92% | |
| Public Administration | 45 +2 | 51% / 49% | 0% | $59,981 | 74 | 98% | |
| Sociology | 55 +4 | 27% / 73% | 2% | $49,360 | 53 | 95% | |
| Architecture | 70 — | 66% / 34% | 3% | $58,671 | 72 | — | |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 23 — | 39% / 61% | 9% | $65,382 | 81 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 323 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $53,046 | 92% | ||
| Exercise Science and Health Promotion | 157 — | 46% / 54% | 1% | $53,460 | 62 | 93% | |
| Education | 49 — | 0% / 100% | 4% | $49,119 | 52 | 85% | |
| Elementary Education | 90 — | 9% / 91% | 3% | $53,645 | 63 | 93% | |
| English Education | 11 — | 9% / 91% | 0% | $55,262 | 66 | 94% | |
| Mathematics Education | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $55,262 | 66 | 94% | |
| Science Teacher Education | — — | — | — | $55,029 | 66 | — | |
| Social Studies Education | 4 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $55,262 | 66 | 94% | |
| Special Education | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $56,998 | 69 | 90% | |
| Music Education | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $55,262 | 66 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | 416 | 78% / 22% | 6% | $87,910 | 94% | ||
| Civil Engineering | 45 — | 73% / 27% | 9% | $81,802 | 93 | 98% | |
| Computer Engineering | 32 — | 84% / 16% | 12% | $96,084 | 98 | 93% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 39 — | 79% / 21% | 5% | $92,511 | 97 | 89% | |
| Environmental Engineering | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 17% | $75,823 | 90 | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 75 — | 80% / 20% | 7% | $89,022 | 96 | 96% | |
| Ocean Engineering | 10 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $88,902 | 96 | 76% | |
| Surveying Engineering | 12 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $86,142 | 95 | — | |
| Computer Science | 185 — | 78% / 22% | 5% | $87,918 | 96 | 94% | |
| Data Science | 12 — | 92% / 8% | 0% | $73,977 | 89 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Nursing | 654 | 15% / 85% | 2% | $68,640 | 97% | ||
| Health Sciences | 349 — | 16% / 84% | 3% | $50,607 | 56 | 100% | |
| Nursing | 305 — | 14% / 86% | 1% | $89,276 | 96 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Social Work and Criminal Justice | 464 | 29% / 71% | 1% | $53,251 | 95% | ||
| Criminal Justice | 241 +4 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $55,057 | 66 | 94% | |
| Security Studies | 50 +1 | 76% / 24% | 0% | $56,270 | 68 | 90% | |
| Social Work | 173 — | 13% / 87% | 3% | $49,864 | 54 | 97% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters | 1,082 | 35% / 65% | 3% | $48,280 | 92% | ||
| Communication | 236 +2 | 32% / 68% | 1% | $50,606 | 56 | 94% | |
| Digital Communication | 146 +1 | 41% / 59% | 2% | $44,985 | 40 | 94% | |
| English | 62 +5 | 26% / 74% | 2% | $48,408 | 50 | 89% | |
| Foreign Languages | 23 +4 | 17% / 83% | 4% | $45,977 | 43 | 90% | |
| History | 38 +5 | 66% / 34% | 3% | $53,393 | 62 | 98% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 7 — | 57% / 43% | 0% | $50,372 | 55 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 360 — | 37% / 63% | 4% | $50,873 | 57 | 92% | |
| Liberal Arts | 50 +5 | 28% / 72% | 2% | $47,864 | 49 | 91% | |
| Philosophy | 3 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $47,279 | 47 | — | |
| University Studies | 54 — | 31% / 69% | 2% | $47,864 | 49 | 91% | |
| Art | 61 — | 25% / 75% | 7% | $41,690 | 31 | 89% | |
| Music | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $41,771 | 31 | — | |
| Music Management | 14 — | 57% / 43% | 7% | $45,491 | 42 | 94% | |
| Theatre | 23 +1 | 26% / 74% | 0% | $20,260 | 2 | 95% |