Florida Atlantic University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Florida Atlantic University was established on September 14, 1964. The university is spread over 800 acres in Boca Raton, Florida. In addition to its main campus, FAU has six satellite campuses in Florida. The academic unit of FAU is divided into the following schools and colleges:

• Barry Kaye College of Business
• Charles E. Schmidt College of Biomedical Science
• Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
• Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
• College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs
• College of Education
• College of Engineering and Computer Science
• Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
• Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
• The Graduate College

FAU has officially recognized 20 chapters of national sororities and fraternities. The university includes 11 fraternities and 9 sororities. The university also organizes an annual event called Greek Week during the spring semester.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, art studies, and security and law enforcement.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Selective admissions.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 26,839 in 2009-2010 (20,735 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 59% of the student body. About 10% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Florida Atlantic provides on-campus housing for 2,800 of its 20,735 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Sun Belt Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 118 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 89 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Florida Atlantic offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Doctorate, Professional Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (101 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (135 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,415 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (122 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (17 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (809 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas

ENGINEERING (193 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (1 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (240 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (5 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (22 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (1,033 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (40 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (205 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (100 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (11 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (34 awarded)

• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (350 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (71 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (19 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (377 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biomedical Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (274 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (271 awarded)

• Experimental Psychology
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• Social Psychology