Florida Atlantic University

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.

Campus Location

777 Glades Rd
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
USA
Main Tel: (561) 297-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

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

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Student meal (board) plan
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Weekend study option
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	4,481	59
Master	1,114	53
Associate	159	1
Doctorale	83	16
Post-master's certificate	24	2

Students

Student enrollment was 26,193 in 2007-2008 (20,632 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 52% of the class.

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

About 8% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 92% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 2,929
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 13,911
Room	$ 5,620
Board	$ 3,340
Books and supplies	$ 766
Other	$ 1,544

Financial Aid: Florida Atlantic participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Florida Atlantic:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	Florida International University	Miami, FL	38,182
2	Georgia State University	Atlanta, GA	27,134
3	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Charlotte, NC	22,388
4	University of Central Florida	Orlando, FL	48,398
5	The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	24,889
6	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Pomona, CA	21,477
7	California State University-Fullerton	Fullerton, CA	37,130
8	California State University-East Bay	Hayward, CA	13,124
9	San Jose State University	San Jose, CA	31,906
10	California State University-Northridge	Northridge, CA	35,446

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		399
Without tenure; working toward tenure		184
Without tenure; tenure not available		271

Housing and Meals

Florida Atlantic provides on-campus housing for 2,700 of its 20,632 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009). 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) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	50%
Women	47%
All	49%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	470-550
Math	480-560
Writing	450-540

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (97 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (149 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,393 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 (151 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (27 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (822 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

ENGINEERING (187 awarded)

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

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (256 awarded)

Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS (8 awarded)

Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (23 awarded)

Hospitality Administration/Management

LIBERAL ARTS (982 awarded)

Anthropology
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
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 (46 awarded)

Applied Mathematics
Mathematics

MEDIA (220 awarded)

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

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (108 awarded)

Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (12 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (19 awarded)

Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (346 awarded)

Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (53 awarded)

Kinesiology and Exercise Science

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (27 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (6 awarded)

Jewish/Judaic Studies
Philosophy

SCIENCE (355 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (299 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (268 awarded)

Experimental Psychology
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology
Social Psychology