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Founded 1961     Site Index
Type Public, Four-Year, Coeducational, Doctoral Granting University Administration Enrollment & Diversity
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Admissions Fall SCH
President Frank T. Brogan     Alumni Financial Aid
Calendar Semester Athletics  Housing
        Average Age  Lifelong Learning
 

Florida Atlantic University, the fifth public university in Florida, opened its doors in 1964 with an enrollment of 867 upper-division and graduate students.  In 1984, FAU admitted its charter freshman class, becoming a four-year institution.  By 2007, enrollment university-wide had grown to more than 26,000.  Full-time students account for 55% of the total enrollment.  FAU enrolled 2,676 first-time-college students for fall 2007.  Students are enrolled from 137 different countries and 47 states plus the District of Columbia..

     Campus/College Enrollment Personnel
      Campus Locations Residency
      Degrees Top Degree Programs
      Distance Learning Tuition & Fees
         
         
         
         
         
Degrees Awarded by College, 2006-07              
  Associate's Bachelor's Master's Specialist Doctoral Total %    
Arch, Urban & Public Affairs 0 505 125 0 2 632 11%    
Arts & Letters 0 970 96 0 9 1,075 19%    
Biomedical Science 0 0 22 0 0 22 0.4%    
Business 0 1,310 298 0 3 1,611 28%    
Education 0 490 271 20 19 800 14%    
Engineering & Computer Sci 0 216 87 0 13 316 6%    
Honors College 0 56 0 0 0 56 1%    
Nursing 0 233 105 0 8 346 6%    
Science 0 565 94 0 20 679 12%
Unknown 192 0 0 0 0 192 3%    
Total 192 4,345 1,098 20 74 5,729 100%    
                   
                   
Degree Programs     Degrees Awarded to Date        
Bachelor's 64   Bachelor's 87,136          
Master's 59   Master's 23,452          
Specialist   3   Specialist 895          
Doctoral 19   Doctoral 1,134          
      Total

112,617

          
     

       
Tuition & Fees      
 

Fall 2007

  

Spring 2008

  
 

Per Credit Hour

  

Per Credit Hour

  
  Undergraduate Graduate   Undergraduate Graduate  
In-State $112.23 $255.97   $116.02 $255.97  
Out-of-State $547.69 $914.70   $547.69 $914.70  
 
 
Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2007
  Full-time Part-time Total %          
Freshman 3,491 461 3,952 15%          
Sophomore 1,870 614 2,484 9%
Junior 3,182 2,460 5,642 21%          
Senior 3,722 4,080 7,802 29%          
2nd BA 175 577 752 3%          
Total Undergrad 12,440 8,192 20,632 78%          
Master's 1,103 1,795 2,898 11%          
Specialist 15 35 50 0.2%          
Doctoral 401 299 700 3%          
Total Graduate 1,519 2,129 3,648 14%          
Unclassified 135 2,110 2,245 8%          
Total 14,094 12,431 26,525 100%          
                 
Diversity                  
  Full-time Part-time Total %   FTIC Undergrad Graduate Unclassified
Asian 677 558 1,235 5%   134 953 145 137
Black 2,218 2,309 4,527 17%   413 3,722 422 383
Hispanic 2,363 2,273 4,636 17%   510 3,871 429 336
Native American 48 39 87 0.3%   7 74 8 5
White 8,059 6,946 15,005 57%   1,532 11,369 2,302 1,334
International 665 266 931 4%   62 564 325 42
Not reported 64 40 104 0.4%   18 79 17 8
                   
Gender                  
Female 8,129 7,875 16,004 60%   1,382 12,247 2,325 1,432
Male 5,965 4,556 10,521 40%   1,294 8,385 1,323 813
                 
Residency                  
  Full-time Part-time Total %   FTIC Undergrad Graduate Unclassified
Florida 12,737 12,070 24,807 94%   2,420 19,382 3,225 2,200
Non-Florida (U.S.) 1,052 307 1,359 5%   233 1,088 240 31
Non-U.S. 305 54 359 1%   23 162 183 14
                   
Florida Counties                  
Broward 5,319 5,381 10,700 43%   979 8,463 1,296 941
Palm Beach 4,667 4,692 9,359 38%   812 6,984 1,360 1,015
Miami-Dade 614 617 1,231 5%   124 975 155 101
St. Lucie 292 498 790 3%   25 622 108 60
Martin 214 279 493 2%   30 391 67 35
Orange 180 57 237 1%   58 215 20 2
Indian River 84 125 209 1%   7 159 37 13
 
 
Average Age       Average Class Size    
First-Time-In-College 18   Undergraduate    
Undergraduate 25      Lecture 33  
Graduate 34        Lab 18  
Unclassified 34        Discussion 26  
        Graduate    
Student to Faculty Ratio 18:1        Lecture 12  

Headcount Enrollment by Campus
  All Enrolled Primary %    
Boca Raton 19,225 18,277 69%    
Davie 5,010 3,586 14%    
Fort Lauderdale 904 654 2%    
John D. MacArthur 1,927 1,444 5%    
Treasure Coast 1,006 787 3%    
SeaTech 51 45 0.2%    
Off-Campus 770 604 2%    
Distance Learning 3,347 1,128 4%    
           
           
Headcount Enrollment by College  
  Undergraduate Graduate Total    
Arch, Urban & Public Affairs 1,872 297 2,169 8%  
Arts & Letters 3,626 460 4,086 15%  
Biomedical Science* 0 62 62 0.2%  
Business 5,665 944 6,609 25%  
Education 2,617 893 3,510 13%  
Engineering & Computer Science 1,428 264 1,692 6%  
Honors College 373 0 373 1%  
Nursing 949 344 1,293 5%  
Science 3,103 384 3,487 13%  
Unclassified 0 0 2,245 8%  
Undecided 999 0 999 4%  
Total 20,623 3,648 26,525 100%  
           

 
Top Degree Programs by Enrollment
Undergraduate     Graduate    
Elementary Education 1,696   Business Administration    
Accounting 939   Nursing    
Management 890   Educational Leadership    
Criminal Justice 847   Accounting    
Psychology 812   Curriculum & Instruction    
Art 661   Counselor Education    
Biological Sciences 511   Social Work    
Finance 486   Comparative Studies    
Communication 429   English    
Political Science 425   Public Administration    
 
 
Fall 2007 Student Credit Hours (SCH)
(Fundable & Non-fundable)
Undergraduate 231,432  
Graduate 28,374  
Total 259,806  

 
Student Housing
  Female Male Total %      
On-Campus            
   Boca Raton 1,303 1,103 2,406 9%    
   Jupiter 159 126 285 1%    
Off-Campus 14,373 9,181 23,554 90%    
Total 15,835 10,410 26,245 100%    
 
 
Admissions     First-Time-In-College Test Scores (Average)
  Applied Admitted Enrolled   ACT 22
First-Time-In-College 11,822 6,698 2,677   SAT  
Community College Transfers 4,259 3,458 2,099     Critical Reading 518
Other Undergraduate Transfers 3,648 2,094 830     Math 523
Graduate 3,317 1,812 515     Composite 1041
Total 23,046 14,062 6,121   High School GPA 3.2
Note: Includes students who enrolled in both the summer and fall semesters.      
 
E-Learning
  Fully On-line Courses Video-taped classroom sessions Video-
conferencing		 All Types*  
# Course Sections 451 165 161 777  
# Course Enrollments 12,174 531 1,392 14,097  
# Unduplicated Students 6,624 261 1,079 7,964  
* # of students enrolled in at least one course delivered fully through e-learning.    
           
           
Athletics
Men's Sports Women's Sports

The FAU Owls compete at the NCAA Division I
level in the Sunbelt Conference.  Men's soccer competes
in the Atlantic Soccer Conference.

 
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross Country Golf
Football Soccer
Golf Softball
Soccer Spirit
SpiritSwimming
Swimming Tennis
Tennis Track & Field
  Volleyball
 
 
Alumni
United States 97,579 Florida 75,788  
Other / Unknown 2,242   Broward 28,656  
Total 99,821   Palm Beach 27,535  
  Miami-Dade 3,937  
  St. Lucie 2,135  
 
 
Personnel         Faculty      
  Full-time Part-time Total     Female Male Total
Faculty 1,046 25 1,071   Professor 61 196 257
Adjuncts 16 550 566   Associate Professor 107 131 238
AMP 825 21 846   Assistant Professor 87 148 235
Staff 677 26 703   Instructor 104 74 178
Total 2,564 622 3,186   Lecturer 2 0 2
          Other 107 54 161
          Total 468 603 1,071
 
Foundation Assets, 2006-07   Financial Aid    
Endowments $190,200,000   More than $112 million was awarded in 2006-07 to students through scholarships, grants, loans and work study.  51% of students received some type of aid.    
Gifts $42,500,000      
         
               
               
Lifelong Learning
There are over 19,500 lifelong learners who register for 35,000 classes on the FAU campuses.  The greatest number of these students are on the Boca and MacArthur campuses.  There is a developing program on the Treasure Coast campus.  On the Broward campus study is underway to determine how best to proceed with Lifelong Learning.  Classes are offered during the fall, winter, and spring terms.      
     
 
 
FAU Administration   Campus Vice Presidents  
President Frank T. Brogan Treasure Coast Gerri McPherson  
Provost John Pritchett Jupiter Kristen Murtaugh  
Vice President, Student Affairs Charles Brown Broward Joyanne Stephens  
Senior Vice President for University   Advancement and Alumni Affairs, Executive Director of FAU Foundation,  Inc. Randy Talbot      
Vice President, Facilities Tom Donaudy      
Vice President, Medical Education Programs Michael Friedland      
Vice President, University Communications
& Marketing		 Aileen Izquierdo      
Vice President, Financial Affairs Kenneth Jessell      
Interim Vice President, Research Michael Moriarty      
Chief of Staff, Director of Board Operations Jennifer O'Flannery      
         
Board of Trustees
Chair: Nancy Blosser Vice Chair:  TBA    
Scott Adams Sherry Plymale  
Dr. Bill Bryant Dr. Eric Shaw  
David Feder Robert Stilley  
Armand Grossman Tony Teixeira  
Dr. Rajendra Gupta Thomas Workman  
Lalita Janke    
 
Campus Locations
Boca Raton Campus Boca Raton

Davie Campus Davie
Fort Lauderdale - Downtown