FAU Ranks Among Top 100 Colleges and Universities
In Graduating Minority Students

BOCA RATON, FL (June 11, 2003) -- Florida Atlantic University ranked as one of the top 100 four-year colleges and universities for minority students. Black Issues in Higher Education, a magazine published bi-weekly that focuses on education issues for African Americans and other minorities, ranked FAU 23rd in the nation, an increase of 12 rankings from that of last year, for the number of bachelor's degrees conferred to African-American students.

"Florida Atlantic University works relentlessly to serve its community by enrolling quality students of all ethnic backgrounds," said FAU President Frank Brogan. "Certainly, being recognized as one of the top universities for this accomplishment is a real honor."

For the 2002-03 academic year, approximately 117,600 bachelor's degrees were conferred to African-American students throughout the United States.

• 43rd in the nation in conferring bachelor degrees to all minorities;
  
• 43rd in the nation for the number of bachelor degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 31st in the nation for the number of biological and life sciences bachelor degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 36th in the nation for the number of biological and life sciences bachelor degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 26th in the nation for the number of business, management, marketing and related support services bachelor degrees conferred to all minorities;
  
• 21st in the nation for the number of business, management, marketing and related support services bachelor degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 24th in the nation for the number of business, management, marketing and related support services bachelor degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 16th in the nation for the number of education degrees conferred all minorities;
  
• 11th in the nation for the number of education degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 46th in the nation for the number of education degrees conferred to Asian Americans;
  
• 22nd in the nation for the number of education degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 25th in the nation for the number of English language and literature/letters degrees conferred to all minorities;
  
• 21st in the nation for the number of English language and literature/letters degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 16th in the nation for the number of English language and literature/letters degrees conferred to American Indians;
  
• 25th in the nation for the number of English language and literature/letters degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 26th in the nation for the number of health professions and related clinical sciences degrees conferred to all minorities;
  
• 21st in the nation for the number of health professions and related clinical sciences degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 28th in the nation for the number of health professions and related clinical sciences degrees conferred to Hispanics;
  
• 39th in the nation for the number of mathematics and statistics degrees conferred to African Americans;
  
• 28th in the nation for the number of mathematics and statistics degrees conferred to Hispanics, and
  
• 43rd in the nation for the number of physical sciences degrees conferred to African Americans.

For more information on the rankings, visit www.blackissues.com.

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