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Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · FAU

Public institution in Boca Raton, FL · 23,458 undergraduates · 73% acceptance rate · $56,746 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$8,001213th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$4,879144th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,324686th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,054440th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,236416th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,746702nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$45,647826th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
64.3%609th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.2%474th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
73.4%703rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1119617th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
23493rd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
23,45887th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.1%927th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 21 mi (FLL)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$30
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 63 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,679$63,463
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,501$58,221
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$63,005$64,415
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,888$63,600
Ocean EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,303$63,377
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,619$54,252
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$54,401$51,794
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,584$47,260
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningArchitecturebachelors$44,170$44,170
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,798$41,565
MusicVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$43,798—
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$43,739$42,944

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,264,758 (M $4,802,485 · W $3,462,273)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Florida Atlantic University’s 23,458 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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