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Founded     1961      

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Classes Began     1964      

Campus/College Enrollment

Original Enrollment     867      

Campus Locations

Fall 2011 Enrollment     29,313      

Degrees

Carnegie Classification     RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)      

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Accreditation     Southern Association of Colleges and Schools      

Enrollment & Diversity

President     Mary Jane Saunders      

Fall SCH

About FAU     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 of 257, becoming a four-year institution.  In fall 2011, FAU achieved its largest enrollment.  The 29,313 students currently enrolled come from 48 states and 138 countries; 58% are full-time and 3,346 are first-time-in-college students. 

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Tuition & Fees

Mission Statement    
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university with multiple campuses along the southeast Florida coast serving a uniquely diverse community.  It promotes academic and personal development, discovery, and lifelong learning.  FAU fulfills its mission through excellence and innovation in teaching, outstanding research and creative activities, public engagement and distinctive scientific and cultural alliances, all within an environment that fosters inclusiveness.      


Degrees Awarded by College, 2010-11    

Associate's

Bachelor's

Master's

Specialist

Doctoral
Research

Doctoral
Professional

Total

%    
Arts & Letters    

0

1,026.0

120

0

10

0

1,156.0

18%    
Business    

0

1,317.5

490

0

4

0

1,811.5

29%    
Design & Social Inquiry    

0

542.5

126

0

3

0

671.5

11%    
Education    

0

545.0

288

27

14

0

874.0

14%    
Engineering & Computer Science    

0

227.0

96

0

7

0

330.0

5%    
Honors College    

0

69.0

0

0

0

0

69.0

1%    
Medicine    

0

0.0

26

0

0

0

26.0

0.4%    
Nursing    

0

216.0

131

0

11

14

372.0

6%    
Science    

0

649.5

71

0

25

0

745.5

12%    
Unknown    

220

0.0

0

0

0

0

220.0

4%    
Total    

220

4,592.5

1,348

27

74

14

6,275.5

100%    


Degree Programs         Degrees Awarded to Date      
Bachelor's    

62

Bachelor's    

105,242

Master's    

65

Master's    

28,214

Specialist    

3

Specialist    

1,026

Doctoral - Research    

21

Doctoral    

1,489

Doctoral - Professional    

1

Total    

135,971

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Tuition & Fees    

Fall 2011 - Spring 2012

Per Credit Hour

Undergraduate

Graduate

In-State    

$177.65

$343.02

Out-of-State    

$657.17

$997.14

Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2011    

Undergraduate

Full-time

Part-time

Total

%

Freshman    

4,078

312

4,390

15%

Sophomore    

2,261

496

2,757

9%

Junior    

4,129

2,628

6,757

23%

Senior    

4,354

4,483

8,837

30%

2nd BA/BS    

206

668

874

3%

Total Undergrad    

15,028

8,587

23,615

81%

Master's    

1,339

2,078

3,417

12%

Specialist    

10

38

48

0.2%

Doctorate    

360

426

786

3%

Total Graduate    

1,709

2,542

4,251

15%

Professional    

64

0

64

0.2%

Unclassified    

149

1,234

1,383

5%

Total    

16,950

12,363

29,313

100%

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Diversity    

Full-time

Part-time

Total

%

FTIC

Under
grad

Grad/
Prof

Unclass

Hispanic    

3,528

2,756

6,284

21%

690

5,437

597

250

Non-hispanic

American Indian    

47

12

59

0.2%

9

48

8

3

Asian    

705

566

1,271

4%

104

966

200

105

Black    

2,773

2,330

5,103

17%

464

4,341

562

200

Pacific Islander    

18

10

28

0.1%

5

25

2

1

White    

8,927

6,190

15,117

52%

1,862

11,842

2,502

773

Two or more races    

378

182

560

2%

137

465

79

16

International    

449

181

630

2%

26

320

280

30

Not reported    

125

136

261

1%

49

171

85

5

Gender    

Full-time

Part-time

Total

%

FTIC

Under
grad

Grad/
Prof

Unclass

Female    

9,379

7,531

16,910

58%

1,824

13,476

2,629

805

Male    

7,571

4,832

12,403

42%

1,522

10,139

1,686

578

Florida Residency    
Florida    

15,563

11,953

27,516

94%

3,069

22,457

3,727

1,332

Florida Counties      

% of Florida

Broward    

5,881

5,240

11,121

40%

920

9,256

1,410

455

Palm Beach    

5,424

4,757

10,201

37%

835

7,939

1,521

741

Miami-Dade    

684

558

1,242

5%

115

1,006

195

41

St. Lucie    

283

402

685

2%

45

516

150

19

Martin    

286

238

524

2%

41

407

92

25

Orange    

307

89

396

1%

103

350

42

4

Hillsborough    

324

47

371

1%

135

342

27

2

Brevard    

261

78

339

1%

88

298

33

8

Pinellas    

199

29

228

1%

89

205

23

0

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Average Age       Average Class Size      
First-Time-In-College     18       Undergraduate        
Undergraduate     24          Lecture     36      
Graduate     33          Lab     20      
Medicine     23          Discussion     31      
Unclassified     30       Graduate        
Lecture     13      
Lab       9      
Student to Faculty Ratio:   20 to 1            


Headcount Enrollment by Campus    

All Enrolled

Primary Campus*

%

Boca Raton    

23,732

22,611

77%

Dania Beach    

66

61

0.2%

Davie    

4,742

2,882

10%

Fort Lauderdale    

832

624

2%

Jupiter    

1,271

892

3%

Treasure Coast    

402

312

1%

Distance Learning    

4,296

1,692

6%

Off-Campus    

315

239

1%

* Primary Campus is the location where the greatest number of credit hours have been attempted at FAU.    

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Headcount Enrollment by College    

Undergrad

Graduate

Professional

Unclassified

Total

%

Arts & Letters    

4,069

398

0

0

4,467

15%    
Business    

5,530

1,237

0

0

6,767

23%    
Design & Social Inquiry    

2,149

462

0

0

2,611

9%    
Education    

2,955

976

0

0

3,931

13%    
Engineering & Computer Science    

1,975

303

0

0

2,278

8%    
Honors College    

322

0

0

0

322

1%    
Medicine    

0

36

64

0

100

0.3%    
Nursing    

1,077

395

0

0

1,472

5%    
Science    

4,847

444

0

0

5,291

18%    
Unclassified    

0

0

0

1,383

1,383

5%    
Undecided    

691

0

0

0

691

2%    
Total    

23,615

4,251

64

1,383

29,313

100%     


Top Degree Programs by Enrollment    
Undergraduate         Graduate        
Biological Sciences    

2,073

Business Administration    

754

Elementary Education    

1,456

Accounting    

326

Psychology    

1,300

Nursing    

308

Accounting    

1,296

Educational Leadership    

294

Criminal Justice    

1,161

Social Work    

216

Exercise Science    

666

Counselor Education    

167

Business Administration    

582

Curriculum & Instruction    

166

Art    

570

Public Administration    

135

Communication    

549

Biological Sciences    

118

Nursing    

536

Computer Science    

80

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Fall 2011 Student Credit Hours (SCH)    
(Fundable & Non-fundable)              
Undergraduate    

266,591

Graduate    

30,396

Total    

296,987

On-Campus Housing    

Female

Male

Total

Freshman

Boca Raton    

1,931

1,624

3,555

2,243

Jupiter    

143

88

231

85

Total    

2,074

1,712

3,786

2,328

Admissions       FTIC Test Scores (Average)    

Applied

Admitted

Enrolled

ACT    

23

First-Time-In-College    

28,197

9,805

3,347

SAT        
Community College Transfers    

6,169

3,967

2,495

Critical Reading    

533

Other Undergraduate Transfers    

4,518

2,029

941

Math    

541

Graduate    

4,137

1,838

750

Writing    

524

Medicine    

1,500

96

64

Composite    

1074

Total       44,521     17,735     7,597       High School GPA    

3.4

Note: Includes students who enrolled in both the summer and fall semesters            
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E-Learning    

Full On-line Courses

Video-taped
Classroom
Sessions

Vide-
conferencing

All Types*

# Course Selections    

686

170

92

948

# Course Enrollments    

15,405

706

846

16,954

# Unduplicated Students    

7,872

506

659

8,584

* # 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.  Mens' soccer competes in the Atlantic Soccer Conference.

http://fausports.cstv.com/index-main.html

Baseball     Basketball      
Basketball     Cheer      
Cross Country     Cross Country      
Football     Dance      
Golf     Golf      
Soccer     Soccer      
Swimming     Softball      
Tennis     Swimming      
Tennis      
Track & Field      
Volleyball      


Alumni    
United States    

118,015

Florida    

94,145

International / Other    

3,887

Broward    

35,674

Total    

121,902

Palm Beach    

34,844

Miami-Dade    

4,939

St. Lucie    

2,981

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Personnel            

Faculty

Adjuncts

AMP

Staff

Total

%

Full-time    

1,051

19

950

631

2,651

82%

Part-time    

26

522

19

18

585

18%

Total    

1,077

541

969

649

3,236

100%

Hispanic    

83

40

81

72

276

9%

America Indian    

1

0

0

2

3

0.1%

Asian    

103

14

48

17

182

6%

Black    

55

33

168

158

414

13%

White    

784

444

658

395

2,281

70%

Two or more races    

3

8

3

4

10

0.3%

International    

48

10

11

1

70

2%

Faculty    

Female

Male

Total

Professor    

75

187

262

Associate Professor    

109

166

275

Assistant Professor    

81

77

158

Instructor    

118

82

200

Lecturer    

1

0

1

Other    

118

63

181

Total    

502

575

1,077

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FAU Administration       Board of Trustees    
President     Mary Jane Saunders       Chair:  Robert Stilley      
Provost     Brenda Claiborne       Vice Chair:  Anthony Barbar      
Vice President Strategic Planning
& Information Technology     Gitanjali Kaul       David Feder      
Dr. Jeffrey Feingold      
Senior Vice President Student Affairs     Charles Brown       Dr. Angela Graham-West      
Senior Vice President Finance
& Administration     Dennis Crudele       Ayden Maher      
Dr. William McDaniel      
Senior Vice President Strategic Relations
& General Counsel     David Kian        Abdol Moabery      
Sherry Plymale      
Senior Vice President University Advancement     Randy Talbot        Robert Rubin      
Vice President Facilities / University Architect     Tom Donaudy       Paul Tanner      
Vice President / Dean Medical Programs     Michael Friedland       Dr. Julius Teske      
Vice President Research     Barry Rosson       Thomas Workman, Jr.      


Financial Aid      
More than $177 million was awarded in 2010-11 to students through scholarships, grants, loans and work study.      

Lifelong Learning      

Jupiter:  The Lifelong Learning Society (LLS) at Florida Atlantic University offers non credit, liberal art classes for students of all ages on the Jupiter campus during the fall, winter, spring and summer semesters.

Located on the John D. MacArthur Campus at Jupiter LLS has its own 23,000 sq. ft. facility, The Elinor Bernon Rosenthal Complex.  Consisting of The Tamar and Milton Maltz Center for Education and Pearl Perloff Classroom and Administrative Wings.

Now celebrating its 15th year with more than 7,500 annual students, LLS offers over 120 classes from October through July with over 20,000 enrollments. 

Campus Locations      
Boca Raton Campus        
Dania Beach Campus        
Davie Campus        
Fort Lauderdale Campus        
Harbor Branch        
Jupiter Campus        
Treasure Coast Campus        
Revised:  March 2012    

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