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Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431-6424


Fax number: (561) 297-2758
Website: https://www.fau.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 24,138
Full-time undergraduates: 16,175
Part-time undergraduates: 8,054
Total graduate students: 5,363
Full-time graduate students: 2,559
Part-time graduate students: 2,804
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
3.9% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
18.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
28.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
40.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.9% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.8% Nonresident Alien
1.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 850 acres
Nearest major city: Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West P

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 92%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 22%
Percent of students who live off campus: 78%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1350
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
American Society of Civil Engineers; Dive Club; Pre-Law Society; Submarine Club; American Criminal Justice Society

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's golfyes 
Men's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golfyes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's softballyes 
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
rock climbing; baseball; basketball; bowling; football; golf; ice hockey; lacrosse; rugby; sailing; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; weight lifting; wrestling; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale-Ho

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 55% within six months of graduation

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