Colleges / Florida Atlantic University
College · Public · Boca Raton, FL · City
FAU

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Websitewww.fau.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size23,757
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1127 · ACT 23.

If you get in

23,757 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$35k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$4.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.3k
Room & board
$15.9k
Books & supplies
$1,320

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
23,757
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FAU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Black16%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time25%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$28k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 61

What you can study.

Colleges / Florida Atlantic University
College · Public · Boca Raton, FL · City
FAU

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Websitewww.fau.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate66%
6-yr median pay$46k
Net price / yr$9k
Undergrad size23,757
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $9k/yr for a shot at a $46k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 66% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1127 · ACT 23.

If you get in

23,757 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $9k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$35k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$51k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$4.9k
Tuition · out-of-state
$17.3k
Room & board
$15.9k
Books & supplies
$1,320

How students pay for it.

Pell grants34%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans26%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$17k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention84%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$46k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$57k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
23,757
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
FAU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White43%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Black16%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Asian4%
  • International3%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time25%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$28k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 61

What you can study.