Colleges / Palm Beach Atlantic University
College · Private nonprofit · West Palm Beach, FL · City
PBA

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

Religious affiliation
Address901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Websitewww.pba.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,603
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1075 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,603 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $54k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$215k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$113k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$102k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.6k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,186

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
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 retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,603
Location
West Palm Beach, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Palm Beach Atlantic PBA
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black9%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.

Colleges / Palm Beach Atlantic University
College · Private nonprofit · West Palm Beach, FL · City
PBA

Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

Religious affiliation
Address901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Websitewww.pba.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate82%
6-yr median pay$42k
Net price / yr$28k
Undergrad size2,603
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $28k/yr for a shot at a $42k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 82% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1075 · ACT 23.

If you get in

2,603 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

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

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $54k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $28k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$215k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$113k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$102k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.7x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$40.6k
Room & board
$13.8k
Books & supplies
$1,186

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans37%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
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 retention67%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr55%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$42k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$49k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
2,603
Location
West Palm Beach, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · small · highly residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Also known as
Palm Beach Atlantic PBA
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White58%
  • Hispanic18%
  • Black9%
  • International5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • Unknown3%
  • Asian2%
First-gen students22%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time5%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$53k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 43

What you can study.