Florida Atlantic University

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Doctoral degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Florida Atlantic University Academics

The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Moreover, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. In particular, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Air Force, ROTC, Army, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification, Visiting/Exchange Student Program and Weekend College. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Florida Atlantic University is unique in its study options.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Florida Atlantic University.

Popular majors:

one hundred percent liberal arts, thirty-one percent business per marketing, ten percent education, eight percent health professions, eight percent social sciences, six percent english, six percent psychology, five percent security and protective services

School of Visual and Performing Arts:

Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Film Production/Cinematography, Music – General

Education:

Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Special Education

History:

History – General

Philosphy and Religion:

Jewish/Judaic Studies, Philosophy

Public Administration and Service:

Public Administration, Public Services, Social Work

Physical Sciences:

Chemistry, Geology, Physics

Computer Science:

Computer/Information Sciences – General

Business, Management, & Marketing:

Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Finance/Banking, Hospitality Administration/Management, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management, Real Estate

Mathematics:

Mathematics – General

Communications & Journalism:

Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia

Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:

Exercise Sciences

English Language and Literature:

English, English Language & Literature – General

Biological and Biomedical Sciences:

Biology

Foreign Language and Literature:

French, German, Linguistics, Spanish

Social Sciences:

Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology

Health and Clinical Sciences:

Health Services – General, Health System Administration, Nursing (RN)

Security and Protective Services:

Criminal Justice Studies

Psychology:

Psychology – General, Social Psychology

The cost per credit hour (overall) was $488 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall. Again, for international students, the application fee is 30. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of April.

Florida Atlantic University Admissions

Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 56%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty dollars regular application fee, thirty dollars out-of-state application fee, thirty dollars online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. Specifically, there were eighteen thousand, seven hundred and twenty-four total number of transfer students who applied and eleven thousand, two hundred and twenty-five total number of transfer students who were admitted.

For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of April. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 1st of March. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of June and Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 1st of June. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. The regular application is due the 1st of June.

Florida Atlantic University Financial Aid

In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Minority Status and State/District Residency. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Athletics and State/District Residency. Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Other: financial aid transcript. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

Florida Atlantic University Students

Florida Atlantic University offers Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees. The school’s size is approximately nineteen thousand, nine hundred and fifty-one degree-seeking undergrads, two thousand, four hundred and seventy-eight first-time degree-seeking freshmen and four thousand, one hundred and ninety-nine graduate enrollment. Again, it is part of an Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 56 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Additionally, the student body consists of ninety-one percent in-state students, nine percent out-of-state students, eighteen percent part-time students, fifty-four percent women, forty-six percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, fourteen percent black per non-hispanic, fifteen percent hispanic, sixty-three percent white per non-hispanic, two percent non-resident alien, one percent race per ethnicity unreported, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, eleven percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, twenty-six percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49 and two percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99.

Students should note the housing policies: First-Year Students Guaranteed On-Campus Housing, fifty percent of first-year students live in college housing, eight percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Men’s Housing, Women’s Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, one-AUG deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, and First-time first-year students allowed to have car. In short, the school is located 17 miles from Fort Lauderdale, 45 miles from Miami.Again, the university has many unique facilites such as environmental center, native fish research center, ocean engineering laboratory, marine research facility, robotics laboratory, art museums. This school features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 – 249,999) and Commuter campus.

Florida Atlantic University Athletics

The Owls are a member of NCAA. The following sports can be found here:

• Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
• Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Golf
• Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
• Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Club Table_tennis
• Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
• Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Men’s Club, Women’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
• Men’s Club Wrestling