Admissions Requirements

Admission to the freshman class is competitive. Please be aware that meeting minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission as each applicant’s academic profile will be weighed against the applicant pool in its entirety. This includes high school GPA, rigor of curriculum and test score. The fall 2010 freshman profile for the mid- 50% was as follows:

We encourage all students to apply early.

We recalculate the GPA based on academic units. Freshman applicants should be aware that additional requirements are necessary for some colleges and majors. The minimum University requirements are listed below.

Click here for  .

Required High School Units
Additional weight is given to all courses clearly marked Honors, Advanced, Gifted, Advanced Placement, Advanced International Certificate of Education or International Baccalaureate.

The following units of study in high school are required:

ACT/SAT Information

• To have SAT scores sent to Florida Atlantic University contact College Board at www.collegeboard.com or (866) 630-9305. To have ACT scores sent contact American College Testing Program at www.act.org or (319) 337-1313.
• Residual ACT taken at FAU

• We use the highest sub scores from multiple test dates to create the ACT composite and the SAT total.
• The writing section of the SAT and ACT are required in the selection process.

FAU's Minimum Required Test Scores

Meeting minimum eligibility requirements does not guarantee admission. Applicants who are not selected for their chosen term of entry may appeal the admissions decision through the Faculty Committee on Student Admission process.

General Equivalency Diploma
Persons with a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) from any state must achieve a minimum total score of 3000, with no sub score lower than 550. An SAT score of 1450 or an ACT score of 21 is also required of applicants with a GED. Applicants with a GED should also submit high school transcripts from any school attended.

Non-traditional/Homeschooled Students
Persons applying for admission who are participating in a non-traditional high school program must present credentials equivalent to those listed above. If the program is not measured in Carnegie Units, a minimum test score of 1450 is required on the SAT (all three sections) or a 21 composite score on the ACT.

Credential Evaluation Services
Applicants who completed their high school and/or part or all of their postsecondary (college or university) work at an institution not in the U.S. are required to have their foreign credentials evaluated by an accredited independent evaluation service. 

TOEFL
Official TOEFL results are required of all applicants whose native language is not English. Please visit the Undergraduate International Admissions link for more information regarding the TOEFL exam. 

FAU is going Green
Many of our communications, including notification of the admission decision, are sent electronically. If you update your email or mailing address, please notify us at admissions@fau.edu. To ensure receipt of our emails, include admissions@fau.edu in your address book.

Admission Decisions
Admission decisions are made on a rolling basis. A decision is generally rendered within 6 to 8 weeks after the file is complete. An official, written notification will be mailed to admitted students only.  Students deferred for updated test scores or students not offered admission will be notified through our regular online status check only and not through the mail. To check your application status online please go to www.fau.edu/admissions and click on Check your Status".

Responses to questions on the application related to disciplinary and criminal history are required for all applicants. Students with past misconduct must submit a full statement of relevant facts plus additional information if deemed necessary.   Each application will be reviewed on its individual merits. The University reserves the right to deny admission to an applicant when it determines that admission of the student represents a safety risk to the University community. Appeals may be made to the Admissions Review Board within two weeks from the receipt of the denial. Withholding information or giving false information may make you ineligible for admission.

Admissions Appeal
The Faculty Committee on Student Admissions responds to admissions appeals.   For an appeal to have merit, it must bring to light new compelling academic and/or personal information that was not addressed in the initial application. While all appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis, the rate of a decision being reversed based on an appeal has historically been very low.   

Please go to http://www.fau.edu/admissions/FCSA.php for information on how to appeal a decision. 

New test scores and/or an updated transcript do not require an appeal. Please contact the Office of Admissions when submitting the new, updated information.

Email
Your email address will be used as the primary method of communication during the admission process. You will be getting notifications in your email regarding admissions decison. Please notify us at admissions@fau.edu with updates to your email or mailing address.

LINK Program
We encourage those students not offered admissions to condisder the LINK to FAU program. Please visit www.fau.edu/admissions/link for more information.