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2004 - 2005 Quick Facts
Founded 1961 Site Index
Type Public, Four-Year, Coeducational, Doctoral Granting University Administration Fall SCH
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Admissions Housing
President Frank T. Brogan Alumni Library
Calendar Semester Athletics  Lifelong Learning
Average Age  Personnel

Now celebrating its 40th year, Florida Atlantic University, the fifth public university in Florida, opened its doors in 1964 with an enrollment of 867 upper-division and graduate students.  In 1984, FAU admitted its charter freshman class, becoming a four-year institution.  By 2004, enrollment university-wide had grown to more than 25,000. 

 Campus/College Enrollment Residency
Campus Locations Top Degree Programs
Degrees Tuition & Fees
Enrollment & Diversity
  
  
  
Degrees Awarded, 2003-04
Female Male Total
Associate 142 70 212
Bachelor's 2,651 1,339 3,900
Master's 676 371 1,047
Specialist 10 3 13
Doctoral 29 22 51
Total 3,418 1,805 5,223
  
  
Degree Programs Degrees Awarded to Date
Bachelor's 61 Bachelor's 74,419
Master's 56 Master's 20,246
Specialist   3 Specialist 835
Doctoral 18 Doctoral 920
Total

96,420
  
  
Tuition & Fees

2004-05

Annual Tuition & Fees

   

Per Credit Hour

(Based on 30/24 credit hours)

   
Undergraduate Graduate Undergraduate Graduate
In-State $103.07 $232.10 $3,092.10 $5,570.40
Out-of-State $519.95 $869.48 $15,598.50 $20,867.52
  
  
Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2004
Full-time Part-time Total %
Freshman 3,325 705 4,030 16%
Sophomore 1,673 666 2,339 9%
Junior 2,989 2,299 5,288 21%
Senior 3,387 3,879 7,266 28%
2nd BA 183 628 811 3%
Total Undergrad 11,557 8,177 19,734 77%
Master's 1,071 1,706 2,777 11%
Specialist 5 24 29 0.1%
Doctoral 322 265 587 2%
Total Graduate 1,398 1,995 3,393 13%
Unclassified 104 2,431 2,535 10%
Total 13,059 12,603 25,662 100%
  
Diversity
Full-time Part-time Total %
Asian 615 517 1,132 4%
Black 2,034 2,295 4,329 17%
Hispanic 1,848 1,942 3,790 15%
Native American 46 40 86 0.3%
White 7,649 7,446 15,095 59%
International 860 348 1,208 5%
Not reported 7 15 22 0.1%
  
Gender
Female 7,580 8,058 15,638 61%
Male 5,479 4,545 10,024 39%
  
Residency
  
Florida 23859 93%
Non-Florida (U.S.) 1,279 5%
Non-U.S. 524 2%
  
Florida Counties
Broward 10,536
Palm Beach 8,887
Miami-Dade 1,351
Others 3,085
  
  
Average Age Average Class Size
First-Time-In-College 18 Undergraduate
Undergraduate 25    Lecture 32
Graduate 34    Lab 18
Unclassified 35    Discussion 24
Graduate
Student to Faculty Ratio 17:1    Lecture 12
  
Headcount Enrollment by Campus
All Enrolled Primary %
Boca Raton 18,945 17,800 69%
Davie 5,325 4,039 16%
Fort Lauderdale 1,135 825 3%
John D. MacArthur 2,058 1,538 6%
Treasure Coast 1,345 785 3%
SeaTech 57 51 0.2%
Commercial 41 20 0.1%
Off-Campus 718 604 2%
  
  
Headcount Enrollment by College   
Undergraduate Graduate Total
Arch, Urban & Public Affairs 1,584 296 1,880
Arts & Letters 3,599 460 4,059
Business 5,520 902 6,423
Education 2,388 817 3,205
Engineering 1,480 276 1,756
Honors College 363 0 363
Nursing 964 233 1,197
Science 2,698 409 3,107
Unclassified 0 0 2,535
Undecided 1,138 0 1,138
Total 19,734 3,393 25,662
  
  
  
Top Degree Programs by Enrollment
Undergraduate Graduate
Elementary Education 1,649 Business Administration 525
Biological Science 1,349 Educational Leadership 234
Management 1,058 Nursing 233
Nursing 964 Accounting 188
Accounting 949 Counselor Education 158
Psychology 773 Curriculum & Instruction 120
Criminal Justice 726 Social Work 113
Communication 629 Computer Science 103
Art 584 Public Administration 98
Finance 487 Elementary Education 84
Taxation 84
  
  
Fall 2004-05 Annual Student Credit Hours (SCH)
(Fundable & Non-fundable)
Undergraduate 12,454.4
Graduate 2,069.9
Total 14,524.3
  
  
Student Housing
Female Male Total %
On-Campus 1,216 958 2,174 9%
Off-Campus 14,245 8,964 23,209 91%
  
  
Admissions First-Time-In-College Test Scores (Average)
Applied Admitted Registered ACT 21
First-Time-In-College 9,198 6,023 2,380 SAT
Community College Transfers 3,241 2,913 1,919   Critical Reading 517
Other Undergraduate Transfers 2,812 2,018 1,047   Math 520
Graduate 2,173 1,298 920   Composite 1037
Total 17,424 12,252 6,266 High School GPA 3.4
  
  
  
Athletics
Men's Sports Women's Sports

The FAU Owls compete at the NCAA Division I
level in the Sunbelt Conference.  Men's soccer competes
in the Atlantic Soccer Conference.
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Cross Country
Cross Country Golf
Football Soccer
Golf Softball
Soccer Spirit
Spirit Swimming
Swimming Tennis
Tennis Track & Field
Volleyball
  
  
Alumni
United States 84,098 Florida 63,782
Other / Unknown 4,413   Broward 23,834
Total 88,511   Palm Beach 22,994
  Miami-Dade 3,448
  St. Lucie 1,537
  
  
Personnel Faculty
Full-time Part-time Total Female Male Total
Faculty 998 16 1,014 Professor 56 211 267
Adjuncts 25 621 646 Associate Professor 97 135 232
A&P 652 21 673 Assistant Professor 91 121 212
Staff 842 315 1,157 Instructor 83 66 149
Total 2,517 973 3,490 Lecturer 2 0 2
   Other 102 50 152
Total 431 583 1,014
  
  
Foundation Assets, 2003-04 Library Information
Endowments $117,400,000 Bound volumes 1,352,118
Gifts $17,500,000 Microforms 2,245,378
Serial Subscriptions 10,572
Audiovisual materials 19,685

Lifelong Learning
The Lifelong Learning Society serves over 17,000 senior learners and another 2,500 adult students in professional development classes.
  
  
  
FAU Administration Campus Vice Presidents
President Frank T. Brogan Treasure Coast Gerri McPherson
Provost John Pritchett Jupiter Kristen Murtaugh
Executive Vice President Lawrence Davenport Broward Joyanne Stephens
Vice President, Research Larry Lemanski
Vice President, University Advancement Ann Paton
Vice President, Student Affairs Emanuel Newsome
Vice President, Financial Affairs Kenneth Jessell
Vice President, University Architect Robert Friedman
  
  
Board of Trustees
Chair: Sherry Plymale Vice Chair:  Norman Tripp
Scott Adams Lalita Janke
Nancy Blosser Dr. Roy Levow
Dr. Bill Bryant Virginia Miller
David Feder Dr. George Zoley
Armand Grossman Dan Wilson
Dr. Rajendra Gupta
  
  
Campus Locations
Boca Raton Campus Boca Raton
Davie Campus Davie
Fort Lauderdale - Downtown Fort Lauderdale
John D. MacArthur Campus Jupiter
Treasure Coast Campus Port St. Lucie
SeaTech Campus Dania Beach
  
  
 
FAU Campuses: Boca Raton/Davie/Dania Beach/Fort Lauderdale/Jupiter/Treasure Coast Boca Raton Campus Danie Beach Campus Davie Campus Fort Lauderdale Campus Harbor Branch Campus Jupiter Campus Treasure Campus


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