2006 - 2007 Quick Facts
Final Enrollment
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Founded
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1961
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Type
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Public, Four-Year, Coeducational, Doctoral Granting University
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Accreditation
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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President
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Frank T. Brogan
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Calendar
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Semester
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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 2006, enrollment university-wide had grown to more than 25,000. Full-time students account for 52% of the total enrollment. FAU enrolled 2,314 first-time-college students for fall 2006. Enrolled students represent 143 countries and 48 states plus the District of Columbia..
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Degree Programs
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Degrees Awarded
2005-06
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Female
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Male
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Total
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Degrees Awarded
to Date
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Bachelor's
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62
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Associate
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127
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42
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169
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(through Summer 2006)
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Master's
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56
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Bachelor's
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2,706
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1,511
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4,217
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82,734
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Specialist
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3
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Master's
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664
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356
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1,020
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22,331
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Doctoral
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19
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Specialist
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14
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6
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20
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871
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Doctoral
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35
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33
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68
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1,051
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Total
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3,456
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1,948
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5,494
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106,987
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Tuition & Fees
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Annual Tuition & Fees, 2006-07
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Per Credit Hour
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(30 credit hours)
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(24 credit hours)
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Florida Resident
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$110.90
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$244.12
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$3,327.00
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$5,858.88
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Non-Resident
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$546.36
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$913.37
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$16,390.80
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$21,920.88
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Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2006
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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%
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Freshman
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3,125
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493
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3,618
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14%
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Sophomore
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1,843
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661
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2,504
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10%
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Junior
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3,058
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2,295
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5,353
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21%
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Senior
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3,615
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4,117
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7,732
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30%
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2nd BA
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167
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546
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713
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3%
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Total Undergrad
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11,808
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8,112
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19,920
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78%
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Master's
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1,103
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1,715
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2,818
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11%
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Doctoral
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397
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261
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658
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3%
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Total Graduate
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1,500
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1,976
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3,476
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14%
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Unclassified
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107
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2,154
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2,261
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8%
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Total
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13,415
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12,242
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25,657
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100%
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Ethnicity
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Asian
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626
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543
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1,169
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5%
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Black
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2,114
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2,248
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4,362
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17%
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Hispanic
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2,145
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2,074
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4,219
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16%
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Native American
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45
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41
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86
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0.3%
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White
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7,742
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7,010
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14,752
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57%
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International
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690
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297
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987
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4%
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Not reported
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53
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29
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82
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0.3%
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Gender
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Female
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7,844
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7,785
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15,629
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61%
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Male
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5,571
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4,457
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10,028
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39%
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Residency
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Average Age
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Florida
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23,975
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94%
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First-Time-In-College
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18
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Non-Florida (U.S.)
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1,342
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5%
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Undergraduate
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25
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Non-U.S.
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340
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1%
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Graduate
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34
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Unclassified
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35
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Florida Counties
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Average Class Size
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Broward
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10,478
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Undergraduate
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Palm Beach
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8,998
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Lecture
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32
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Miami-Dade
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1,210
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Lab
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17
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St. Lucie
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728
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Discussion
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22
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Martin
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475
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Graduate
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Indian River
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229
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Lecture
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11
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Student to Faculty Ratio
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19:1
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Headcount Enrollment by Campus
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All Enrolled
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Primary
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%
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Boca Raton
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19,533
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18,180
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71%
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Davie
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5,108
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3,686
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14%
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Fort Lauderdale - Downtown
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1,062
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701
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3%
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John D. MacArthur
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2,009
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1,512
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6%
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Treasure Coast
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1,207
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865
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3%
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SeaTech
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60
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58
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0.2%
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Off-Campus
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779
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655
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3%
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Headcount Enrollment by College
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Total
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Arch, Urban & Public Affairs
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1,843
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293
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2,136
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8%
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Arts & Letters
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3,524
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458
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3,982
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16%
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Biomedical Science*
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0
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56
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56
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0.2%
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Business
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5,481
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895
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6,376
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25%
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Education
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2,442
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811
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3,253
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13%
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Engineering & Computer Science
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1,336
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272
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1,608
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6%
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Honors College
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387
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0
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387
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2%
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Nursing
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849
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289
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1,138
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4%
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Science
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2,972
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402
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3,374
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13%
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Unclassified
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0
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0
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2,261
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9%
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Undecided
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1,086
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0
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1,086
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4%
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Total
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19,920
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3,476
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25,657
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100%
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*
An additional 60 medical students attend the regional campus of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University
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Top Ten Majors by Enrollment
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Elementary Education
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1,644
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Business Administration
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490
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Management
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1,027
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Nursing
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288
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Accounting
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1,003
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Educational Leadership
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252
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Nursing
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849
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Accounting
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230
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Psychology
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839
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Counselor Education
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145
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Criminal Justice
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823
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Curriculum & Instruction
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142
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Art
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631
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Social Work
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127
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Pre-medical
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595
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Computer Science
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102
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Biological Sciences
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539
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Comparative Studies
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97
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Finance
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464
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Public Administration
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89
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Student Housing
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Female
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Male
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Total
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%
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On-Campus
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1,212
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921
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2,133
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8%
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Off-Campus
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14,258
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8,994
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23,252
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92%
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Admissions
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Fall 2006
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First-Time-In-College Test Scores (Average)
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Applied
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Admitted
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Enrolled
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ACT
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22
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First-Time-In-College
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9,754
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5,245
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2,036
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SAT
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Community College Transfers
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3,248
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2,572
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1,612
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Critical Reading
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523
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Other Undergraduate Transfers
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2,777
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1,562
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704
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Math
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529
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Graduate
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2,313
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1,232
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366
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Composite
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1052
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Total
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18,092
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10,611
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4,718
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High School GPA
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3.3
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NOTE: Admissions data are Fall 2006 ONLY, does not include students who entered in summer 2006.
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Athletics
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FAU offers scholarships in sports
which compete at the NCAA Division I
level in the Sunbelt Conference.
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Men's Sports
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Women's Sports
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Cross Country
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Golf
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Football
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Soccer
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Golf
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Softball
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Soccer
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Spirit
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Spirit
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Swimming
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Tennis
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Track & Field
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Volleyball
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Alumni
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United States
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93,026
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Florida
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71,197
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Other / Unknown
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3,477
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Broward
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26,439
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Total
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96,503
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Palm Beach
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25,599
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Miami-Dade
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3,812
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St. Lucie
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1,945
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Personnel
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Faculty
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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Female
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Male
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Total
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Faculty
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995
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25
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1,020
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Professor
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62
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204
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266
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Adjuncts
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8
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507
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515
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Associate Professor
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109
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141
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205
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AMP
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806
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24
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830
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Assistant Professor
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88
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112
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200
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Staff
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767
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434
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1,201
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Instructor
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96
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75
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171
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Total
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2,576
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990
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3,566
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Lecturer
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2
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0
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2
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Other
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85
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46
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131
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Total
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442
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578
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1,020
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Foundation Assets, 2005-06
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Library Information
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Endowments
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$168,600,000
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Bound Volumes
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1,330,817
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Gifts
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$20,800,000
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Electronic Books
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301,635
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Microforms
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2,074,013
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Serial Subscriptions
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12,811
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Audiovisual Materials
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23,346
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Sponsored Research Awards, 2005-06
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Federal
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$25,780,087
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State
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$3,894,637
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Private
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$7,266,287
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Total
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$36,941,011
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FAU Administration
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Campus Vice Presidents
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President
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Frank T. Brogan
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Treasure Coast
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Gerri McPherson
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Provost
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John Pritchett
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Jupiter
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Kristen Murtaugh
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Vice President, Student Affairs
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Charles Brown
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Broward
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Joyanne Stephens
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Interim Vice President, University Advancement
and Interim Executive Director of FAU
Foundation, Inc.
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Kenneth Jessell
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Interim Vice President, Facilities
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Tom Donaudy
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Vice President, Medical Education Programs
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Michael Friedland
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Vice President, University Communications &
Marketing
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Aileen Izquierdo
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Vice President, Financial Affairs
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Kenneth Jessell
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Vice President, Research
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Larry Lemanski
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Chief of Staff, Director of Board Operations
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Jennifer O'Flannery
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Board of Trustees
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Chair: Norman Tripp
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Vice Chair: Nancy Blosser
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Scott Adams
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Dr. Bill Bryant
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David Feder
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Armand Grossman
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Dr. Rajendra Gupta
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Lalita Janke
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Dr. Roy Levow
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Sherry Plymale
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Robert Stilley
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Dr. George Zoley
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Austin Shaw
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Campus Locations
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Boca Raton Campus
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Boca Raton
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Davie Campus
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Davie
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Fort Lauderdale - Downtown
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Fort Lauderdale
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John D. MacArthur Campus
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Jupiter
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Treasure Coast Campus
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Port St. Lucie
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SeaTech Campus
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Dania Beach
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