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2009 - 2010 Quick Facts |
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| Founded | 1961 | ||
| Classes Began | 1964 | ||
| Original Enrollment | 867 | ||
| Fall 2009 Enrollment | 27,707 | ||
| Carnegie Classification | RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) | ||
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | ||
| President | Mary Jane Saunders | ||
| About FAU |
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 of 257, becoming a four-year institution. In fall 2009, FAU achieved its largest enrollment. The 27,707 students currently enrolled come from 49 states and 137 countries; 53% are full-time and over 2,500 are first-time-in-college students. |
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| Mission Statement | |
| Florida Atlantic University is a public research university with multiple campuses along the southeast Florida coast serving a uniquely diverse community. It promotes academic and personal development, discovery, and lifelong learning. FAU fulfills its mission through excellence and innovation in teaching, outstanding research and creative activities, public engagement and distinctive scientific and cultural alliances, all within an environment that fosters inclusiveness. | |
| Degrees Awarded by College, 2008-09 | ||||||||
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Associate's |
Bachelor's |
Master's |
Specialist |
Doctoral |
Total |
% |
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| Arch, Urban & Public Affairs |
0 |
513.2 |
105 |
0 |
1 |
619.2 |
11% |
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| Arts & Letters |
0 |
1,054.3 |
107 |
0 |
10 |
1,171.3 |
20% |
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| Biomedical Science |
0 |
0.0 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
37.0 |
1% |
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| Business |
0 |
1,258.5 |
331 |
0 |
7 |
1,596.5 |
27% |
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| Education |
0 |
550.5 |
255 |
44 |
31 |
880.5 |
15% |
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| Engineering & Computer Science |
0 |
224.0 |
82 |
0 |
10 |
316.0 |
5% |
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| Honors College |
0 |
55.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.0 |
1% |
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| Nursing |
0 |
226.0 |
118 |
0 |
6 |
350.0 |
6% |
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| Science |
0 |
586.5 |
67 |
0 |
25 |
678.5 |
12% |
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| Unknown |
157 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
157.0 |
3% |
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| Total |
157 |
4,468.0 |
1,102 |
44 |
90 |
5,861.0 |
100% |
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| Degree Programs | Degrees Awarded to Date | ||||
| Bachelor's |
64 |
Bachelor's |
96,030 |
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| Master's |
63 |
Master's |
25,673 |
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| Specialist |
3 |
Specialist |
971 |
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| Doctoral - Research |
20 |
Doctoral |
1,307 |
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| Doctoral - Professional |
1 |
Total |
123,981 |
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| Tuition & Fees | |||
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Fall 2009 - Spring 2010 |
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Per Credit Hour |
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Undergraduate |
Graduate |
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| In-State |
$139.55 |
$293.94 |
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| Out-of-State |
$584.41 |
$920.66 |
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| Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2009 | |||||||||
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Full-time |
Part-time |
Total |
% |
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Undergraduate |
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| Freshman |
3,563 |
461 |
4,024 |
15% |
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| Sophomore |
2,085 |
658 |
2,743 |
10% |
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| Junior |
3,385 |
2,576 |
5,961 |
22% |
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| Senior |
3,795 |
4,314 |
8,109 |
29% |
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| 2ndBA/BS |
187 |
503 |
690 |
2% |
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| Total Undergrad |
13,015 |
8,512 |
21,527 |
78% |
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| Graduate | |||||||||
| Master's |
1,264 |
2,090 |
3,354 |
12% |
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| Specialist |
15 |
42 |
57 |
0.2% |
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| Doctoral |
378 |
357 |
735 |
3% |
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| Total Graduate |
1,657 |
2,489 |
4,146 |
15% |
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| Unclassified |
144 |
1,890 |
2,034 |
7% |
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| Total |
14,816 |
12,891 |
27,707 |
100% |
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| Diversity | |||||||||
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Full-time |
Part-time |
Total |
% |
FTIC |
Undergrad |
Graduate |
Unclassified |
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| Asian |
699 |
594 |
1,293 |
5% |
118 |
1,001 |
181 |
111 |
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| Black |
2,336 |
2,421 |
4,757 |
17% |
364 |
3,920 |
477 |
360 |
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| Hispanic |
2,736 |
2,412 |
5,148 |
19% |
516 |
4,336 |
506 |
306 |
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| Native American |
52 |
33 |
85 |
0.3% |
11 |
75 |
6 |
4 |
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| White |
8,258 |
6,985 |
15,243 |
55% |
1,473 |
11,488 |
2,595 |
1,160 |
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| International |
622 |
323 |
945 |
3% |
35 |
558 |
327 |
60 |
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| Not reported |
113 |
123 |
236 |
1% |
37 |
149 |
54 |
33 |
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| Gender | |||||||||
| Female |
8,207 |
8,052 |
16,259 |
59% |
1,356 |
12,473 |
2,529 |
1,257 |
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| Male |
6,609 |
4,839 |
11,448 |
41% |
1,198 |
9,054 |
1,617 |
777 |
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| Florida Residency | |||||||||
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Full-time |
Part-time |
Total |
% |
FTIC |
Undergrad |
Graduate |
Unclassified |
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| Florida |
13,603 |
12,468 |
26,071 |
94% |
2,383 |
20,510 |
3,606 |
1,955 |
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| Broward |
5,417 |
5,577 |
10,994 |
42% |
925 |
8,729 |
1,405 |
860 |
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| Palm Beach |
4,963 |
4,821 |
9,784 |
38% |
666 |
7,463 |
1,445 |
876 |
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| Miami-Dade |
601 |
574 |
1,175 |
5% |
117 |
950 |
142 |
83 |
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| St. Lucie |
309 |
472 |
781 |
3% |
20 |
567 |
170 |
44 |
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| Martin |
246 |
314 |
560 |
2% |
38 |
421 |
106 |
33 |
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| Orange |
223 |
59 |
282 |
1% |
62 |
245 |
32 |
5 |
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| Indian River |
101 |
121 |
222 |
1% |
13 |
152 |
55 |
15 |
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| Average Age | Average Class Size | ||||
| First-Time-In-College | 18 | Undergraduate | |||
| Undergraduate | 24 | Lecture | 34 | ||
| Graduate | 33 | Lab | 20 | ||
| Unclassified | 33 | Discussion | 32 | ||
| Graduate | |||||
| Lecture | 13 | ||||
| Lab | 8 | ||||
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 20 to 1 |
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| Headcount Enrollment by Campus | ||||
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All Enrolled |
Primary Campus* |
% |
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| Boca Raton |
21,186 |
20,256 |
73% |
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| Davie |
5,133 |
3,415 |
12% |
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| Fort Lauderdale |
912 |
624 |
2% |
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| John D. MacArthur |
1,511 |
1,059 |
4% |
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| Treasure Coast |
870 |
664 |
2% |
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| SeaTech |
74 |
69 |
0.2% |
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| Distance Learning |
3,664 |
1,280 |
5% |
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| Off-Campus |
434 |
340 |
1% |
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* Primary Campus is the location where the greatest number of credit hours have been attempted at FAU. |
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| Headcount Enrollment by College | ||||||
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Undergrad |
Graduate |
Unclassified |
Total |
% |
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| Arch, Urban & Public Affairs |
1,884 |
349 |
0 |
2,233 |
8% |
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| Arts & Letters |
3,926 |
426 |
0 |
4,352 |
16% |
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| Biomedical Science |
0 |
43 |
0 |
43 |
0.2% |
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| Business |
5,771 |
1,269 |
0 |
7,040 |
25% |
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| Education |
2,822 |
1,016 |
0 |
3,838 |
14% |
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| Engineering & Computer Science |
1,651 |
311 |
0 |
1,962 |
7% |
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| Honors College |
325 |
0 |
0 |
325 |
1% |
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| Nursing |
930 |
330 |
1 |
1,261 |
5% |
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| Science |
3,815 |
402 |
0 |
4,217 |
15% |
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| Unclassified |
0 |
0 |
2,033 |
2,033 |
7% |
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| Undecided |
403 |
0 |
0 |
403 |
1% |
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| Total |
21,527 |
4,146 |
2,034 |
27,707 |
100% |
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| Top Degree Programs by Enrollment | |||||
| Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
| Elementary Education |
1,753 |
Business Administration |
734 |
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| Biological Sciences |
1,588 |
Accounting |
423 |
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| Accounting |
1,075 |
Educational Leadership |
317 |
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| Psychology |
1,049 |
Nursing |
301 |
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| Criminal Justice |
965 |
Curriculum & Instruction |
162 |
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| Business Administration |
771 |
Counselor Education |
160 |
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| Visual Art |
657 |
Social Work |
160 |
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| Communication |
564 |
Biological Sciences |
118 |
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| Nursing |
536 |
Public Administration |
98 |
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| Political Science |
464 |
Reading Teacher Education |
95 |
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| Fall 2009 Student Credit Hours (SCH) | |||||
| (Fundable & Non-fundable) | |||||
| Undergraduate |
240,516 |
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| Graduate |
30,612 |
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| Total |
271,128 |
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| On-Campus Housing | ||||||
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Female |
Male |
Total |
Freshman |
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| Boca Raton |
1,227 |
1,095 |
2,322 |
1,620 |
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| Jupiter |
146 |
128 |
274 |
76 |
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| Total |
1,373 |
1,223 |
2,596 |
1,696 |
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| Admissions | FTIC Test Scores (Average) | ||||||
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Applied |
Admitted |
Enrolled |
ACT |
23 |
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| First-Time-In-College |
14,532 |
6,745 |
2,569 |
SAT | |||
| Community College Transfers |
4,725 |
3,432 |
2,101 |
Critical Reading |
531 |
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| Other Undergraduate Transfers |
4,346 |
2,266 |
883 |
Math |
538 |
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| Graduate |
3,737 |
1,904 |
595 |
Writing |
517 |
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| Total |
27,340 |
14,347 |
6,148 |
Composite |
1069 |
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| High School GPA |
3.4 |
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| Note: Includes students who enrolled in both the summer and fall semesters | |||||||
| E-Learning | |||||
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Full On-line Courses |
Video-taped |
Vide- |
All Types* |
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| # Course Selections |
503 |
134 |
152 |
789 |
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| # Course Enrollments |
12,036 |
434 |
1,324 |
13,794 |
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| # Unduplicated Students |
6,558 |
225 |
991 |
7,387 |
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| * # of students enrolled in at least one course delivered fully through e-learning | |||||
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| Athletics | |||
| Men's Sports | Women's Sports |
The FAU Owls compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Sunbelt Conference. Mens' soccer competes in the Atlantic Soccer Conference. |
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| Baseball | Basketball | ||
| Basketball | Cross Country | ||
| Cross Country | Golf | ||
| Football | Soccer | ||
| Golf | Softball | ||
| Soccer | Swimming | ||
| Swimming | Tennis | ||
| Tennis | Track & Field | ||
| Volleyball | |||
| Alumni | |||||
| United States |
108,369 |
Florida |
85,570 |
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| International / Other |
1,082 |
Broward |
32,105 |
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| Not reported |
2,042 |
Palm Beach |
31,219 |
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| Total |
111,493 |
Miami-Dade |
4,523 |
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| St. Lucie |
2,589 |
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| Personnel | Faculty | ||||||||
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Full-time |
Part-time |
Total |
Female |
Male |
Total |
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| Faculty |
1,035 |
24 |
1,059 |
Professor |
72 |
186 |
258 |
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| Adjuncts |
14 |
496 |
510 |
Associate Professor |
103 |
154 |
257 |
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| AMP |
833 |
23 |
856 |
Assistant Professor |
81 |
102 |
183 |
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| Staff |
708 |
22 |
730 |
Instructor |
104 |
70 |
174 |
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| Total |
2,590 |
565 |
3,155 |
Lecturer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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Other |
120 |
65 |
185 |
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Total |
482 |
577 |
1,059 |
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| FAU Administration | Board of Trustees | |||
| President | Mary Jane Saunders | Chair: Nancy Blosser | ||
| Vice Chair: Robert Stilley | ||||
| Interim Provost | Diane Alperin | Anthony Barbar | ||
| Dr. Bill Bryant | ||||
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Vice President for Strategic Planning & Information Technology |
Gitanjali Kaul | David Feder | ||
| Dr. Jeffrey Feingold | ||||
| Vice President, Student Affairs | Charles Brown | Armand Grossman | ||
| Dr. Rajendra Gupta | ||||
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Senior VP University Advancement, Executive Director FAU Foundation |
Randy Talbot | Dr. Timothy Lenz, Faculty Senate President | ||
| Ayden Maher, Student Government President | ||||
| Vice President, Facilities | Tom Donaudy | Sherry Plymale | ||
| Robert Rubin | ||||
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Vice President, Medical Education Programs |
Michael Friedland | Thomas Workman, Jr. | ||
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Vice President, University Communications & Marketing |
Alieen Izquierdo | |||
| Senior Vice President, Financial Affairs | Dennis Crudele | |||
| Vice President, Research, Interim | Michale Moriarty | |||
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Vice President & Associate Provost for Regional Campuses |
Joyanne Stephens |
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| Foundation Assets, 2008-09 | Financial Aid | |||
| Endowments | More than $125 million was awarded in 2008-09 to students through scholarships, grants, loans and work study. | |||
| Gifts | ||||
| Lifelong Learning | ||||
| Campus Locations |
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| Boca Raton Campus | Boca Raton | ||
| Davie Campus | Davie | ||
| Fort Lauderdale Campus | Fort Lauderdale | ||
| John D. MacArthur Campus | Jupiter | ||
| Treasure Coast Campus | Port St. Lucie | ||
| SeaTech Campus | Dania Beach | ||
| Revised: August 2010 |
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