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Quick Facts 2012 - 2013
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Preliminary Enrollment
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Index
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Founded:
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1961
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Admissions
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Classes Began:
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1964
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Alumni
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Original Enrollment
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867
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Athletics
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Fall 2012 Enrollment
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30,038
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Degrees
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Carnegie Classification
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RU/H Research Universities (high research activity)
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eLearning
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Accreditation
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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Enrollment
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President
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Mary Jane Saunders
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Fall SCH
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About FAU
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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 of 257,
becoming a four-year institution. The students enrolled for fall 2012
come from 48 states and 135 countries, 58% are full-time and 3,237
are first-time-in-college students.
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Financial Aid
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Housing
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Operating Budget
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Personnel
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Tuition & Fees
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Mission Statement
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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.
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Degrees Awarded 2011-2012
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Associates
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Bachelors
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Masters
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Specialist
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Doctoral-
Research
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Doctoral-
Professional
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Total
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%
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Arts & Letters
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0
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1,102.0
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108
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0
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5
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1,215.0
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19%
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Business
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0
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1,299.5
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448
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0
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11
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0
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1,758.5
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27%
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Design & Social Inquiry
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0
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605.5
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125
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0
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3
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0
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733.5
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11%
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Education
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0
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609.5
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270
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29
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33
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941.5
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14%
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Engineering & Computer Science
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0
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222.0
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94
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12
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328.0
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5%
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Honors College
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0
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57.0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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57.0
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1%
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Medicine
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0
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0.0
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24
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0
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24.0
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0.4%
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Nursing
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0
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246.0
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117
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4
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9
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376.0
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6%
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Science
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0
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750.5
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73
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0
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40
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863.5
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13%
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No College
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251
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0.0
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0
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0
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0
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251
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4%
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Total
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251
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4,892.0
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1,259
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29
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108
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9
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6,548.0
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100%
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Degree Programs
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Degrees Awarded to Date
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Bachelor's
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62
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Bachelor's
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110,190
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Master's
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64
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Master's
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29,471
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Specialist
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3
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Specialist
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1,054
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Doctoral-Research
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20
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Doctoral
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1,605
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Doctoral-Professional
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2
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Total
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142,
320
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Tuition & Fees per Credit Hour
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Annual Tuition & Fees*
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*Based on
30 (UG)
and
24 (Grad)
credit hours
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Undergrad
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Graduate
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Undergrad
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Graduate
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In-State
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$199.54
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$369.82
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$5,986.20
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$8,875.68
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Out-of-State
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$718.09
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$1,024.81
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$21,542.70
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$24,595.44
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Headcount Enrollment, Fall 2012
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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Freshman
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3,829
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394
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4,223
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14%
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Sophomore
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2,794
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579
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3,373
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11%
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Junior
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3,933
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2,658
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6,591
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22%
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Senior
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4,598
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4,372
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8,970
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30%
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2nd BA/BS
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235
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665
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900
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3%
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Total Undergrad
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15,389
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8,668
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24,057
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80%
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Master's
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1,360
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2,242
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3,602
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12%
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Specialist
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25
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36
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61
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0.2%
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Doctoral
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352
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383
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735
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2%
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Doc-Professional
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135
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44
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179
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1%
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Total Graduate
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1,872
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2,705
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4,577
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15%
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Unclassified
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222
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1,182
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1,404
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5%
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Total
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17,483
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12,555
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30,038
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100%
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Diversity
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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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American Indian
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31
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21
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52
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0.2%
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Asian
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709
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592
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1,301
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4%
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Black
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2,859
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2,414
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5,273
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18%
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Hispanic
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3,858
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2,828
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6,686
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22%
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Pacific Islander
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18
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19
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37
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0.1%
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White
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8,873
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6,093
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14,966
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50%
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Two or more races
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482
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246
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728
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2%
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International
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455
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175
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630
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2%
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Not reported
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198
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167
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365
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1%
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Total
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Gender
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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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9,573
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7,546
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17,119
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57%
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Male
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7,910
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5,009
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12,919
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43%
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Top Ten Florida Counties, States and Countries by Residency
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Florida Counties
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States
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Countries (other than US)
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Broward
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11,295
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Florida
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28,254
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Haiti
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420
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Palm Beach
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10,548
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New York
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211
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Colombia
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374
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Miami-Dade
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1,292
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New Jersey
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207
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Jamaica
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266
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St. Lucie
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655
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Pennsylvania
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80
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Brazil
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191
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Martin
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475
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Georgia
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68
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Peru
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182
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Orange
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417
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Texas
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64
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Venezuela
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178
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Hillsborough
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412
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Maryland
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57
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Canada
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128
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Brevard
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361
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Illinois
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53
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India
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98
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Pinellas
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259
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Virginia
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52
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Ecuador
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70
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Duval
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256
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California
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50
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China
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69
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Massachusetts
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50
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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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24,826
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23,660
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79%
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Davie
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4,562
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2,671
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9%
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Fort Lauderdale
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721
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570
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2%
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Jupiter
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1,346
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887
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3%
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Distance Learning
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5,310
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1,902
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6%
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Other
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385
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348
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1%
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Headcount Enrollment by College
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Undergrad
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Grad
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Prof
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Unclass
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Total
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%
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Arts & Letters
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3,819
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401
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0
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0
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4,220
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14%
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Business
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5,847
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1,228
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0
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0
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7,075
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24%
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Design & Social Inquiry
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2,231
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553
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0
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0
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2,784
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9%
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Education
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2,943
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965
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0
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0
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3,908
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13%
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Engineering & Computer Science
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2,087
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277
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0
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0
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2,364
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8%
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Honors College
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317
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0
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0
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0
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317
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1%
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Medicine
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0
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52
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127
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0
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179
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1%
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Nursing
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1,120
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492
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52
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0
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1,664
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6%
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Science
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4,994
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430
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0
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0
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5,424
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18%
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Unclassified
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0
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0
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0
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1,404
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1,404
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5%
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Undecided
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699
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0
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0
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0
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699
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2%
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Total
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24,057
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4,398
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179
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1,404
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30,038
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100%
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Top Degree Programs by Enrollment
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Biological Sciences
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2,183
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Business Administration
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685
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Psychology
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1,286
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Nursing
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439
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Elementary Education
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1,242
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Educational Leadership
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343
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Accounting
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1,232
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Accounting
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321
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Criminal Justice
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1,188
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Social Work
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239
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Exercise Science
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867
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Public Administration
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182
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Economics
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667
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Curriculum & Instruction
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162
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Art
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571
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Counselor Education
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149
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Nursing
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566
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Medicine
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127
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Business Administration
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540
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Biological Sciences
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120
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Admissions
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Applied
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Admitted
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Enrolled
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First-Time-In-College Scores
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First-Time-In-College
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27,888
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10,876
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3,237
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ACT
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23
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Community College Transfers
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6,814
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4,147
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2,579
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SAT
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Other Undergraduate Transfers
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5,568
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2,258
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1,099
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Critical Reading
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534
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Graduate
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4,643
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2,064
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1,455
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Math
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539
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Medical
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2,913
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64
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64
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Writing
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527
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Total
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47,826
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19,409
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8,434
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Composite
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1600
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High School GPA
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3.5
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Average Age
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Average Class Size
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Student to
Faculty Ratio: n/a
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First-Time-In-College
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18
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Undergraduate
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Undergraduate
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24
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Lecture
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38
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Graduate
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33
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Lab
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21
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Professional
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30
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Discussion
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29
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Unclassified
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28
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Graduate
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Lecture
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14
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Lab
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12
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On-Campus Housing
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Female
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Male
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Total
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Financial Aid
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Boca Raton
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1,933
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1,545
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3,478
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Grants
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$56,929,508
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Jupiter
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138
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89
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227
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Loans
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$118,175,993
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Total
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2,071
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1,634
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3,705
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Scholarships
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$24,234,018
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Employment
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$453,611
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Total
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$199,793,130
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Fall 2012 Student Credit Hours
(Fundable & Non-fundable)
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Undergraduate
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273,769
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Graduate
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36,296
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Total
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310,065
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eLearning
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Fully Online
Courses
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Video-taped
classroom
sessions
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Video-
conferencing
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Mostly
Online
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# Course Sections
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740
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177
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95
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49
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# Course Enrollments
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19,177
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814
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903
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1,451
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# Unduplicated Students
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10,217
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520
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727
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1,196
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Alumni
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United States
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124,055
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Florida
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97,760
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International / Other
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4,906
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Broward
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36,650
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Total
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128,961
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Palm Beach
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35,965
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Miami-Dade
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5,189
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St. Lucie
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3,071
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Athletics
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The Owls compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Sun Belt 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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Cheer
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Cross Country
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Cross Country
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Football
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Dance
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Golf
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Golf
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Soccer
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Soccer
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Swimming
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Softball
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Tennis
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Track & Field
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Volleyball
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Personnel data will be available soon.
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Personnel
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Faculty
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Adjuncts
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AMP
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Staff
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Total
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%
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Full-time
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Part-Time
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Total
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American Indian
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Asian
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Black
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Hispanic
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White
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Two or more races
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International
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Faculty
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Female
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Male
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Total
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Professor
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Associate Professor
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Assistant Professor
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Instructor
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Lecturer
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Other
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Total
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Operating Budget
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2011-12
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Facilities
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# of
Buildings
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Net
Assignable
Sq Feet
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Acreage
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Educational & General
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$241,532,283
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Boca Raton Campus
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145
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2,466,180
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746
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Student Financial Aid
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$174,483,578
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Broward Campuses
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13
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496,591
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52
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Contracts & Grants
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$61,868,134
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Northern Campuses
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83
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507,973
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323
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Auxiliary Enterprises
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$102,608,700
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Other Locations
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7
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41,216
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3336
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Student Government
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$9,651,114
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|
Total
|
248
|
3,511,960
|
1,457
|
|
|
Athletics
|
$18,241,864
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concession Fund
|
$500,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
$608,885,923
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
FAU Administration
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|
Board of Trustees
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|
|
President
|
Mary Jane Saunders
|
|
Robert Stilley, Chair
|
|
|
|
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
|
Brenda Claiborne
|
|
Anthony Barbar, Vice Chair
|
|
|
|
VP Strategic Planning & Information Technology
|
Gitanjali Kaul
|
|
David Feder
|
|
|
|
Sr VP Student Affairs
|
Charles Brown
|
|
Jeffrey Feingold
|
|
|
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Sr VP Finance & Administration
|
Dennis Crudele
|
|
Angela Graham-West
|
|
|
|
Sr VP Strategic Relations & General Counsel
|
David Kian
|
|
Robert Huffman
|
|
|
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VP Community Engagement
|
Jennifer O'Flannery Anderson
|
|
William McDaniel
|
|
|
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VP Facilities, University Architect
|
Tom Donaudy
|
|
Abdol Moabery
|
|
|
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VP Research
|
Barry Rosson
|
|
Sherry Plymale
|
|
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|
Robert Rubin
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Paul Tanner
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Julius Teske
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Thomas Workman, Jr.
|
|
|
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|
Revised: October 2012
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