A Carnegie R1 Research University
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Shaping the Future of Neuroscience
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Low Incomes to High Outcomes
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Florida Atlantic University is a national leader in social mobility, interdisciplinary research, and public service, with top-ranked academic programs driving its success.
By using analytics to steer targeted interventions to students, the University's 4-year graduation rate outpaced every other research university in the nation over the last decade.
Florida Atlantic is breaking barriers by championing access, affordability, and academic excellence – ensuring that all students thrive. It is where opportunity meets achievement. That’s the Atlantic Effect.
Top 50
National Universities
Washington Monthly
No. 32
Social Mobility
U.S. News & World Report
Top 40
Best Value
The Wall Street Journal
Meet Our Goldwater Scholars
Two Florida Atlantic students received the prestigious 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, for a total of nine Goldwater Scholars since 2022.
The No. 1 Honors College in Florida
Florida Atlantic's Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College has been recognized as the No. 17 best honors college in the nation, and the top honors college in Florida, by College Transitions.
Transforming Education Through Dual Enrollment
FAU High School gives students the opportunity to earn their high school diploma and a cost-free bachelor’s degree at the same time. Students frequently graduate from the University a week before receiving their high school diplomas.
Leading the way in Jewish Studies and Human Rights Education
With a rise of antisemitism and increasing tensions around the world, the Holocaust, Jewish Studies and human rights education offered at Florida Atlantic is more important than ever.
Florida Atlantic University's meteoric rise from a young institution to educational innovator reflects a deliberate strategy of continuous improvement. By enhancing everything from health and environmental research to student success rates, "The Atlantic Effect" is a transformative approach that's redefining academic excellence.
Winner
Award for Institutional Transformation
ACE/Fidelity Investments
2024
30pt
INCREASE
IN 4-YEAR GRADUATION RATE
2014-2023
Winner
Degree Completion Award
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
2022
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION
U.S. Department of Education
Top 25
Pell Recipient Graduation Performance
U.S. News & World Report
TOP UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM
Council on Undergraduate Research