Quick Facts 2016-2017
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Index
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| Founded | 1961 | Admissions | |
| Classes Began | 1964 | Alumni | |
| Original Enrollment | 867 | Athletics | |
| Fall 2016 Enrollment | 30,598 | Class Section | |
| Carnegie Classification | RU/H Research Universities (high research activity) | Degrees | |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools | e-Learning | |
| President | Dr. John Kelly | Enrollments | |
| About FAU | Fall SCH | ||
| Florida Atlantic University, the fifth public university in Florida, opened | Financial Aid | ||
| its doors in 1964 with an enrollment of 867 upper-division and graduate | Hispanic FTE | ||
| students. In 1984, FAU admitted its charter freshman class of 257, | Housing | ||
| becoming a four-year institution. | Operating Budget | ||
| From the students enrolled for Fall 2016, the 59% are full-time and 3766 are first | Personnel | ||
| time-in-college students. | Tuition & Fees |
Headcount Enrollments Fall 2016
|
Class Level
|
Full-time
|
Part-time
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
Freshman
|
3766
|
393
|
4159
|
13.6%
|
| Sophomore | 2782 | 515 | 3297 | 10.8% |
|
Junior
|
4406
|
2859
|
7265
|
23.7%
|
| Senior | 4543 | 4082 | 8625 | 28.2% |
|
2nd Bachelor's
|
217
|
650
|
867
|
2.8%
|
| Total Undergrad | 15714 | 8499 | 24213 | 79.1% |
|
Master's
|
1490
|
2194
|
3684
|
12.0%
|
| Specialist | 4 | 34 | 38 | 0.1% |
|
Doctoral
|
364
|
503
|
867
|
2.8%
|
| Medicine | 257 | 1 | 258 | 0.8% |
|
Total Graduate
|
2115
|
2732
|
4847
|
15.8%
|
| Unclassified | 382 | 1156 | 1538 | 5.0% |
|
Grand Total
|
18211
|
12387
|
30598
|
100%
|
Diversity
|
Ethnicity
|
Full-time
|
Part-time
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
American Indian
|
44
|
18
|
62
|
0.2%
|
| Asian | 809 | 519 | 1328 | 4.34% |
|
Black
|
3253
|
2598
|
5851
|
19.12%
|
| Hispanic | 4364 | 3256 | 7620 | 24.9% |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
|
24
|
11
|
35
|
0.12%
|
| White | 8116 | 5230 | 13346 | 43.62% |
|
Two or more races
|
706
|
373
|
1079
|
3.53%
|
| International | 786 | 310 | 1096 | 3.58% |
|
Not reported
|
109
|
72
|
181
|
0.59%
|
| Total | 18211 | 12387 | 30598 | 100% |
Gender
|
Gender
|
Full-time
|
Part-time
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
Female
|
10108
|
7210
|
17318
|
57%
|
| Male | 8103 | 5177 | 13280 | 43% |
|
Total
|
18211
|
12387
|
30598
|
100%
|
Enrollment By Campus
|
Campus
|
All Enrolled
|
Primary Campus Term
|
|
Boca Raton
|
25611
|
24069
|
| Dania Beach | 55 | 47 |
|
Davie
|
436
|
1985
|
| Distance Learning | 9027 | 3345 |
|
Fort Lauderdale
|
299
|
47
|
| Jupiter | 1029 | 269 |
|
Other(Harbor Branch, Pine Jog,etc.)
|
177
|
150
|
Note: All enrolled can be bigger than total enroll 30598 because a student can enroll in several campuses in the same term.
Enrollment By College & Level
|
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
Medicine
|
Unclassified
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
|
Arts and Letters
|
3665
|
364
|
0
|
0
|
4029
|
13%
|
| Business | 6569 | 1523 | 0 | 0 | 8092 | 26% |
|
Design Social Inquiry
|
2444
|
518
|
0
|
0
|
2972
|
10%
|
| Education | 2567 | 816 | 0 | 0 | 3383 | 11% |
|
Engineering Comp Sci.
|
2433
|
382
|
0
|
0
|
2825
|
9%
|
| Honors College | 423 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 423 | 1% |
|
Medicine
|
0
|
41
|
258
|
0
|
299
|
1%
|
| Nursing | 601 | 436 | 100 | 0 | 1137 | 4% |
|
Science
|
5257
|
399
|
0
|
0
|
5656
|
18%
|
| Unclassified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1538 | 1538 | 5% |
|
Undecided
|
244
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
244
|
1%
|
| Total | 24203 | 4479 | 368 | 1538 | 30598 | 100% |
Top Counties, States and Countries Residency
| County | Total | Percent | State | Total | Percent | Country | Total | Percent |
|
Broward
|
10667
|
44%
|
Florida
|
28123
|
95.7%
|
Haiti
|
360
|
20.5%
|
| Palm Beach | 9830 | 40% | New York | 327 | 1.1% | Colombia | 248 | 14.1% |
|
Miami Dade
|
1212
|
5%
|
New Jersey
|
322
|
0.5%
|
Brazil
|
225
|
12.8%
|
| Unknown | 526 | 2% | Pennsylvania | 136 | 0.3% | Jamaica | 199 | 11.4% |
|
Hillsborough
|
496
|
2%
|
Illinois
|
95
|
0.3%
|
Venezuela
|
141
|
8%
|
| Orange | 442 | 2% | Georgia | 82 | 0.3% | Peru | 138 | 7.9% |
|
St. Lucie
|
426
|
2%
|
Maryland
|
80
|
0.3%
|
India
|
122
|
7%
|
| Martin | 347 | 1% | Texas | 79 | 0.3% | Canada | 120 | 6.8% |
|
Duval
|
313
|
1%
|
Connecticut
|
77
|
0.3%
|
China
|
114
|
6.5%
|
| Brevard | 248 | 1% | California | 74 | 0.3% | Cuba | 86 | 4.9% |
|
Total
|
23981
|
100%
|
Total
|
29395
|
100%
|
Total
|
1753
|
100%
|
Average Age
|
First Time in College
|
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
Professional
|
Unclassified
|
|
18
|
24
|
33
|
28
|
25
|
Alumni
| United Sates | 148504 |
Florida Total
|
119736
|
|
|
International/Other
|
908
|
Broward
|
44002
|
|
| Miami-Dade | 6066 | |||
|
Palm Beach
|
43597
|
|||
| St. Lucie | 3362 |
Number of Class Sections with Undergraduate Enrolled
| Enrolled Students | 2-9 | 10-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-99 | 100+ |
|
Class Sections
|
135
|
407
|
571
|
277
|
123
|
201
|
111
|
| Class Sub-Sections | 41 | 138 | 168 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Fall 2016 Student to Faculty ratio 23:1 (Source: Board of Governors IPEDS Fall Enrollment)
e-Learning Fall 2016
|
Fully Distance Learning course
|
Primary Distance learning course
|
Hybrid Course
|
||
|
# Course Sections
|
526
|
11
|
183
|
|
| # Course Enrollment | 20124 | 588 | 4913 | |
|
# Unduplicated Student
|
11872
|
582
|
4218
|
Notes:
All Distance Learning: 100% of the direct instruction of the course is delivered using some form of technology.
Hybrid Courses: 50% - 79% of the direct instruction of the course is delivered using some form of technology.
Primarily Distance Learning: 80% - 99% of the direct instruction of the course is delivered using some form of technology .
Degrees Awarded 2015-2016
|
Associate
|
Bachelors
|
Masters
|
Specialist
|
Doctoral Res.
|
Doctoral Prof.
|
Medicine
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
|
Arts and Letters
|
0
|
1089
|
101
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
1196
|
16%
|
| Business | 0 | 1412.5 | 505 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1923.5 | 25.7% |
|
Design Social Inquiry
|
0
|
735
|
212
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
954
|
12.8%
|
| Education | 0 | 630.5 | 202 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 876.5 | 11.7% |
|
Engineering Comp Sci.
|
0
|
390
|
68
|
0
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
470
|
6.3%
|
| Honors College | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 1.2% |
|
Medicine
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
61
|
81
|
1.1%
|
| Nursing | 0 | 292 | 136 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 453 | 6.1% |
|
Science
|
0
|
1003
|
78
|
0
|
32
|
0
|
0
|
325
|
4.3%
|
| Undecided | 325 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 4.3% |
|
Total
|
325
|
5640
|
1322
|
11
|
103
|
18
|
61
|
7480
|
100%
|
Note: Students pursuing two majors in different colleges /departments count as 0.5.
Top Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Program
|
Undergraduate Degree Program
|
Counts
|
Graduate Degree Program
|
Counts
|
|
Business Administration and Management, General
|
2950
|
Business Administration and Management, General
|
663
|
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 2439 | Accounting | 440 |
|
Psychology, General
|
1419
|
Registered Nursing/ Registered Nurse
|
391
|
| Criminal Justice/Safety Studies | 1134 | Social Work | 255 |
|
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
|
1075
|
Educational Leadership & Administration General
|
177
|
| Accounting | 978 | Health/Healthcare Administration/Management | 146 |
|
Engineering, Other
|
928
|
Taxation
|
114
|
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 880 | Public Administration | 89 |
|
Registered Nursing/ Registered Nurse
|
601
|
Counselor Education/School Counseling
|
87
|
| Social Work | 598 | Computer and Information Sciences, General | 70 |
Personnel Diversity
|
Instructional Faculty
|
Adjuncts
|
Researchers | Academic Admin |
AMP
|
SP |
Total
|
Percent
|
|
|
American Indian or Alaska Native
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
0.1%
|
| Asian | 102 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 13 | 198 | 6% |
|
Black or African American
|
54
|
38
|
1
|
6
|
218
|
102
|
419
|
12.6%
|
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 54 | 1 | 18 | 161 | 65 | 359 | 10.8% |
|
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
0.1%
|
| Nonresident Alien | 43 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 79 | 2.4% |
|
Two or more races
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
18
|
7
|
31
|
0.9%
|
| White | 548 | 391 | 52 | 181 | 816 | 249 | 2237 | 67.2% |
|
Total
|
812
|
509
|
76
|
215
|
1277
|
440
|
3329
|
100%
|
Personnel Full-time/Part-time Status
|
Instructional Faculty
|
Adjuncts
|
Researcher | Academic Admin |
AMP
|
SP |
Total
|
Percent
|
|
|
Full-time
|
806
|
12
|
67
|
209
|
1252
|
430
|
2776
|
83%
|
| Part-time | 6 | 497 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 553 | 17% |
|
Total
|
812
|
509
|
76
|
215
|
1277
|
440
|
3329
|
100%
|
Personnel Category & Rank
| Instructional | Medical | Visiting | Academic Admin | Total | Percent | |
|
Professor
|
207
|
6
|
0
|
5
|
218
|
27%
|
| Associate Professor | 225 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 246 | 30.2% |
|
Assistant Professor
|
132
|
9
|
5
|
0
|
146
|
18%
|
| Instructor | 143 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 196 | 24% |
|
Lecturer
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0.4%
|
| Other | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.4% |
|
Total
|
712
|
34
|
60
|
6
|
812
|
100%
|
Personnel Gender
|
Female
|
Male
|
Total
|
Percent
|
|
|
Professor
|
57
|
161
|
218
|
27%
|
| Associate Professor | 107 | 139 | 246 | 30.2% |
|
Assistant Professor
|
77
|
69
|
146
|
18%
|
| Instructor | 115 | 81 | 196 | 24% |
|
Lecturer
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0.4%
|
| Other | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.4% |
|
Total
|
361
|
451
|
812
|
100%
|
Note: Personnel Tables uses HR IPEDS method of counting each staff member once in their primary position using the one with the most FTE.
Admissions
| Applied | Percent | Admitted | Percent | Enrolled | Percent | |
|
FTIC
|
15901
|
50%
|
9503
|
55%
|
3192
|
39%
|
| Community College Transfer | 4785 | 15% | 3623 | 21% | 2354 | 29% |
|
Other Undergraduate Transfer
|
2101
|
7%
|
1326
|
8%
|
649
|
8%
|
| Graduate | 4259 | 13% | 2049 | 12% | 1566 | 19% |
|
Professional
|
4278
|
13%
|
106
|
1%
|
100
|
1%
|
| Other | 760 | 2% | 598 | 3% | 286 | 4% |
|
Total
|
32084
|
100%
|
17205
|
100%
|
8147
|
100%
|
Hispanic FTE
|
Race-Ethnicity FT
|
Race-Ethnicity PT
|
Total
|
Hispanic FT
|
Hispanic PT
|
Total
|
Total
|
|
|
Fall-2010
|
13973
|
5024.58
|
18997.58
|
3007
|
1160.25
|
4167.25
|
21.9%
|
| Spring-2011 | 12836 | 5010.17 | 17846.17 | 2825 | 1199 | 4024 | 22.5% |
|
Summer-2011
|
1540
|
5776.42
|
7316.42
|
360
|
1337.75
|
1697.75
|
23.2%
|
| Fall-2011 | 15028 | 5136.75 | 20164.75 | 3240 | 1324.58 | 4564.58 | 22.6% |
|
Spring-2012
|
13782
|
5035.42
|
18877.42
|
3063
|
1250.83
|
323.83
|
23.0%
|
| Summer-2012 | 1354 | 5653.75 | 7007.75 | 295 | 1372.58 | 1667.58 | 23.8% |
|
Fall-2012
|
15475
|
5271.17
|
20746.17
|
3558
|
1349.75
|
4937.75
|
23.8%
|
| Spring-2013 | 13983 | 5170.75 | 19153.75 | 3206 | 1360.25 | 4566.25 | 23.8% |
|
Summer-2013
|
1205
|
5871.42
|
7076.42
|
250
|
1449.58
|
1699.58
|
24.0%
|
| Fall-2013 | 15570 | 5500 | 21070 | 3691 | 1491.175 | 182.17 | 24.6% |
|
Spring-2014
|
13987
|
5300.08
|
19287.08
|
3325
|
1437.67
|
4762.67
|
24.7%
|
| Summer-2014 | 1092 | 6086.08 | 7178.08 | 246 | 1525.5 | 1771.5 | 24.7% |
|
Fall-2014
|
15186
|
5403.5
|
20589.5
|
3709
|
1489.83
|
5198.83
|
25.2%
|
| Spring-2015 | 13934 | 5098.75 | 19032.75 | 3371 | 1435.83 | 4806.83 | 25.3% |
|
Summer-2015
|
1241
|
6252.33
|
7493.33
|
266
|
1609.17
|
1875.17
|
25.0%
|
| Fall-2015 | 15675 | 5156.67 | 20831.67 | 3840 | 1485.25 | 5325.25 | 25.6% |
|
Spring-2016
|
14533
|
5045.33
|
19578.33
|
3591
|
1434.5
|
5025.5
|
25.7%
|
| Summer-2016 | 1373 | 6478.83 | 7851.83 | 313 | 1758.25 | 2071.25 | 26.4% |
|
Fall-2016
|
15716
|
5177.25
|
20893.25
|
3945
|
1531.58
|
5476.58
|
26.2%
|
Student Credit Hours
|
Fundable SCH
|
Fundable SCH
|
|
|
Lower Division Undergraduate
|
127,543
|
2,272
|
| Upper Division Undergraduate | 147,447 | 1,784 |
|
Graduate Level 1
|
20,158
|
7,560
|
| Graduate Level 2 | 5,192 | 89 |
|
Total
|
300,340
|
11,705
|
On-Campus Housing
|
Boca Raton
|
Jupiter
|
Total
|
|
4069
|
273
|
4342
|
Tuition & Fees per Credit Hour
|
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
|
|
In-State
|
$201
|
$370
|
| Out-of-State | $720 | $1,025 |
Annual Tuition & Fees
|
Undergraduate
|
Graduate
|
|
|
In-State
|
$6,030
|
$8,,880
|
| Out-of-State | $21,600 | $24,600 |
Financial Aid
|
|
Amount
|
|
Grants
|
$60,003,972.23
|
| Loans | $125,324,953.92 |
|
Scholarships
|
$21,068,118.43
|
| Student Employment | $741,470.58 |
|
Total
|
$207,138,515.16
|
Operating Budget 2015-2016
|
|
Amount |
|
Education & General
|
$299,810,290
|
| Student Financial Aid | $196,558,935 |
|
Contracts & Grants
|
$59,098,850
|
| Auxiliary Enterprises | $139,559,277 |
|
Student Government
|
$9,876,445
|
| Athletics | $26,346,429 |
|
Concession
|
$625,000
|
| Total | $731,875,226 |
FAU Athletics
|
Men's Sports
|
Women's Sports
|
||
|
Baseball
|
Basketball
|
||
| Basketball | Cheer | ||
|
Cross Country
|
Cross Country
|
||
| Football | Dance | ||
|
Golf
|
Golf
|
||
| Swimming | Swimming | ||
|
Tennis
|
Tennis
|
||
| Soccer | Softball | ||
|
Track & Field
|
|||
| Volleyball | |||
|
Soccer
|
|
Board of Trustees
|
FAU Adminstration
|
||
| Anthony Barbar, Chair | President | John Kelly | |
| Daniel Cane, Vice Chair | Provost & VP of Academic Affairs | Gary Perry | |
| Dr. Christopher Beetle | VP of Financial Affairs & Chief Financial Officer | Michelle Hawkins | |
| Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold | VP of Research | Daniel Flynn | |
| Mr. Thomas Workman, Jr | VP of Student affairs | Corey King | |
| Mr. Shaun Davis | VP of Athletics | Patrick Chun | |
| Dr. Michael Dennis | VP of Public Services | Jorge Calzadilla | |
| Ms. Kathryn Edmunds | VP of Public Affairs | Peter Hull | |
| Dr. Jeffrey P. Feingold | VP of Admin Affairs & Chief Admin Officer | Stacy Volnick | |
| Mrs. Mary Beth McDonald | VP of Legal Affairs & General Counsel | David Kian | |
| Mr. Abdol Moabery | |||
| Mr. Robert S. Rubin | |||
| Mr. Robert J. Stilley | |||
| Julius "Butch" Teske |