Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida · Also known as FAU · Website
$56,746
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,746
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Florida Atlantic University is a public 4-year college in Boca Raton, Florida with 23,757 undergraduates and 6,731 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $8,752 a year (tuition and fees $4,879 in-state, $17,324 out-of-state). It admits 66% of applicants and 63% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,746 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,236 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,752
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$4,879
Out-of-state $17,324
Admission rate
66%
US median 78%
Completion rate
63%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,236
About $183 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,746
Rank 985 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $8,752
- Tuition in-state
- $4,879
- Tuition out-of-state
- $17,324
- Cost of attendance
- $21,522
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 26%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,022
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,135
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,106
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,440
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $16,854
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,831 in 2015-16 to $4,879 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 66%
- Average SAT
- 1,127
- SAT reading, middle
- 565
- SAT math, middle
- 545
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 23,757
- Graduate students
- 6,731
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 24
- Completion rate
- 63%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 213
- Endowment
- $398.1M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 985 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,752 | $19,850 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,879 | $16,920 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 66% | 72% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 63% | 65% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 75% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,236 | $13,000 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $45,647 | $33,574 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,746 | $37,894 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 72% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
213 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 415 | $11,892 | Withheld | $48,520 | $44,125 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 389 | $16,028 | $27,676 | $47,707 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 356 | $41,000 | $77,205 | $95,852 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 347 | $17,050 | $77,883 | $91,953 | $88,910 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 330 | $19,111 | $34,957 | $51,082 | $50,532 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 315 | $16,048 | $30,765 | $48,754 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 311 | $17,238 | $46,662 | $62,058 | $68,257 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 292 | $15,450 | $35,647 | $53,545 | $55,378 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 292 | $17,077 | $32,257 | $51,640 | $61,296 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 272 | $16,875 | $41,995 | $62,906 | $69,303 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 252 | $15,458 | $49,551 | $70,078 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 215 | $16,452 | $56,600 | $77,465 | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 180 | $16,988 | $58,379 | $89,476 | $92,374 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $18,375 | $34,720 | $54,717 | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $18,117 | $30,412 | $50,395 | $54,562 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 160 | $17,744 | $39,912 | $50,966 | $51,790 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 153 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,699 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 151 | $16,000 | $26,926 | $47,505 | $50,497 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 143 | $25,469 | $47,612 | $58,963 | $59,571 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 125 | $36,200 | $71,729 | $99,288 | $95,833 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $16,875 | $31,641 | $53,872 | $63,293 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $16,250 | $45,207 | $70,318 | $83,290 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 111 | $40,000 | $95,703 | $109,033 | $120,193 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 110 | $19,201 | $29,605 | $48,428 | $53,072 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 102 | $17,695 | $23,981 | $56,012 | $55,695 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Boca Raton and Florida on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Florida Atlantic University cost?
$8,752 a year is the average net price at Florida Atlantic University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,879 for in-state students and $17,324 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $21,522. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,022 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Florida Atlantic University?
66% of applicants are admitted to Florida Atlantic University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,127 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Florida Atlantic University graduates earn?
$56,746 a year is the median pay of former Florida Atlantic University students who work, 10 years after they started ($45,647 after 6 years). That ranks 985 of 5,094 US colleges and 37 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $111,689.
How much student debt do Florida Atlantic University graduates have?
$17,236 is the median federal student loan debt of Florida Atlantic University graduates, about $183 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 26% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Florida Atlantic University?
63% of first-time, full-time students at Florida Atlantic University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Florida Atlantic University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (415 associate's graduates), Biology, General (389 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (356 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 213 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.