Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida · Also known as PBA · Website
$49,232
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$49,232
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in West Palm Beach, Florida with 2,603 undergraduates and 835 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,354 a year (tuition and fees $40,650). It admits 82% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $49,232 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,354
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$40,650
US median $11,837
Admission rate
82%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,500
About $239 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$49,232
Rank 1,537 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
- $28,354
- Tuition and fees
- $40,650
- Cost of attendance
- $53,827
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 37%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,570
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,312
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $25,619
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,244
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $32,786
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 $27,150 in 2015-16 to $40,650 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
- 82%
- Average SAT
- 1,075
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 560
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,603
- Graduate students
- 835
- Part-time students
- 4.7%
- Women
- 67%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 68%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 65
- Endowment
- $109.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
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 1,537 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 293 in Florida (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | FL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,354 | $19,850 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $40,650 | $16,920 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 82% | 72% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 68% | 75% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,500 | $13,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $42,366 | $33,574 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $49,232 | $37,894 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 57% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 70% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
65 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $24,979 | $70,586 | $76,008 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 62 | $33,225 | $57,694 | $72,925 | $103,485 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 58 | $51,043 | $43,029 | $54,393 | $59,571 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $22,844 | $35,403 | $51,530 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $22,750 | $39,743 | $53,668 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $19,303 | $46,970 | $59,081 | $68,257 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $25,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $120,193 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $19,500 | $28,991 | $56,258 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | $66,689 | $83,343 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $25,279 | $28,383 | $53,398 | $44,535 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $23,616 | $39,151 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and MissiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,589 | $40,103 |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,300 |
| International BusinessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $73,201 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $28,089 | Withheld | $60,379 | $68,069 |
| Communication and Media StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | $47,847 | $56,359 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,560 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Palm Beach Atlantic University cost?
$28,354 a year is the average net price at Palm Beach Atlantic University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $40,650, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $53,827. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,570 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Palm Beach Atlantic University?
82% of applicants are admitted to Palm Beach Atlantic University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,075 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Florida is 72%.
How much do Palm Beach Atlantic University graduates earn?
$49,232 a year is the median pay of former Palm Beach Atlantic University students who work, 10 years after they started ($42,366 after 6 years). That ranks 1,537 of 5,094 US colleges and 51 of 293 in Florida. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral) at $110,574.
How much student debt do Palm Beach Atlantic University graduates have?
$22,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Palm Beach Atlantic University graduates, about $239 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 37% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Palm Beach Atlantic University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Palm Beach Atlantic University finish within 6 years. 68% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Palm Beach Atlantic University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (87 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (62 master's graduates), Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (58 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 65 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.