Florida Atlantic University Business Programs

Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. Boca Raton is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Florida Atlantic University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at FAU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Most Popular Taxation Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Management Sciences & Methods Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#48	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#70	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards FAU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#24	Best Value Colleges for International Business	College Factual
#56	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#85	Best Value Colleges for Marketing	College Factual
#106	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#188	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#234	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Florida Atlantic University?

Contact details for FAU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	777 Glades Rd, Administration Bldg., Room 339, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
Phone:	561-297-3000
Website:	www.fau.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/FloridaAtlantic
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/FlaAtlanticU

How Do I Get Into FAU?

You can apply to FAU online at: www.fau.edu/admissions/Apply_Online.php

Admission Requirements for FAU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into FAU?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, FAU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to FAU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 520 and 600.

FAU received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 24. Composite scores were between 21 and 26.

Can I Afford Florida Atlantic University?

The overall average net price of FAU is $28,279. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At FAU, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $6,791 a year. That adds up to $27,164 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FAU is 4.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,457 undergraduate students at FAU, with 16,617 being full-time and 8,840 being part-time.

There are also 5,348 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,617 full-time undergraduates at FAU, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Florida Atlantic University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	727
Black or African American	3,157
Hispanic or Latino	4,527
White	6,788
International Students	583
Other Races/Ethnicities	835

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Florida Atlantic University. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at FAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Florida Atlantic University

In 2019-2020, 29,962 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at FAU has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of FAU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Florida Atlantic University was $4,879 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,324. The following table shows how FAU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Taxation	#1	#4
Accounting	#1	#44
Taxation	#1	#4
General Management Information Systems	#1	#25
Hospitality Management	#1	#28
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#1	#22
Management Information Systems	#1	#22
Accounting	#1	#58
Marketing	#1	#116
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#1	#113
International Business	#7	#46
General Business Administration and Management	#7	#311
Business Administration & Management	#7	#350
International Business/Trade/Commerce	#7	#46

Online Affordability Rankings of FAU Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Florida Atlantic University was $4,879 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $17,324. The following table shows how FAU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Management Information Systems	#1	#47
General Management Information Systems	#1	#40

Online Growth Rankings of FAU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Florida Atlantic University was 123.6%. This is the #325 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at FAU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at FAU ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at FAU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems	#8
Management Information Systems	#17

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Florida Atlantic University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	303	0	318	4	625
Accounting	0	299	0	203	0	502
Finance	0	253	0	17	0	270
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	8	215	0	0	0	223
General Management Information Systems	1	116	0	28	0	145
General Hospitality Administration/Management	50	54	1	0	0	105
General Economics	0	53	0	18	0	71
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	66	0	0	0	66
Management Science	0	0	52	0	0	52
Meeting and Event Planning	45	0	0	0	0	45
Taxation	0	0	0	35	0	35
Casino Management	10	0	0	0	0	10
Insurance	8	0	0	0	0	8
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	0	4	0	4
Applied & Professional Ethics	1	0	0	0	0	1
Real Estate	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	123	1,359	53	623	4	2,162

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kmgcoolguy4 under License

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