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Florida Atlantic University is a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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

Can I Afford FAU?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time FAU students paid $203 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $722 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,522	$14,374
Fees	$2,357	$2,950
Books and Supplies	$1,264	$1,264
On Campus Room and Board	$12,536	$12,536
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,174	$6,174

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At FAU, approximately 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,249 a year. That adds up to $24,996 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at FAU is 1.4%. 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 24,799 undergraduate students at FAU, with 15,920 being full-time and 8,879 being part-time.

There are also 5,356 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 15,920 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	707
Black or African American	2,914
Hispanic or Latino	4,334
White	6,586
International Students	541
Other Races/Ethnicities	838

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

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 15 master’s degree programs available online at FAU. In 2020-2021, 19,545 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 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 #297 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at FAU regardless of major.

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%.

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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