Florida Atlantic University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University operates as a public institution located in Boca Raton, Florida (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 23,757 students of which 30,148 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Florida Atlantic University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 66.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,127 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $8,752, with published in-state tuition of $4,879 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,236, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 63.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.5%. Graduates earn a median of $56,746 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,647 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 863300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.