Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University is a public college in Boca Raton, FL. Its average net price is $10,394 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$5,257
$30,001 to $48,000$5,812
$48,001 to $75,000$8,268
$75,001 to $110,000$14,420
$110,001 and up$18,580
$4,879Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$17,324Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,394Average Net Price
$16,414Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,288Books and Supplies
$7,410Other Expenses
37.1%Students on Pell Grants
26.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

66.1%Acceptance Rate
530 to 610SAT Reading, Middle Half
510 to 590SAT Math, Middle Half
21 to 26ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$49,988
8 years after entry$56,586
10 years after entry$61,062
64.4%Graduation Rate
84.5%Retention Rate
$17,500Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Boca Raton, FLLocation
Midsize citySetting
23,757Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$59,429 n=274$18,750 n=194
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Architectural Sciences and Technology$60,052 Small program - rough guide n=33$17,047 Small program - rough guide n=51
Architecture$62,092 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biology$31,749 n=381$17,350 n=286
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,287 n=299$19,500 n=257
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning$51,962 National median for this major n=706Not published
Civil Engineering$72,238 Small program - rough guide n=63$18,195 Small program - rough guide n=34
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106Not published
Communications$42,092 n=222$19,500 n=164
Computer Engineering$73,242 Small program - rough guide n=57Not published
Computer Science$66,524 n=143$18,702 n=125
Criminal Justice$42,631 n=337$19,346 n=235
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$51,291 Small program - rough guide n=37$16,073 Small program - rough guide n=38
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$78,906 Small program - rough guide n=51$26,125 Small program - rough guide n=36
Engineering, Other$75,133 National median for this major n=687Not published
English Language and Literature, General$39,884 Small program - rough guide n=76$17,000 Small program - rough guide n=55
Environmental Design$47,323 National median for this major n=458Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$52,350 n=250$15,000 n=193
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652$14,482 Small program - rough guide n=30
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$35,405 n=193$19,000 n=306
Health and Medical Administrative Services$45,715 n=143$19,935 Small program - rough guide n=90
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other$42,589 Small program - rough guide n=61$21,056 Small program - rough guide n=34
Hospitality Administration/Management$45,793 Small program - rough guide n=62Not published
International Business$47,334 Small program - rough guide n=63$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=35
Languages and Linguistics$33,703 National median for this major n=4,034Not published
Liberal Arts$35,961 Small program - rough guide n=94$13,987 Small program - rough guide n=87
Management Information Systems and Services$53,962 n=121$17,199 n=110
Marketing$45,853 n=269$18,056 n=217
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$75,121 Small program - rough guide n=95$21,325 Small program - rough guide n=69
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$43,341 n=326$20,500 n=329
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$33,341 Small program - rough guide n=34$15,354 Small program - rough guide n=43
Ocean Engineering$74,149 National median for this major n=123Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$38,446 n=128$19,500 n=101
Psychology$35,391 n=267$16,280 n=251
Public Administration$45,251 Small program - rough guide n=62$29,899 Small program - rough guide n=38
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$36,034 n=163$17,040 n=120
Registered Nursing$76,865 n=406$29,006 n=444
Research and Experimental Psychology$31,302 Small program - rough guide n=80$15,397 Small program - rough guide n=65
Social Work$44,505 n=137$18,750 n=157
Sociology$40,554 n=119$18,625 Small program - rough guide n=60
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$30,857 n=108$17,023 n=127
Studio Art$34,416 Small program - rough guide n=97$15,671 Small program - rough guide n=40
Surveying Engineering$64,206 National median for this major n=63Not published
Systems Science and Theory$67,084 National median for this major n=328Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$53,687 Small program - rough guide n=49Not published
Teaching$52,394 n=111$17,053 Small program - rough guide n=77

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