Florida Atlantic University Computer Science Programs

Located in Boca Raton, Florida, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. 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

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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	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	1
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into FAU?

The acceptance rate at Florida Atlantic University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 78%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

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 520 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

FAU received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 25.

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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $6,249 a year. That adds up to $24,996 over four years for those students.

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 2022-2023, 20,188 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.

This school is the 16th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Florida Atlantic University Computer Science 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 Computer & Information Sciences	68	172	20	45	8	313
Artificial Intelligence	0	0	4	11	0	15
General Information Science	5	0	0	0	0	5
Information Technology	0	0	0	2	0	2
Computer & IS Security	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	73	172	24	58	8	335

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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