Florida Atlantic University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Florida Atlantic University is a public research university in Boca Raton, FL (city setting), with 24,614 undergraduates (57% women). It admitted 73% of 27,612 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1040–1210 on the SAT and 20–26 on the ACT. Cost of attendance is $37,290 a year for out-of-state students and $24,845 in-state; aided first-year students paid $9,839 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, multidisciplinary studies. The campus reported 0.56 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Florida Atlantic University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $4,879 in-state · $17,324 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 4 burglaries · 21 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Florida Atlantic University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Florida Atlantic University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | American Conference | 31 | 3 over | 3 | $1.3M | $43,025 | 993 | |
| Baseball | American Conference | 39 | 5 over | 4 | $1.9M | $49,334 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | American Conference | 15 | at cap | 8 | $4.8M | $321,975 | 990 | |
| Women's Basketball | American Conference | 20 | 5 over | 5 | $2.4M | $122,432 | 990 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Conference USA | 19 | at cap | 1 | $642k | $33,764 | 991 | |
| Men's Cross Country | American Conference | 8 | room 9 | 2 | $75k | $9,389 | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | American Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | American Conference | 115 | 10 over | 1 | $19M | $168,091 | 965 | |
| Men's Golf | American Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $421k | $42,055 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | American Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $472k | $52,405 | 985 | |
| Men's Soccer | American Conference | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.2M | $39,597 | 961 | |
| Softball | American Conference | 24 | room 1 | 4 | $1.7M | $69,464 | 1000 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Atlantic Sun Conference | 28 | room 2 | 1 | $536k | $19,136 | 995 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | American Conference | 32 | 2 over | 1 | $827k | $25,839 | 996 | |
| Men's Tennis | American Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $419k | $41,928 | 986 | |
| Women's Tennis | American Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $576k | $64,013 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | American Conference | 72 | 27 over | 1 | $842k | $11,690 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | American Conference | 16 | room 2 | 3 | $1.2M | $75,239 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.