Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private doctoral/professional university in West Palm Beach, FL (city setting), with 3,094 undergraduates (64% women), affiliated with the Interdenominational. It admitted 88% of 7,657 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division II schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 970–1210 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $58,236 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $31,103 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 59% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, psychology. The campus reported 0.32 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division II schools.
Against Division II schools
Percentile among 299 Division II institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Palm Beach Atlantic University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division II 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
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Interdenominational
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 59%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $37,990
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Palm Beach 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.
Palm Beach Atlantic University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 31 | — | 2 | $545k | $17,567 | — | |
| Baseball | Sunshine State Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $822k | $19,563 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $672k | $37,356 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Sunshine State Conference | 14 | — | 1 | $657k | $46,915 | — | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Sunshine State Conference | 17 | — | 3 | $319k | $18,761 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | 16 | — | 2 | $189k | $11,804 | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Sunshine State Conference | 19 | — | 2 | $185k | $9,757 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $245k | $18,823 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 4 | $388k | $21,557 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Sunshine State Conference | 38 | — | 4 | $356k | $9,361 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Sunshine State Conference | 30 | — | 2 | $328k | $10,939 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Sunshine State Conference | 37 | — | 1 | $609k | $16,449 | — | |
| Softball | Sunshine State Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $534k | $25,438 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Sunshine State Conference | 14 | — | 3 | $208k | $14,872 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Sunshine State Conference | 13 | — | 2 | $255k | $19,621 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Sunshine State Conference | 18 | — | 1 | $40k | $2,246 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Sunshine State Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $39k | $2,028 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Sunshine State Conference | 21 | — | 1 | $621k | $29,549 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.