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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Florida Atlantic has 2.5× as many undergrads as Farmingdale State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Farmingdale State is more diverse (index 0.73 vs. 0.70)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    Farmingdale State has 2 pts more Pell recipients than Florida Atlantic (36% vs. 34%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Farmingdale State9.6K
Florida Atlantic23.8K
Pell Grant share
Farmingdale State36%
Florida Atlantic34%
First-gen share
Farmingdale State40%
Florida Atlantic39%
Diversity index
Farmingdale State0.73
Florida Atlantic0.70

Who they are

Men
Farmingdale State59%
Florida Atlantic43%
Part-time students
Farmingdale State17%
Florida Atlantic25%
Students 25 and older
Farmingdale State15%
Florida Atlantic14%

Race & ethnicity

Farmingdale State
Florida Atlantic
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Farmingdale State95%
Florida Atlantic78%
First-years from other states
Farmingdale State1%
Florida Atlantic19%
First-years from abroad
Farmingdale State4%
Florida Atlantic2%
New transfer students this fall
Farmingdale State953
Florida Atlantic2,529
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Farmingdale State34%
Florida Atlantic37%

Campus

Farmingdale State
Large suburbNCAA D-III · Skyline ConferenceStudy abroadUndergrad research
Florida Atlantic
Small cityNCAA D-I FBS · American Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why