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Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (6% of graduates). 24 students for every faculty member, more than at 96% of colleges. 75% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,412 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

5,767 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 29% of graduates; 62 programs in 22 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02016.2% 357
    Graduates in this field earn $62,058 4 years out
  2. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 51.00005.9% 340
    Graduates in this field earn $51,640 4 years out
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01015.8% 332
    Graduates in this field earn $47,707 4 years out
  4. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01045.6% 324
    Graduates in this field earn $53,545 4 years out
  5. Marketing/Marketing Management, General 52.14015.4% 314
    Graduates in this field earn $62,906 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 0.8% → 7.5% of graduates since 2014–15 (431 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,561 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $76,520

    4 years after completion$93,561
    National median: $100,647Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $85,930 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $18,425 · 81 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,953 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $77,883

    4 years after completion$91,953
    National median: $88,910About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,323 · Non-Pell: $71,438(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $17,050 · 721 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Computer Engineering$90,664 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $72,029

    4 years after completion$90,664
    National median: $109,015Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,769 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $23,000 · 109 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mechanical Engineering$89,583 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,451

    4 years after completion$89,583
    National median: $92,135About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,360 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,875 · 179 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer and Information Sciences, General$89,476 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $58,379

    4 years after completion$89,476
    National median: $92,374About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $78,350 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $16,988 · 352 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college24 to 1
24 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 96% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 24 to 1 in its Common Data Set (25,598 students, 1,079 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

38%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 12% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–91599%
10–1949229%
20–2951830%
30–3917910%
40–491539%
50–991076%
100+1036%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Independent study
  • Student-designed major
  • Weekend college
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, humanities, intensive writing, and social science.

Full-time faculty75%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$96,727

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$9,412
$9,412
← Lessmore than 37% of 557More →
Endowment per student$14,369
$14,369
← Lessmore than 56% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Florida Atlantic University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Florida Atlantic University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)