1997-98 Quick Facts
Final Enrollment
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Founded
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1961
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Type
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Public, Four-Year, Coeducational, Doctoral Granting University
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Accreditation
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Southern Association of College and Schools
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President
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Anthony J. Catanese, Ph.D.
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Calendar
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Semester
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Degrees Awarded 1996-1997
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Degree Programs
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Female
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Male
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Total
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Bachelor's
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54
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Associate
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43
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24
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67
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Master's
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45
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Bachelor's
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1,598
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1,012
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2,610
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Specialist
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3
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Master's
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389
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253
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642
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Doctoral
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14
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Specialist
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13
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4
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17
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Doctoral
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22
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30
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52
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Total
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2,065
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1,323
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3,388
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Headcount Enrollment, Fall 1997
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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%
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Freshman
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1,760
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262
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2,023
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10%
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Sophomore
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1,021
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261
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1,282
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7%
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Junior
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2,485
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2,264
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4,749
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24%
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Senior
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2,337
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2,754
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5,091
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26%
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2nd BA
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197
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793
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990
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5%
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Total Undergraduate
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7,800
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6,335
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14,135
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72%
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Master's
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729
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1,457
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2,186
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11%
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Doctoral
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155
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160
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315
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2%
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Total Graduate
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884
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1,617
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2,501
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13%
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Non-degree
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88
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2,853
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2,941
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15%
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Total
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8,772
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10,805
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19,577
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100%
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Ethnicity
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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%
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Asian
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343
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395
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738
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4%
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Black
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1,039
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1,289
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2,328
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12%
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Hispanic
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908
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1,147
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2,055
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10%
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Native American
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42
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38
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80
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0.4%
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White
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5,727
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7,772
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13,499
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69%
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International
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713
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164
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877
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5%
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Gender
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Full-time
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Part-time
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Total
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%
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Female
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4,956
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6,712
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11,668
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60%
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Male
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3,816
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4,093
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7,909
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40%
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Residency
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Florida Counties
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Florida
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17,995
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92%
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Broward
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8,355
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Non-Florida (U.S.)
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1,163
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6%
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Palm Beach
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7,039
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Non-U.S.
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419
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2%
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All Others
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2,601
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Headcount Enrollment by Campus
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All Enrolled
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Primary
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%
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Boca Raton
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14,317
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13,615
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70%
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Davie
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4,534
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3,558
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18%
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Tower
|
661
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507
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3%
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John D. MacArthur
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1,549
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1,082
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6%
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Treasure Coast
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599
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516
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3%
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Off-Campus
|
495
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299
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2%
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Headcount Enrollment by College
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Undergrad
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Graduate
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Unclassified
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Total
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%
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Arch, Urban & Public Affairs
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901
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199
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99
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1,199
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6%
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Arts & Letters
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2,645
|
261
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763
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3,669
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19%
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Business
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4,222
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535
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310
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5,067
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26%
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Education
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2,262
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828
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872
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3,962
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20%
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Engineering
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1,101
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328
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218
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1,647
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8%
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Liberal Arts
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603
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3
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275
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881
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5%
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Nursing
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451
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99
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72
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622
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3%
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Science
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1,950
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248
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332
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2,530
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13%
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Total
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14,135
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2,501
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2,941
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19,577
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100%
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Top 10 Majors by Enrollment
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Undergraduate
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Graduate
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Elementary Education
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1,714
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Business Administration
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344
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Biological Science
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979
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Educational Leadership
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263
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Accounting
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883
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Counselor Education
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151
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Management
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782
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Public Administration
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143
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Psychology
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727
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Elementary Education
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133
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Communication
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476
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Exceptional Student Education
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131
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Nursing
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451
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Nursing
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99
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Criminal Justice
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450
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Foundations of Education
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95
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Computer Information Systems
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406
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Computer Science
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81
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Finance
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402
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English
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80
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Fall 1997 FTE
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Undergraduate
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10,306
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Graduate
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1,496
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Total
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11,802
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Student Housing
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|
|
|
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Female
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Male
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Total
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%
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On-Campus
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616
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817
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1,433
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7%
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Off-Campus
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11,052
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7,092
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18,144
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923
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Admissions
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|
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Applied
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Admitted
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Registered
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First-Time-In-College
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3,798
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2,684
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1,103
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Community College Transfers
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2,194
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2,040
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1,489
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Other Undergraduate Transfers
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2,426
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1,980
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1,228
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Graduate
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1,813
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910
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587
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Total
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10,231
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7,614
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4,407
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First-Time-In-College Test Scores (Average)
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ACT
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21
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SAT
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1053
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High School GPA
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3.2
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Average Age
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|
|
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Undergraduate
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26
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|
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Graduate
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34
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Unclassified
|
36
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Athletics
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FAU is a member of the Trans America
Athletic Conference (TAAC) and offers
scholarships in 15 sports which compete
at the NCAA Division I level.
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Men's Sports
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Women's Sports
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Baseball
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Basketball
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Basketball
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Cross Country
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Cross Country
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Golf
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Golf
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Soccer
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Soccer
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Softball
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|
Swimming
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Swimming
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Tennis
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Tennis
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Volleyball
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|
Alumni
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United States
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54,075
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Florida
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41,995
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Unknown/Other
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7,061
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Broward
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15,033
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Total
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61,136
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Palm Beach
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15,377
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Personnel
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Full-time
|
Part-time
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Total
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|
Faculty
|
680
|
9
|
689
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Adjuncts
|
98
|
476
|
574
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|
A&P
|
293
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5
|
298
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|
Staff
|
805
|
357
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1,162
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Total
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1,876
|
847
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2,723
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Faculty
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Female
|
Male
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Total
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Professor
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39
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184
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223
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Associate Professor
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51
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112
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163
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Assistant Professor
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103
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74
|
177
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Instructor
|
23
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15
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38
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Lecturer
|
6
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0
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6
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Other
|
49
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33
|
85
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Total
|
271
|
418
|
689
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