Florida Atlantic Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Florida (South) · 23,464 undergrads · ~42 avg class size · 19:1 student-faculty · $4,900/yr sticker
public Tier 5
Boca Raton public. Strong business, ocean engineering, neuroscience. Affordable Florida residency.
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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.
Acceptance rate
66.1%
most recent reported cycle
GPA range
3.5–3.95
middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)
SAT mid-50%
1040–1210
middle 50% admitted SAT score
ACT mid-50%
21–26
middle 50% admitted ACT score
Median earnings (10-yr)
$56K
Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined
≈ 1.5 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance
Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 1.5 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $407K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
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Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Miami finance and real estate: strong local network, but regional pay discount versus NYC/Boston
- Aerospace engineering via Fort Lauderdale proximity to Northrop Grumman, L3Harris, smaller defense contractors
- Tourism and hospitality management: abundant local employers, but career ceiling lower than specialized programs
- Biotech and pharma: growing presence in South Florida, though outshined by San Diego or Boston clusters
- Port of Miami/logistics operations: practical pipeline to supply chain roles, limited to Florida region though