Student Population at FAU

Total Enrollment

31,607

Undergraduate

24,876

Graduate

6,731

Online Enrollment

6,454

Men Students

13,580

Women Students

18,027

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 31,607 students have enrolled at Florida Atlantic University - 24,876 undergraduate and 6,731 graduate.

By gender, 13,580 male and 18,027 female students are attending Florida Atlantic University. By attendance status, there are 22,025 full-time students and 9,582 part-time students.

The number of students at Florida Atlantic University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida.

Florida Atlantic University offers online degree/certificate programs and 6,454 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares FAU's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida.

The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida average (18,506 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Florida Atlantic University	31,607	24,876	6,731
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Florida	18,506	16,836	5,012

The below chart compares the student population between Florida Atlantic University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 13,580 male and 18,027 female students attending FAU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at FAU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at FAU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	24,876	18,401	6,475
Men	10,648	7,736	2,912
Women	14,228	10,665	3,563

Population by Gender/Attending Status at FAU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	6,731	3,624	3,107
Men	2,932	1,740	1,192
Women	3,799	1,884	1,915

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 12,777 White students (40.42%) and 8,335 Hispanic students (26.37%) at Florida Atlantic University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Florida Atlantic University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Florida Atlantic University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	18	9	9
Asian	1,058	520	538
Black or African American	4,003	1,619	2,384
Hispanic	7,152	2,977	4,175
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	35	12	23
White	10,488	4,631	5,857
Two or More Races	1,015	398	617
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	332	161	171
Total	24,876	10,648	14,228

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Florida Atlantic University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	5	4	1
Asian	297	145	152
Black or African American	1,030	305	725
Hispanic	1,183	437	746
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,289	904	1,385
Two or More Races	182	72	110
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	81	34	47
Total	6,731	2,932	3,799

Online Student Population

At Florida Atlantic University, 22,065 students (69.81% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,454 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 6,098 students live in Florida where Florida Atlantic University is located in and 338 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	31,607	24,876	6,731
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	6,454	4,268	2,186
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	15,611	13,783	1,828
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	9,542	6,825	2,717

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	6,454	4,268	2,186
Florida Residents	6,098	4,076	2,022
Other State in U.S.	338	186	152
Outside of U.S.	16	6	10
Unknown	2	0	2