Enrollment Trends at FAU

The student population at Florida Atlantic University is 29,592 (24,191 undergraduate and 5,401 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,167 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at FAU is 81.75% which is decreased by 1,599 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 432 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.40 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

6,218 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 280.54% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,257 where 29,592 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

81.75% of total students is undergraduate students and 18.25% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,599 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 432 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.40 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in FAU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	30,759	25,790	11,296	14,494	4,969	1,882	3,087
2014-15	30,297 -462	25,476 -314	11,169 -127	14,307 -187	4,821 -148	1,851 -31	2,970 -117
2015-16	30,380 83	25,471 -5	11,125 -44	14,346 39	4,909 88	1,947 96	2,962 -8
2016-17	30,541 161	25,402 -69	11,159 34	14,243 -103	5,139 230	2,087 140	3,052 90
2017-18	30,208 -333	25,030 -372	11,047 -112	13,983 -260	5,178 39	2,100 13	3,078 26
2018-19	29,772 -436	24,376 -654	10,690 -357	13,686 -297	5,396 218	2,105 5	3,291 213
2019-20	30,061 289	24,740 364	10,745 55	13,995 309	5,321 -75	2,087 -18	3,234 -57
2020-21	30,805 744	25,457 717	10,562 -183	14,895 900	5,348 27	2,044 -43	3,304 70
2021-22	30,155 -650	24,799 -658	10,385 -177	14,414 -481	5,356 8	2,035 -9	3,321 17
2022-23	29,592 -563	24,191 -608	10,223 -162	13,968 -446	5,401 45	2,112 77	3,289 -32
Average	30,257	25,073	10,840	14,233	5,184	2,025	3,159

Florida Atlantic University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,073 where 24,191 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	25,790	15,891	7,187	8,704	9,899	4,109	5,790
2014-15	25,476	15,561	6,974	8,587	9,915	4,195	5,720
2015-16	25,471	16,116	7,145	8,971	9,355	3,980	5,375
2016-17	25,402	16,252	7,211	9,041	9,150	3,948	5,202
2017-18	25,030	16,325	7,224	9,101	8,705	3,823	4,882
2018-19	24,376	16,436	7,208	9,228	7,940	3,482	4,458
2019-20	24,740	16,678	7,334	9,344	8,062	3,411	4,651
2020-21	25,457	16,617	6,916	9,701	8,840	3,646	5,194
2021-22	24,799	15,920	6,640	9,280	8,879	3,745	5,134
2022-23	24,191	16,166	6,771	9,395	8,025	3,452	4,573
Average	25,073	25,073	7,061	9,135	25,073	3,779	5,098

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,184 where 5,401 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	4,969	1,888	830	1,058	3,081	1,052	2,029
2014-15	4,821	2,046	871	1,175	2,775	980	1,795
2015-16	4,909	2,014	861	1,153	2,895	1,086	1,809
2016-17	5,139	2,135	975	1,160	3,004	1,112	1,892
2017-18	5,178	2,202	997	1,205	2,976	1,103	1,873
2018-19	5,396	2,126	867	1,259	3,270	1,238	2,032
2019-20	5,321	2,196	949	1,247	3,125	1,138	1,987
2020-21	5,348	2,275	910	1,365	3,073	1,134	1,939
2021-22	5,356	2,375	915	1,460	2,981	1,120	1,861
2022-23	5,401	2,568	1,043	1,525	2,833	1,069	1,764
Average	5,184	5,184	922	1,261	5,184	1,103	1,898

Florida Atlantic University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 40.14% and the percentage of black students is 18.25% at Florida Atlantic University. 4.47% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida Atlantic University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	45	1,310	5,541	7,142	43	14,772	841
2014-15	57	1,318	5,678	7,255	36	14,031	924
2015-16	57	1,287	5,740	7,385	40	13,571	1,051
2016-17	62	1,328	5,847	7,618	35	13,296	1,079
2017-18	53	1,361	5,778	7,723	31	12,849	1,060
2018-19	45	1,307	5,660	7,714	31	12,510	1,078
2019-20	44	1,332	5,795	7,943	37	12,301	1,127
2020-21	39	1,325	6,067	8,424	37	12,355	1,155
2021-22	35	1,355	5,891	8,290	36	11,978	1,153
2022-23	34	1,323	5,401	8,096	27	11,877	1,147
Average	47	1,325	5,740	7,759	35	12,954	1,062

Florida Atlantic University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,218 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 21% of total students. The number of online students has increased 280.54% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida Atlantic University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	30,297	1,634	5,270	23,393
2015-16	30,380	2,362	8,071	19,947
2016-17	30,541	3,134	9,307	18,100
2017-18	30,208	3,351	9,981	16,876
2018-19	29,772	3,170	9,807	16,795
2019-20	30,061	3,540	11,073	15,448
2020-21	30,805	20,568	9,394	843
2021-22	30,155	5,109	14,436	10,610
2022-23	29,592	6,218	13,970	9,404
Average	30,201	5,454	10,145	14,602

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