Florida Atlantic University

Fau’s student union is enduring a major renovation that will include recreational space, increased dining and mercantile options, and an esports gaming center.

Best graduate programs

The university has more than one dozen graduate programs make the 2021 u.s. News and world report list for “best graduate programs”

A.d. Henderson and fau high school

Recently inaugurated a distinct imaging lab where students will use tools such as a micro ct scanner and scanning electron micro scope to conduct high level research projects addressing some of the most world’s challenging problems.

Florida atlantic university (fau) has five campuses across florida in the cities of dania beach, davie, fort lauderdale, jupiter, and in fort pierce at the harbor branch oceanographic institution.

Opening in 1964, the university is part of a 12 campus state university system of florida and serves south florida over more than 100 miles of coastline.

There are some 10 colleges with more than 180 degrees on offer, which include: arts and humanities, the sciences, medicine, nursing, accounting, business, education, social work, architecture, engineering, and computer science.

• #1 most diverse university in florida
• #401-500th us rankings 2020
• #191th public university in america
• #281 in national universities

There are a variety of organizations for students to enjoy – from sports to music. Some of its most popular clubs include: sailing, ultimate frisbee, a jazz group, political organizations, chess and video game clubs.

Our students make the most of their time at fau by participating in any of our 400 clubs and organizations, recreational sports, volunteer activities and more. Each year more than 5,000 student-led events create a lively and enriching campus experience.

The boca raton campus is home to more than 4,000 on-campus residents in nine apartment and suite-style residence halls. The university delivers impactful, residence hall-based programming through which students develop skills for lifelong learning.

Understanding that health and wellness are vital to academic success, fau offers a wide range of resources including award-winning peer education and health promotion programs. In addition to its facilities and classes, campus rec hosts intramural and club sports, as well as an outdoor adventures program that takes students on excursions throughout the country.

Scholarship are available on merit based qualification which are subject to approval.

Notable alumni include frank t. Brogan, the current chancellor of the pennsylvania state system of higher education, philip zimmermann, jr., the creator of the most widely used email encryption software in the world called pretty good privacy, and steven swanson, an american engineer and retired nasa astronaut.