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Acceptance Rate 66.13%
Yield 20.31%
SAT Score 1,120
ACT Score 23
Applicants 31,511

FAU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 66.13% at Florida Atlantic University. Total 31,511 students applied and 20,838 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,120 and the average ACT score is 23.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationwww.fau.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.fau.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate66.13%
Average Test Scores1,120 SAT / 23 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 66.13%. A total of 31,511 students (12,235 men and 19,276 women) have applied to and 20,838 (7,710 men and 13,128 women) students admitted to Florida Atlantic University.
Among them, 1,571 male and 2,661 female students have enrolled into FAU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.31%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at FAU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants31,51112,23519,27600
Admitted20,8387,71013,12800
Enrolled4,2321,5712,66100
Acceptance Rate 66.13% 63.02% 68.11% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.31% 20.38% 20.27% - -
[Chart] Florida Atlantic University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At FAU, 3,227 applicants (76% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 962 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,120 at FAU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 1,040.
The average ACT score is 23 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 26 and the 25th percentile score is 21.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at FAU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of FAU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at FAU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total104011201200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530570610
Math510550590
ACT Composite212326
Math172124
English202225
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Florida Atlantic University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Personal statement or essay, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for FAU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at FAU

The calendar system at Florida Atlantic University is Semester. Florida Atlantic University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Florida Atlantic University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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