Enrollment Trends at FAU

The student population at Florida Atlantic University is 31,607 (24,876 undergraduate and 6,731 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,227 (4.04%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at FAU is 78.70% which is decreased by 595 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,822 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 75 male students for every 100 female students, down from 76 in 2015.
6,454 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 173.24% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 30,391 where 31,607 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 31,607 students in 2025 and was lowest at 29,592 in 2023. Overall, enrollment rose from 30,380 to 31,607 students, a net gain of 1,227 (4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30,380	25,471	11,125	14,346	4,909	1,947	2,962
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
2023-24	30,790 1,198	24,614 423	10,567 344	14,047 79	6,176 775	2,623 511	3,553 264
2024-25	31,607 817	24,876 262	10,648 81	14,228 181	6,731 555	2,932 309	3,799 246
Average	30,391	24,896	10,715	14,181	5,496	2,207	3,288

Florida Atlantic University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,896 where 24,876 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
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
2023-24	24,614	17,748	7,455	10,293	6,866	3,112	3,754
2024-25	24,876	18,401	7,736	10,665	6,475	2,912	3,563
Average	24,896	24,896	7,164	9,502	24,896	3,551	4,679

Florida Atlantic University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,496 where 6,731 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Florida Atlantic University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
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
2023-24	6,176	3,200	1,534	1,666	2,976	1,089	1,887
2024-25	6,731	3,624	1,740	1,884	3,107	1,192	1,915
Average	5,496	5,496	1,079	1,392	5,496	1,128	1,896

Florida Atlantic University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 40.42% and the percentage of black students is 15.92% at Florida Atlantic University. 4.29% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 26.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 44.67% to 40.42%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.24% to 4.29%. Black student enrollment decreased from 18.89% to 15.92%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 24.31% to 26.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7384 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7027 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Florida Atlantic University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	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
2023-24	24	1,352	5,236	8,219	25	12,313	1,201
2024-25	23	1,355	5,033	8,335	37	12,777	1,197
Average	42	1,333	5,645	7,975	34	12,583	1,125

Florida Atlantic University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,454 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 173.24% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Florida Atlantic University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
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
2023-24	30,790	6,174	15,156	9,460
2024-25	31,607	6,454	15,611	9,542
Average	30,391	6,008	11,681	12,703

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Enrollment Trends at FAU

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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