Florida Atlantic University Student Population

How many students at FAU?

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

• Gender Breakdown: 13,580 male students (43%) and 18,027 female students (57%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 12,777 White students (40.4%) and 8,335 Hispanic students (26.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 24,876 undergraduate students (78.7%) and 6,731 graduate students (21.3%).
• Class Delivery: 6,454 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 15,611 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - FAU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 13,580 male (42.97%) and 18,027 female (57.03%) students are attending Florida Atlantic University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 75.33.

By class level, 24,876 (78.70%) are undergraduate students and 6,731 (21.30%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.80% are male and 57.20% are female, while among graduate students, 43.56% are male and 56.44% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 12,777 White, 5,033 Black, and 1,355 Asian students out of a total of 31,607 are attending at Florida Atlantic University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Florida Atlantic University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 73.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, FAU has 1,411 students under 18 years old and 57 students over 65 years old. There are 23,096 students under 25 years old, and 7,694 students over 25 years old out of 30,790 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,410 students are younger than 18 and 19 students are older than 65. FAU has 21,141 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,473 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at FAU, 1 students are younger than 18 and 38 students are older than 65. It has 1,955 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,221 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Florida Atlantic University, 6,454 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15,611 students are enrolled in some online courses.

6,098 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 356 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 24,876 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 2,529 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.17%.1,706 students have transferred in as full-time status and 823 students transferred in as part-time status.