Florida Atlantic University
College Overview
Admission Office
777 Glades Road
Box 3091
Boca Raton, FL 33431
(561) 297-3040
(800) 299-4328
Fax: (561) 297-2758
Admissions@fau.edu
Contact: Barbara Pletcher
Director of Admissions
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Main Address
777 Glades Road, PO Box 3091
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991
(561) 297-3000
www.fau.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 21,713
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,800
Degree-seeking undergrads: 20,946
Graduate enrollment: 5,184
Setting
Suburban setting
Small city (50,000 - 249,999)
Commuter campus
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Degrees offered:
 Associate
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
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Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $30
Online application fee: $30
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Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 49%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 75%
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Tuition & Fees
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Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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Tuition and fees |
$2,693 |
$2,930 |
$3,349 |
$3,835 |
+14.51% |
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Books and Supplies |
$748 |
$766 |
$900 |
$924 |
+2.67% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
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Room and Board |
$8,610 |
$8,960 |
$9,582 |
$9,690 |
+1.13% |
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Other |
$1,506 |
$1,544 |
$1,608 |
$1,652 |
+2.74% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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Room and Board |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
0.00% |
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Other |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
0.00% |
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Total Expenses |
'07-2008 |
'08-2009 |
'09-2010 |
'10-2011 |
% change 2009-'11 |
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In-state On Campus |
$13,557 |
$14,200 |
$15,439 |
$16,101 |
+4.29% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$3,441 |
$3,696 |
$4,249 |
$4,759 |
+12.00% |
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In-state with Family |
$3,441 |
$3,696 |
$4,249 |
$4,759 |
+12.00% |
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Average Graduate School Tuition & Fees
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$4,687 |
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In-state Student Fees
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$1,072 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$15,083 |
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Out-of-state Student Fees
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$1,592 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
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All students financial aid |
2,255 |
86% |
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Grant or scholarship aid |
2,060 |
79% |
$9,910,148 |
$4,811 |
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• Federal grants |
650 |
25% |
$2,663,294 |
$4,097 |
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• Pell grants |
650 |
25% |
$2,292,647 |
$3,527 |
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• Other federal grants |
464 |
18% |
$370,647 |
$799 |
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Institutional scholarships or grants |
1,880 |
72% |
$5,471,496 |
$2,910 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
630 |
24% |
$1,775,358 |
$2,818 |
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Student loan financial aid |
770 |
29% |
$3,635,344 |
$4,721 |
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• Federal student loans |
768 |
29% |
$3,253,945 |
$4,237 |
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• Other student loans |
39 |
1% |
$381,399 |
$9,779 |
All Majors and Programs
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Program Completions for Most Recent Year
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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Doctor
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AA/AS
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CERT
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Total of All Education Programs |
4866 |
1184 |
92 |
177 |
36 |
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Architecture and Related Services |
100 |
13 |
– |
– |
– |
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Architecture |
52 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
48 |
13 |
– |
– |
– |
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Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Women's Studies |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
254 |
37 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
254 |
15 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Biomedical Sciences, General |
– |
22 |
– |
– |
– |
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Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services |
1477 |
360 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Accounting |
277 |
124 |
– |
– |
– |
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Business Administration and Management, General |
455 |
209 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Finance, General |
206 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Hospitality Administration/management, General |
27 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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International Business/trade/commerce |
100 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Management Information Systems, General |
47 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Marketing/marketing Management, General |
340 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Non-profit/public/organizational Management |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Real Estate |
25 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Taxation |
– |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs |
222 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Communication and Media Studies, Other |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Digital Communication and Media/multimedia |
91 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Speech Communication and Rhetoric |
131 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Computing and Information Sciences |
45 |
27 |
5 |
– |
– |
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Computer and Information Sciences, General |
45 |
27 |
5 |
– |
– |
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Education |
510 |
282 |
23 |
– |
36 |
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Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services |
– |
43 |
1 |
– |
8 |
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Curriculum and Instruction |
– |
27 |
7 |
– |
– |
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Education, General |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Educational Leadership and Administration, General |
– |
85 |
15 |
– |
28 |
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Elementary Education and Teaching |
413 |
18 |
– |
– |
– |
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English/language Arts Teacher Education |
17 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Mathematics Teacher Education |
3 |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
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Music Teacher Education |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Reading Teacher Education |
– |
54 |
– |
– |
– |
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Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Social and Philosophical Foundations Of Education |
– |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
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Social Science Teacher Education |
28 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Special Education and Teaching, General |
31 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
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Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
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Engineering |
146 |
61 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Civil Engineering, General |
45 |
14 |
– |
– |
– |
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Computer Engineering, General |
27 |
14 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
31 |
4 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Mechanical Engineering |
22 |
5 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Ocean Engineering |
21 |
23 |
1 |
– |
– |
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Engineering Technology, General |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Computer Technology/computer Systems Technology |
7 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
102 |
20 |
– |
– |
– |
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Creative Writing |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
– |
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English Language and Literature, General |
102 |
16 |
– |
– |
– |
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Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
31 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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French Language and Literature |
7 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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German Language and Literature |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Linguistics |
7 |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Spanish Language and Literature |
16 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
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Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General |
350 |
168 |
6 |
– |
– |
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Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist |
– |
21 |
– |
– |
– |
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Health/health Care Administration/management |
91 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
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Nursing Science |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
– |
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Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
259 |
139 |
4 |
– |
– |
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History |
50 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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History, General |
50 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services |
281 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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Criminal Justice/law Enforcement Administration |
– |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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Criminal Justice/safety Studies |
281 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Human Services, General |
135 |
87 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Public Administration |
35 |
25 |
4 |
– |
– |
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Social Work |
100 |
62 |
– |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
226 |
– |
– |
177 |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other |
73 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
153 |
– |
– |
177 |
– |
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Mathematics and Statistics |
25 |
15 |
8 |
– |
– |
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Applied Mathematics, General |
– |
1 |
– |
– |
– |
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Mathematics, General |
25 |
14 |
8 |
– |
– |
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Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General |
– |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
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Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
– |
– |
8 |
– |
– |
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Natural Resources and Conservation |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Environmental Science |
– |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
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Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies |
60 |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
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Kinesiology and Exercise Science |
60 |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
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Physical Sciences |
34 |
4 |
5 |
– |
– |
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Chemistry, General |
28 |
3 |
2 |
– |
– |
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Geology and Earth Science, General |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Physics, General |
3 |
1 |
3 |
– |
– |
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Psychology |
237 |
15 |
9 |
– |
– |
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Experimental Psychology |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
– |
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Physiological Psychology/psychobiology |
15 |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
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Psychology, General |
220 |
15 |
– |
– |
– |
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Social Psychology |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Social Sciences |
374 |
40 |
– |
– |
– |
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Anthropology |
25 |
8 |
– |
– |
– |
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Economics, General |
53 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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Geography |
13 |
6 |
– |
– |
– |
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Political Science and Government, General |
108 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
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Social Sciences, General |
77 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Sociology |
98 |
10 |
– |
– |
– |
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Visual and Performing Arts |
200 |
19 |
– |
– |
– |
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Art/art Studies, General |
160 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General |
11 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Fine/studio Arts, General |
– |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
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Music Management |
9 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
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Music, General |
20 |
14 |
– |
– |
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Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs
 Architecture B
City/Community/Regional Planning B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Production/Cinematography C
Music - General B
Music Management/Merchandising B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
Finance/Banking B
Hospitality Administration/Management B
Human Resources Management B
International Business B
Management Information Systems B
Marketing Management B
Real Estate B
Communications & Journalism
Communications/Rhetoric B
Digital Communications/Multimedia B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Education
Elementary Education B
English Teacher Education B
Mathematics Education B
Music Teacher Education B
Science Teacher Education B
Social Science Teacher Education B
Special Education B
Engineering
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B
Ocean Engineering B
Surveying Engineering B
Engineering Technologies
Computer Systems B
English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature - General B
Foreign Language & Literature
French B
German B
Linguistics B
Spanish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Health Services - General B
Health System Administration B,C
Nursing (RN) B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences A,B
Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Exercise Sciences B
Philosophy & Religion
Jewish/Judaic Studies B
Philosophy B
Physical Sciences
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychobiology/Physiological Psychology B
Psychology - General B
Social Psychology B
Public Administration & Services
Public Administration B
Social Work B
Security & Protective Services
Criminal Justice Studies B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography B
Political Science/Government B
Social Sciences - General B
Sociology B
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Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
A = Associate degree
B = Bachelor's degree
C = Certificate or diploma
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*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
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