How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Florida Atlantic University admits about 66.1% of applicants, providing broad access to a diverse student population in South Florida. Among enrolled undergraduates, 33.9% receive Pell Grants and 38.8% are first-generation college students — figures that reflect the university's role as a genuine open-access institution in one of the country's most economically diverse regions. Transfer enrollment is substantial at 50.2%, signaling that Florida Atlantic University functions as a meaningful destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #143 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the students Florida Atlantic University enrolls, the mobility picture reflects both the scale of access and the outcomes that follow. The six-year graduation rate is 62.6%, with 60.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth watching given the university's broad-access mission. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #68 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions like Florida Atlantic University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students can generate meaningful aggregate mobility even when per-student earnings outcomes are moderate — and the university's dominant strength in business programs provides a practical pathway toward stable, career-ready employment for many of those students.
Florida Atlantic University admits about 66.1% of applicants, providing broad access to a diverse student population in South Florida. Among enrolled undergraduates, 33.9% receive Pell Grants and 38.8% are first-generation college students — figures that reflect the university's role as a genuine open-access institution in one of the country's most economically diverse regions. Transfer enrollment is substantial at 50.2%, signaling that Florida Atlantic University functions as a meaningful destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #143 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the students Florida Atlantic University enrolls, the mobility picture reflects both the scale of access and the outcomes that follow. The six-year graduation rate is 62.6%, with 60.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth watching given the university's broad-access mission. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #68 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions like Florida Atlantic University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students can generate meaningful aggregate mobility even when per-student earnings outcomes are moderate — and the university's dominant strength in business programs provides a practical pathway toward stable, career-ready employment for many of those students.
Florida Atlantic University admits about 66.1% of applicants, providing broad access to a diverse student population in South Florida. Among enrolled undergraduates, 33.9% receive Pell Grants and 38.8% are first-generation college students — figures that reflect the university's role as a genuine open-access institution in one of the country's most economically diverse regions. Transfer enrollment is substantial at 50.2%, signaling that Florida Atlantic University functions as a meaningful destination for students who begin their academic path elsewhere. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #143 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the students Florida Atlantic University enrolls, the mobility picture reflects both the scale of access and the outcomes that follow. The six-year graduation rate is 62.6%, with 60.5% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window — a completion gap worth watching given the university's broad-access mission. Low-income graduates earn median earnings of $46,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 64.3 percentile for low-income graduate median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Florida Atlantic University #68 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. As explored in Azimuth's analysis of access versus outcomes at scale, institutions like Florida Atlantic University that serve large shares of Pell and first-generation students can generate meaningful aggregate mobility even when per-student earnings outcomes are moderate — and the university's dominant strength in business programs provides a practical pathway toward stable, career-ready employment for many of those students.
