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Florida Atlantic University

Location
Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Nickname
Owls
Established
1961
Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. FAU belongs to the 12-campus State University System of Florida and serves South Florida, which has more than five million people and spans more than 100 miles of coastline. Florida Atlantic University is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". The university offers more than 170 undergraduate and graduate degree programs within its 10 colleges. Florida Atlantic opened in 1964 as the first public university in southeast Florida, offering only upper-division and graduate level courses. Initial enrollment was only 867 students, increasing in 1984 when the university admitted its first lower-division undergraduate students. As of 2018, enrollment has grown to over 30,000 students representing 140 countries, 50 states, and the District of Columbia.

Motto "Where Tomorrow Begins"
Type Public research university
Established 1961
Parent institution State University System of Florida
Academic affiliations Space-grant, ORAU
Endowment $240.7 million (2020)
President John W. Kelly
Provost Bret Danilowicz
Academic staff 1,598
Administrative staff 1,499
Students 30,808
Undergraduates 24,687
Postgraduates 4,670
Doctoral students 790
Campus Urban area, 850 acres (3.5 km²), 6 other satellite campuses
Colors Blue and red
Athletics NCAA Division I – C-USA, 19 varsity teams
Mascot Owlsley the Owl and Hoot the Owl

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Established as the first public university in southeast Florida, the school enrolls around 30,000 students each year.

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The university has five satellite campuses, including ones in Fort Lauderdale and Jupiter. 

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