PALM BEACH ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Q-15

901 South Flagler Dr, PO Box 24708
West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708
Tel: (561)803-2000
Free: 800-238-3998
Admissions: (561)803-2100
E-mail: admit@pbac.edu
Web Site: http://www.pba.edu/

Description:

Independent nondenominational, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, master's, and first professional degrees. Founded 1968. Setting: 25-acre urban campus with easy access to Miami. Endowment: $53.1 million. Research spending 2003-04: $31,777. Educational spending 2003-04: $13,861 per student. Total enrollment: 3,066. Faculty: 253 (140 full-time, 113 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 1,825 applied, 47% were admitted. 19% from top 10% of their high school class, 47% from top quarter, 74% from top half. Full-time: 2,211 students, 62% women, 38% men. Part-time: 195 students, 60% women, 40% men. Students come from 46 states and territories, 17 other countries, 26% from out-of-state, 0.4% Native American, 8% Hispanic, 15% black, 1% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 23% 25 or older, 45% live on campus, 12% transferred in. Retention: 73% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; education; communications/communication technologies; psychology. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Peterson's Universal Application, Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early action, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, minimum 2.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. Comprehensive fee: $23,648 includes full-time tuition ($17,130), mandatory fees ($212), and college room and board ($6306). College room only: $3350. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, program, and reciprocity agreements. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $420 per credit. Part-time mandatory fees: $85 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load, degree level, program, and reciprocity agreements.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Major annual events: homecoming, Welcome Week, Blitz Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,100 college housing spaces available; 1,025 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Options: men-only, women-only housing available. E. C. Blomeyer Library with 140,714 books, 256,205 microform titles, 27,696 serials, 5,213 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $822,523. 147 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

West Palm Beach is the county seat of Palm Beach County, one of the fastest-growing areas in Florida. The campus is minutes away from the Atlantic Ocean and just across the Intracoastal Waterway from Palm Beach. Cultural, athletic and recreational events abound, and a railway system offers easy access to Fort Lauderdale and Miami.