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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL · Private (nonprofit) · 2,603 students · mostly bachelor degrees
211th-cheapest of 269 Florida colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$28,354
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$53,827
Graduation rate
55%
Admission rate
82%
Median graduate earnings
$49,232
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$22,500
Average SAT
1075
Median ACT
23
Pell grant recipients
23%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
65 programsPharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree$132,063Clinical Nurse Leader · Doctoral Degree$116,095Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree87 grads/yr$76,008Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree62 grads/yr$72,925Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$66,689Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Bachelor's Degree8 grads/yr$60,379College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree4 grads/yr$59,954Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$59,081Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$56,258Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree58 grads/yr$54,393Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$53,668Theological and Ministerial Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$53,398Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree45 grads/yr$51,530Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree7 grads/yr$47,847Missions/Missionary Studies · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$42,589
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.