The Setting for the Race to Excellence
Florida Atlantic University is a dynamic, national public research university with campuses and sites strategically located along a corridor of more than 100 miles of coastline between America’s Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. Already, it is recognized as a university of first choice for
- excellence in undergraduate education and the student experience,
- comprehensive graduate education,
- visionary and globally relevant research; and
- transformative engagement with its global communities.
With one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies, Florida Atlantic offers over 170 degree programs to more than 30,000 students. The University is now 50 years old, and this plan will guide its strategic growth for the next 10 years.