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Palm Beach Atlantic University

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private campus in West Palm Beach proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Interdenominational affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$28,191

family income
under $30k

$26,918

$30–48k

$28,473

$48–75k

$39,730

$75–110k

$36,841

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$28,3542023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose from $21,821 (2008) to $28,354 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$21,821
2009	$18,501
2010	$20,189
2011	$22,919
2012	$22,152
2013	$19,326
2014	$21,934
2015	$22,823
2016	$23,891
2017	$23,881
2018	$25,887
2019	$26,530
2020	$27,597
2021	$28,853
2022	$32,751
2023	$28,354

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$53,8272024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose from $33,008 (2009) to $53,827 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$33,008
2010	$34,376
2011	$35,124
2012	$36,894
2013	$37,535
2014	$38,513
2015	$39,604
2016	$40,568
2017	$43,005
2018	$45,037
2019	$48,254
2020	$49,839
2021	$51,321
2022	$52,625
2023	$55,576
2024	$53,827

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$11,690
2001	$13,170
2002	$14,000
2003	$14,890
2004	$16,360
2005	$17,350
2006	$18,740
2007	$20,210
2008	$21,550
2013	$25,532
2014	$26,274
2015	$27,150
2016	$28,520
2017	$29,950
2018	$31,450
2019	$32,500
2020	$33,475
2021	$34,134
2022	$35,900
2023	$37,990

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Palm Beach Atlantic University reports published tuition of $40,650 in this record. Palm Beach Atlantic University's $40,650 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Palm Beach Atlantic University reports 2,603 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

55.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Palm Beach Atlantic University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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55.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose from 40.2% (entered 1996) to 55.3% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	32.3%
1996 cohort	40.2%
1997 cohort	40%
1998 cohort	33.7%
1999 cohort	43.6%
2000 cohort	46.6%
2001 cohort	52%
2002 cohort	54.7%
2003 cohort	55.5%
2004 cohort	52.4%
2005 cohort	58.6%
2006 cohort	50.5%
2007 cohort	46.7%
2008 cohort	54.9%
2009 cohort	42.4%
2010 cohort	50.9%
2011 cohort	53%
2012 cohort	53.4%
2013 cohort	57.1%
2014 cohort	56.7%
2015 cohort	60.8%
2016 cohort	56.3%
2017 cohort	59%
2018 cohort	55.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,250	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$12,500	$4,992
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,624	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,097	$10,750
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,478	$9,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,313	$7,448
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,110	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,375	$5,425
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,702	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,335	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,500	$6,174
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,533	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,785	$7,572
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,250	$8,695
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,250	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$22,512	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,500	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$42,366

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,925

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,232

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Palm Beach Atlantic University admitted 8,474 of 10,335 applicants in Fall 2024. The 82% rate describes that application pool.

82%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,990 tuition · 2023–24 2,603 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 950–12201600

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Admissions

Palm Beach Atlantic University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Palm Beach Atlantic University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–620 and Math was 450–600 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 950–1220 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	540	620
SAT Math	450	510	600
ACT Composite	18	22	26

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Palm Beach Atlantic University received 10,335 applications and admitted 8,474 (82%), with 841 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

82%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	50.3%
Fall 2002	52.8%
Fall 2003	52.7%
Fall 2004	43.6%
Fall 2005	55.9%
Fall 2006	45.6%
Fall 2007	40.6%
Fall 2008	48.6%
Fall 2009	68.8%
Fall 2010	80.1%
Fall 2011	83%
Fall 2012	95.8%
Fall 2013	84.1%
Fall 2014	95.3%
Fall 2015	92.9%
Fall 2016	93.4%
Fall 2017	97.4%
Fall 2018	95.3%
Fall 2019	95.4%
Fall 2020	91.7%
Fall 2021	89.9%
Fall 2022	94.7%
Fall 2023	88.3%
Fall 2024	82%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

950–1220Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	975	1175
Fall 2002	970	1170
Fall 2003	970	1170
Fall 2004	970	1180
Fall 2005	910	1110
Fall 2006	970	1180
Fall 2007	980	1180
Fall 2008	863	1308
Fall 2009	920	1130
Fall 2010	930	1143
Fall 2011	920	1160
Fall 2012	915	1150
Fall 2013	925	1180
Fall 2014	930	1158
Fall 2015	940	1180
Fall 2016	930	1170
Fall 2017	980	1200
Fall 2018	1000	1220
Fall 2019	980	1200
Fall 2020	1000	1210
Fall 2021	1030	1240
Fall 2022	1000	1240
Fall 2023	970	1210
Fall 2024	950	1220

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–26Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	26
Fall 2003	20	26
Fall 2004	21	25
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	21	26
Fall 2008	19	27
Fall 2009	20	26
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	21	25
Fall 2012	20	25
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	21	27
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	20	27
Fall 2021	20	26
Fall 2022	19	26
Fall 2023	19	26
Fall 2024	18	26

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,603Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose from 2,241 (Fall 2002) to 2,603 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,241
Fall 2003	2,374
Fall 2004	2,355
Fall 2005	2,462
Fall 2006	2,502
Fall 2007	2,497
Fall 2008	2,408
Fall 2009	2,419
Fall 2010	2,399
Fall 2011	2,365
Fall 2012	2,335
Fall 2013	2,501
Fall 2014	2,585
Fall 2015	2,587
Fall 2016	2,474
Fall 2017	2,475
Fall 2018	2,400
Fall 2019	2,376
Fall 2020	2,370
Fall 2021	2,274
Fall 2022	2,396
Fall 2023	2,427
Fall 2024	2,603

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

68%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Palm Beach Atlantic University has held near 68% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	73%
Fall 2003 cohort	74%
Fall 2004 cohort	71%
Fall 2005 cohort	76%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	69%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	68%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	76%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	73%
Fall 2020 cohort	71%
Fall 2021 cohort	76%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	68%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Palm Beach Atlantic University

Faculty pay at Palm Beach Atlantic University averages $111,180 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Palm Beach Atlantic University as a primarily residential campus of 2,603 undergraduates — and 68% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Palm Beach Atlantic University's SAT section-percentile sums are 950–1220 — their midpoint is below the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Palm Beach Atlantic University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Palm Beach Atlantic University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Palm Beach Atlantic University82%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Palm Beach Atlantic University$40,650

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Palm Beach Atlantic University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Palm Beach Atlantic University$49,232

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	82%	63.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$40,650	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,232	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Palm Beach Atlantic University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Palm Beach Atlantic University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 10 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,008
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,689
Human Resources Management and Services	$60,379
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,081
Biology, General	$56,258
Marketing	$53,668
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$53,398
Psychology, General	$51,530
Communication and Media Studies	$47,847
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	$42,589

These 10 fields listed for Palm Beach Atlantic University measure earnings after completion. The $49,232 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional Palm Beach Atlantic University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Palm Beach Atlantic University report?

Palm Beach Atlantic University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 950–1220 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Palm Beach Atlantic University's acceptance rate?

82% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 8,474 admitted from 10,335 applicants.

How much does Palm Beach Atlantic University cost?

At Palm Beach Atlantic University, tuition is $40,650. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Palm Beach Atlantic University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,232. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

Nova Southeastern University — 73.2% admitted
Ringling College of Art and Design — 69.7% admitted
Saint Leo University — 78.4% admitted
Stetson University — 71.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.