West Palm Beach, Florida · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,147, made up of 3,312 undergraduates and 835 graduate students. The school has a religious affiliation.
Palm Beach Atlantic University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 68 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Registered Nursing, and Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. It awarded 692 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
4,147
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
692
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
68
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 68
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
421
Master's degrees
182
Doctoral degrees (research)
3
Professional doctorates
67
Certificates under 1 year
18
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
4,147
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,312
Graduate students, fall 2024
835
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,837
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,849
Graduate students, 2024-25
988
Full-time, 2024-25
65%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
51%
Hispanic or Latino
19%
Black or African American
10%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
10%
Students taking some online courses
36%
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Interdenominational
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sunshine State Conference
President
Debra A. Schwinn
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact