Florida Atlantic University
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at FAU
By Gender
| Males | B |
| Females | B- |
By Major
| Accounting | B- |
| Animal Studies | A+ |
| Anthropology | D- |
| Architecture | F |
| Architecture & Urban Planning Department | B- |
| Art & Design Department | A |
| Athletics/Training | B |
| Biology | B+ |
| Business - Management and Administration | B |
| Chemistry | A+ |
| Communications | C+ |
| Computer Engineering | D+ |
| Computer Science | B |
| Criminal | C+ |
| Design Arts - Industrial Design/Graphic Design/etc | D+ |
| Economics | A+ |
| Education | B |
| Electrical Engineering | C+ |
| Engineering Department | B+ |
| English | C |
| Finance | B |
| Geography and Geosciences | A- |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | D |
| Journalism | F |
| Linguistics | D+ |
| Math | C+ |
| Mechanical Engineering | C- |
| Music Education | A+ |
| Nursing | A- |
| Other | C- |
| Philosophy | F |
| Political Science | C |
| PreMed and Medical | A |
| Psychology | B |
| Sociology | B- |
| Undecided | C- |
| Urban Planning | B |
Against similar schools
Surrounding City compared with similar schools in class.
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Florida Atlantic University
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Average of schools in class
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Florida State University
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Florida International University
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University of Central Florida
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University of Florida
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Harvard University
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University of North Florida
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University of South Florida
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Surrounding City
“... Accessible professors, research opportunities, strong Greek life, great football team, on-campus bar serving beer, extremely safe city, hot girls...Read full comment
“... WE ARE 2 MILES FROM THE BEACH, 20 MINUTES FROM THE CLUBS AND BARS IN FORT LAUDERDALE AND 45 MINUTES FROM SOUTH BEACH -- YET OUTSIDE OF ALL THE BI...Read full comment
“... The school shuts down by Thursday 5PM and the surrounding city isnt college friendly ...Read full comment
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“... This school gives undergraduates the perception of an awesome university, and an even better surrounding city ...Read full comment
“... The school also has little school spirit due to being a commuter school in a boring city ...Read full comment
“... Very safe and calm city ...Read full comment
“... Plus, FAU's student body and faculty are very diverse based on race, religion and ethnicity etc ...Read full comment
“... The city doesnt care about the students, if anything they really dont even want FAU to be there ...Read full comment
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Boca is a pretty lame city but theres life in the surrounding cities ...Read full comment
“... The great thing of studying in a school that is not placed in a "college town" is the work experience and opportunities available in a city ...Read full comment
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This city has a surprising amount of greenery and is well manicured in generel ...Read full comment
“... The school is less than 5 min from the beach so I can go in between classes, not to mention its location in South Florida is right near all the m...Read full comment
“... It is a smaller school located in a beautiful city that is on the upswing ...Read full comment
“... It tends to be a little bit more prevalent here because Boca Raton is a rich city to begin with ...Read full comment
- #2 Top PreMed and Medical
- #2 Top Accounting School Ranking in Florida
- #4 Top Anthropology School Ranking in Florida
- #5 Top Accounting School Ranking in the Southeast
- #5 Top Accounting School Ranking in the South
- #5 Top Biology School Ranking in Florida
- #5 Top Finance School Ranking in Florida
- #5 Top Criminal School Ranking in Florida
- #6 Top Electrical Engineering School Ranking in Florida
- #7 Top Finance School Ranking in the Southeast
- #7 Top Finance School Ranking in the South
- #8 Top Sociology School Ranking in Florida
- #9 Top Nursing School Ranking in Florida
- #10 Top English School Ranking in Florida
- #11 Top Computer Science School Ranking in Florida
- #11 Top School Ranking in Florida
- #12 Top Education School Ranking in Florida
- #12 Top Psychology School Ranking in Florida
- #13 Top Political Science School Ranking in Florida
- #15 Top Criminal School Ranking in the South
- #16 Top Accounting
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