BOCA RATON – Florida Atlantic University has the largest enrollment in its history, exceeding 30,000 students for the fall 2012 semester.
“This record-breaking fall enrollment provides strong evidence that students of all ages are recognizing the extraordinary value and experience that Florida Atlantic University has to offer them,” said FAU President Mary Jane Saunders. “We welcome them all and assure them that their success will always be FAU’s top priority.”
Saunders, along with FAU’s Board of Trustees, has strengthened the university’s ties with business and industry, directly benefitting FAU’s private sector partnerships and supporting regional economic development. With an annual economic impact of $6.3 billion, FAU is a major presence in the business community, and Saunders continues to focus on making the University a strong engine of economic development in South Florida.
FAU is rapidly emerging as a major center of research, scholarship, creative activities, and community engagement. Other recent university advances include the completion of the 30,000-seat FAU Stadium, the opening of the Innovation Village student housing complex and the launch of FAU’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, which recently admitted its second class.
“Reaching an all-time record high fall enrollment of more than 30,000 students is a historic landmark for FAU. It reinforces the fact that we are a gem among Florida’s institutions of higher learning with a very bright future, said Gitanjali Kaul, Ed.D, vice president for strategic planning. “Prospective students and their families from Florida and around the country are expressing confidence in our academic programs and this means a lot to us.”
FAU students represent all of Florida’s 67 counties, all 50 states, and more than 180 countries. The school is rapidly becoming a university of first-choice for students, receiving more than 28,000 freshman applications for the fall 2012 semester.