Boca Raton Location

Florida Atlantic University opened in 1964 in Boca Raton on an 850-acre site located near the Atlantic Ocean. The campus is conveniently situated halfway between West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale and offers a broad range of academic programs, activities and services.

FAU Boca Raton provides an exciting and supportive learning environment for students. The Student Union is the center for student involvement, hosting student organizations that include fraternities and sororities, student media and student government. Students, faculty, staff and members of the greater community enjoy performances ranging from comedians to opera in the 2,400-seat Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium in the Student Union. The campus supports a variety of popular dining options and has an attractive array of accommodations for residential students. For its commercial music students, Florida Atlantic offers Hoot/Wisdom Recordings. One of the most active record labels at any university, Hoot/Wisdom has released more than 30 albums produced by students and commercial music faculty. The campus also is the home of Florida Atlantic's aquatic center, Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena, Flagler Credit Union Stadium, baseball and softball stadiums, tennis courts and track, as well as a variety of fields for club and intramural sports competition.

The five-story S.E. Wimberly Library houses approximately 3.7 million items, including print and online books, periodicals, government documents, microforms, maps, media and other materials. Additionally, the Library provides an exceptional offering of electronic resources, including access to more than 400 databases. Computer labs, study lounges, a media center and tutoring services provide valuable academic support for students. The Library also is home to the Rubin and Cindy Gruber Sandbox, a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence lab.

The Boca Raton campus hosts art exhibits, theatre productions and concerts in its galleries and theatres. Visiting performers and speakers add to the artistic and intellectual vibrancy of the campus. The Research Park at FAU, situated on the north side of campus, provides students with internship, research and other opportunities linked to the high-tech industries located there. The Boca Raton campus also is home to the 77,000-square-foot Recreation and Fitness Center, which offers free memberships to students, and the Marleen & Harold Forkas Alumni Center, a "home away from home" for Florida Atalntic's ever-growing alumni population.

Flagler Credit Union Stadium, the University’s 30,000-seat football stadium, opened in 2011 along with the adjacent Innovation Village Apartments, which provide top-quality living accommodations to more than 1,200 students. In the same year, the College of Engineering and Computer Science moved into a state-of-the-art "green" headquarters facility that was awarded platinum-level certification under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system of the U.S. Green Building Council.

Parliament Hall, a seven-story, 614-bed freshman residence hall, opened in 2013. The residence hall became Florida Atlantic’s first student-housing facility to have a faculty member in residence and offers scenic views of the Atlantic Ocean from its top floor units. This facility is gold-level LEED-certified. The Atlantic Park Towers residence hall began housing first-year students in fall 2023, offering 616 beds and a full range of amenities. It increased the total student bed count on the Boca Raton campus to 4,700. Another central space for students on the Boca Raton campus is the Student Union, which features fully renovated areas including meeting and conference rooms, an eSports Arena, an outdoor plaza, banquet facilities and the Carole and Barry Kaye Performing Arts Auditorium.

The Schmidt Family Complex for Academic and Athletic Excellence, located next to Flagler Credit Union Stadium, was added in 2020. This complex creates a national model of academic excellence in athletics to attract the nation’s top coaches and student-athletes to Florida Atlantic. The 166,000-square-foot complex features academic support and athletic training facilities, athletics staff offices, and entertainment venues. It also is home to the College of Business’ Executive Education programs and the Avron B. Fogelman Sports Museum.

Florida Atlantic University Schools on the Boca Raton Campus
Florida Atlantic serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade at the following educational facilities. They are all affiliated with the College of Education and provide observation and internship opportunities for education majors.

FAU High School
FAU High School, established in 2004, is an intensive dual enrollment public high school. Instead of attending class in traditional high school buildings, students take college-level courses in the environment of university classrooms, laboratories and support facilities. This highly selective program offers high school students (grades 9-12) the opportunity to earn high school credits and university course credits at the same time at no cost to parents or guardians. All costs related to university tuition, fees (except parking) and even books are covered by FAU High School. For information, call 561-297-6612.

Alexander D. Henderson University School
The Alexander D. Henderson University School, a public laboratory school, was established in 1968. The school provides an exemplary educational program for students enrolled in grades K-8 while conducting ongoing educational research and curriculum development to benefit other public schools. It serves as a site for student field experiences and provides an excellent opportunity for teacher trainees to work with highly qualified master teachers in a model school environment. The Henderson School consistently ranks among the top-scoring schools in Florida on standardized tests. Students are selected through a lottery system to ensure demographic balance in the student body. For information, call 561-297-3970.

Bezos Academy
In fall 2022, Florida Atlantic University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a 10-year facilities use agreement with Bezos Academy to open a tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschool for low-income families adjacent to A.D. Henderson University School. Its opening in 2023 made Florida Atlantic the first university in Florida and second in America to host the Academy on a college campus.

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