unitid 136330 · West Palm Beach, FL · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Palm Beach Atlantic University
- enrollment 2023
- 4,348
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
82%
66th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
2,603
82nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
23%
undergrads on Pell grants
26th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$53,827
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$28,354
after aid, aided students
76th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,232
after entry, Title IV students
41st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,500
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $25,570 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k23%
- 30-48k13%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $52,818
- First-generation students
- 22%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $40,650
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.2× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 87 | $71,540 | $25,348 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 62 | $77,312 | — |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 58 | $53,970 | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 57 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 45 | $48,631 | $25,281 |
| Marketing. | 38 | — | $24,861 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 33 | $56,237 | $19,401 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 26 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 24 | — | $25,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 23 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 20 | $41,291 | $19,250 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 16 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.