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Florida
Atlantic
University

Strategic Plan > The Setting

The Setting for the Race to Excellence

51³Ô¹ÏÍø is a dynamic, national public research university with campuses and sites strategically located along a corridor of more than 100 miles of coastline between America’s Everglades and the Atlantic Ocean. Already, it is recognized as a university of first choice for

  • excellence in undergraduate education and the student experience,
  • comprehensive graduate education,
  • visionary and globally relevant research; and
  • transformative engagement with its global communities.

With one of the nation’s most diverse student bodies, Florida Atlantic offers over 170 degree programs to more than 30,000 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. The University is now 50 years old, and this plan will guide its strategic growth for the next 10 years.