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Palm Beach Atlantic University

West Palm Beach, FL

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The graph below shows the Administrative Cost Per Student at Palm Beach Atlantic University. This is a measure of expenditures per student for day-today executive operations of the institution, not including student services or academic management.

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Hidden Gems

Palm Beach Atlantic University has an ACTA Hidden Gem on campus. ACTA’s Hidden Gems initiative highlights exceptional programs at colleges and universities that offer high-quality and coherent interdisciplinary education across the liberal arts. Hidden Gems range from major and minor degree programs to honors and certificate programs. Learn more about Hidden Gems here.

The Frederick M. Supper Honors Program at Palm Beach Atlantic University seeks to help students lead a well-lived life by cultivating their faith, character, and intellect. Honors students are carefully selected by the faculty and join a community of dedicated scholars. Students read the works of Plato, Bacon, Thucydides, and Aquinas, as well as such transformative texts as Beowulf and The Koran. The program grants credit to those studying abroad.

According to its mission statement, "PBA equips students to grow in wisdom, lead with conviction and serve God boldly." [Source]

Palm Beach Atlantic University uses one or more of the following instruments to assess undergraduate progress in core collegiate skills: the Council on Aid to Education Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA), the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile, or the ACT Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency (CAAP).

Curriculum last evaluated: 11/7/2023

2021-22 enrollment and tuition data, and four-year graduation rates for first-time, full-time freshmen who enrolled in Fall 2012, are derived from the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator.