Palm Beach Atlantic University Nursing Programs

Palm Beach Atlantic University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in West Palm Beach, Florida. West Palm Beach is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Palm Beach Atlantic University?

Contact details for Palm Beach Atlantic are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	901 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone:	561-803-2000
Website:	www.pba.edu

How Do I Get Into Palm Beach Atlantic?

You can apply to Palm Beach Atlantic online at: www.pba.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/index.html

Admission Requirements for Palm Beach Atlantic

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Palm Beach Atlantic?

Since Palm Beach Atlantic has an acceptance rate of 95%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 30% of accepted students are men and 70% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 35% of students accepted to Palm Beach Atlantic submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 480 and 600.

Palm Beach Atlantic received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Palm Beach Atlantic University?

The overall average net price of Palm Beach Atlantic is $36,835. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Palm Beach Atlantic, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,036 a year. That adds up to $28,144 over four years for those students.

Palm Beach Atlantic University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,916 undergraduate students at Palm Beach Atlantic, with 2,240 being full-time and 676 being part-time.

There are also 788 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,240 full-time undergraduates at Palm Beach Atlantic, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Palm Beach Atlantic University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	39
Black or African American	222
Hispanic or Latino	367
White	1,373
International Students	79
Other Races/Ethnicities	160

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Palm Beach Atlantic University. At this time, 36 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 61 countries are represented at Palm Beach Atlantic. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Bahamas, Canada, and Brazil.

Palm Beach Atlantic University Nursing Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	87	0	0	87
Nursing Practice	0	23	26	49
TOTAL	87	23	26	136

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.