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Palm Beach Atlantic University is a comprehensive, faith-based liberal arts university.


YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT

A university that offers more than just a place to earn a degree. Learning that takes you out of the classroom and into the real world. Professors who are as concerned with ensuring a solid foundation for your life as they are building your résumé. An education that has the potential to impact you — and the world. Welcome to Palm Beach Atlantic University, Florida’s top Christian college.

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FOCUSED ATTENTION

Our total enrollment is 3,699 students with 2,153 traditional daytime undergraduate students.

Our undergraduate student-faculty ratio is 12 to 1, with an average class size of 17 students. We pride ourselves on attention to the individual student, which is why you'll never see a teaching assistant at our university. 


LOCATED ON THE WATER IN WEST PALM BEACH, PBA OFFERS:

A Christ-centered education — that infuses our more than 50 undergraduate and graduate programs, our “smart” classrooms and our state-of-the-art facilities.

National recognition — A top-tier university, as rated by U.S. News and World Report in 2019, including a top-100 pharmacy school. The Princeton Review named PBA among the 138 institutions in its "Best in the Southeast" section of its website feature, "2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region."

Dedicated faculty — Christian men and women who are not only brilliant, but are down to earth and committed to your success.

Small classes — with a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of just 17 so that you and your professors truly get to know one another.

Research opportunities — the chance to work alongside your professors even in your first year.

Community service — we call it “Workship” (“work” and “worship”), an extensive community service program where you’ll serve God by serving others.

A tropical location — to enhance your leisure time through water sports and relaxing on the beach — and to enhance your learning time through aquatic research.

Internships — with the Palm Beaches right out your door, you’ll intern at some of the top companies in the nation.

Student services — including access to an advisor who will partner with you throughout your time at PBA.

Clubs and organizations — so that you can make friends, develop as a leader and have fun.

NCAA Division II athletics — at the 96-acre athletic Rinker Athletic Campus. Our $8.2 million Rinker Sports Center at the RAC was completed in Fall 2017. We are members of the Sunshine State Conference - arguably the highest level of competition in NCAA Division II

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ACADEMICS-FIRST, ALWAYS.

You want to do more than just attend college. You want to be challenged — and to challenge others. You want to live and learn in a community of scholars. Our university offers more than fifty majors, including:

Biology, including concentrations in:

Botany & Environmental Sciences

Marine Biology

Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Pre-Health (MD, DDS, etc.)

Zoology

Cross-Cultural Studies

Elementary Education

Exercise Science

Human Performance and Sport

International Business

Medicinal + Biological Chemistry (Pharmaceutical)

Nursing

Philosophy

Pre-Law

Psychology

At Palm Beach Atlantic, we pride ourselves on the student-athlete.

You may also be interested in our Frederick M. Supper Honors Program, grounded in a distinctive curriculum and thought-provoking reading. Honors students also have the opportunity to study at the University of Oxford, like women's lacrosse team captain and 2020 graduate Chanel Nassir.

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MEET THE SAILFISH

We are an NCAA Division II university and we compete in the Sunshine State Conference. We currently sponsor 18 varsity sports at Palm Beach Atlantic.

We are all about building Christian game-changers both on and off the field. Recently, that's been more true than ever. Our athletic department has seen tremendous success on the field, highlighted by our volleyball team's run to the NCAA Championship Game in 2015. Our men's soccer team is a perennial contender, recently earning it’s fourth-straight conference title.

It's an exciting time to be a Sailfish. #FEARtheFISH

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DID YOU KNOW? WE ARE THE ONLY "SAILFISH" IN ALL OF COLLEGE ATHLETICS.

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