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Florida Atlantic University, commonly referred to as simply FAU or Florida Atlantic, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Boca Raton, which is a city in Palm Beach County, in the US state of Florida, with a population of nearly 86 400 inhabitants, estimated during the 2006 census.
FAU opened its doors in 1964, as the first public university in Southeast Florida, as well as the 1st university in the nation to offer only upper-division and graduate level courses. In 2008, the university’s enrollment increased from an initial number of 867 students to approximately 27 000, as of 2008, from more than 130 countries, 48 states and the District of Columbia.
FAU offers more than 145 master’s, bachelor’s and doctoral degree programs through 10 colleges, which include the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, the Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, also offering its students two honors options: the University Scholars Program and the Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College.
According to the U.S. News & World Report, FAU is among the "Best Colleges" in USA, being also named one of the 146 "Best Southeastern Colleges" in the United States, by the Princeton Review. Washington Monthly ranked Florida Atlantic 233rd in the nation, The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education magazine placing it on the 28th place in USA, as well as 4th in Florida, for awarding 738 bachelor’s degrees to Hispanic students during the 2006–2007 academic year.
The athletic teams from FAU are known as the Florida Atlantic Owls, who compete in the NCAA's Division I Sun Belt Conference, in 18 varsity sports. In 2006, the football team finished 6 wins and 6 losses in regular season play, being invited to the Motor City Bowl. During the 2006-2007 season, the men’s basketball team was named "one of the Sun Belt Conference’s top offensive teams", with a "scary offense", earning its reputation of the "best shooting team in the conference".
The list of notable FAU alumni contains resonant names such as Yolanda Griffith - professional basketball player in the WNBA, Daniel Bomback - Professional MLB player, Phil Zimmermann - creator of Pretty Good Privacy, Arthur C. Brooks - social scientist, economist, professor, author, and professional musician, Marc Kudisch - Broadway actor and two-time Tony Award nominee, Frank Brogan - Chancellor of the State University System of Florida, Former Lieutenant Governor of Florida and President of Florida Atlantic University, including numerous other people, who have made themselves notable in various fields, after graduation.
