Florida Atlantic University

Florida Atlantic University SAT and ACT Requirements

Florida Atlantic University is outside the 100 schools in our test policy tracker, so check its admissions site for the current policy. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1040 to 1200 on the SAT and 21 to 26 on the ACT.

2026-27 policy

Not tracked

SAT middle 50%

1040–1200

ACT middle 50%

21–26

Acceptance rate

66%

Florida Atlantic University SAT scores by section

Section	25th percentile	75th percentile
Reading and Writing	530	610
Math	510	590
Total	1040	1200
ACT Composite	21	26

The total is the sum of the section percentiles, the standard way to estimate a middle 50% for the combined score.

Where your score puts you

Below 1040: lower than three quarters of enrolled students. A retake has the most upside here.
1040 to 1200: in line with the class. The rest of your application decides it.
Above 1200: higher than three quarters of enrolled students. Testing is no longer what holds the application back.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Florida Atlantic University require the SAT or ACT?

Florida Atlantic University is outside the 100 schools in our test policy tracker, so check its admissions site for the current policy.

What SAT score do you need for Florida Atlantic University?

The published range is not a cutoff. Among enrolled first-year students, a quarter scored below 1040, half scored between 1040 and 1200, and a quarter scored above 1200. A score at or above 1200 puts you ahead of most of the class on testing; a score below 1040 works against you.

What ACT score do you need for Florida Atlantic University?

The middle 50% of enrolled students scored 21 to 26 on the ACT. On the official conversion table that is an SAT 1080 to 1240.

Score ranges: College Scorecard API — U.S. Department of Education (api.data.gov) and Editorial overrides layer (overrides.json) — Common Data Set & institutional sources. They describe students who enrolled, not everyone admitted.