Fact Book

2021 - 2022

Published by the Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Palm Beach Atlantic University

2021-2022 Fact Book

The Palm Beach Atlantic University Fact Book is a collection of current and historical information designed to make frequently requested data readily available to students, faculty, and staff at PBA as well as to others with an interest in the university. More general information about PBA can be found at the University home page

Published by:

Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness

Brandon D. Branson, Senior Research Analyst

Phone: (561) 803-2055

Brandon_Branson@pba.edu

Mailing Address: PO Box 24708 West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4708

Street Address: 901 S. Flagler Dr. West Palm Beach, FL 33401

This book is intended as a reference. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, material, and data contained within this document, absolute accuracy is not guaranteed. Reproduction of complete tables, figures, or text should include a PBA 2021-22 Fact Book notation and page number.

2021-22 PBA Facts

Palm Beach Atlan c University, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, is a comprehensive, interdenomina onal Chris an university founded in 1968. PBA has an off-site loca on in Orlando and offers classes online.

Academic Profile

Academic Programs:

• 64 undergraduate majors

• Evening undergraduate degree program in nursing.

• Online undergraduate programs in community psychology, business administra on, communica on, digital storytelling, gaming and interac ve design, global leadership (in Spanish), organiza onal leadership, ministry, Chris an studies, and nursing.

• Graduate degree programs in community development, accountancy, business administra on (specializa ons in accoun ng, enterprise systems, finance, global development, marke ng, project management, and generalist), counseling (specializa ons in mental health counseling and school guidance counseling), computer science, Chris an studies, divinity, philosophy of religion, intercultural studies, educa on leadership, interna onal development, leadership (on campus and online; op onal specializa on in non-profit), health science, nursing, and prac cal theology

• Professional degree programs in health systems leadership, nursing prac ce, and pharmacy.

• Degrees offered: B.A., BGS, B.S., B.Mus., B.F.A., BSN, D.N.P., M.A., M.Acc., M.B.A., M. Div., M.S., M.S.N., Pharm.D., Pharm.D., and Ph.D.

• 423,000+ library volumes (books and audio-visual material)

• Interna onal study available in Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, England, France, India, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, New Zealand, Peru, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain and Uganda.

Accredita on

Palm Beach Atlan c University is accredited by the Southern Associa on of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award following degrees: bachelor’s, master’s, doctor of pharmacy, and doctor of nursing prac ce. For ques ons about the accredita on of Palm Beach Atlan c University, contact the Commission on Colleges at: 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097 or call (404) 6794500. You may also visit www.sacscoc.org. Persons wishing to review documents related to the accredita on of Palm Beach Atlan c University should contact the Assistant Provost for Accredita on and Assessment at (561) 803-2050.

Palm Beach Atlan c University has received specialized accredita on, cer fica on, or licensure from the following organiza ons:

• Accredita on Council for Pharmacy Educa on (ACPE)

• The Palm Beach Atlan c University Lloyd L. Gregory School of Pharmacy Doctor of Pharmacy program is accredited by the Accredita on Council for Pharmacy Educa on (ACPE), 135 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 4100, Chicago, IL 60603-4810; (312) 664-3575; FAX (312) 664-4652, website www.acpe-accredit.org.

• Associa on of Chris an Schools Interna onal (ACSI), website h p://www.acsi.org

• Associa on of Theological Schools (ATS)

• The PBA School of Ministry Graduate Dept. is accredited by ATS. The following degree programs are approved by the Commission on Accredi ng: M.Div. M.A. (Chris an Studies, Intercultural Studies, and Philosophy of Religion), and Ph.D. (Prac cal Theology) both at the West Palm Beach and Orlando campus. ATS in the US and Canada is located at 10 Summit Park Drive, Pi sburgh, PA, 15275-1110, (412) 788-6505.

• Commission on Accredita on of Athle c Training Educa on (CAATE), website h p://caate.net

• The athle c training program has been granted Con nuing Accredita on through 2028 with the CAATE, 6850 Aus n Center Blvd., Suite 100, Aus n, TX 78731-3101.

• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Educa on (CCNE), website h p://www.aacn.nche.edu/ccne-accredita on

• The Bachelor of Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and the Doctor of Nursing Prac ce program at Palm Beach Atlan c University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Educa on (CCNE), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 887-6791.

• Florida Board of Nursing, website h p://floridasnursing.gov/resources/

• Florida Department of Educa on (FLDOE), website h p://fldoe.org

• Interna onal Assembly for Collegiate Business Educa on (IACBE), website h p://iacbe.org

• Palm Beach Atlan c University has received specialized accredita on for its business programs through the Interna onal Assembly for Collegiate Business Educa on (IACBE), 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.

• Na onal Associa on of Schools of Music (NASM), website h p://nasm.arts-accredit.org

• Palm Beach Atlan c University is an accredited ins tu onal member of the Na onal Associa on of Schools of Music located at 11250 Roger Bacon Drive, Suite 21, Reston, Virginia 20190-5248. Telephone: (703) 4370700, Facsimile: (703) 437-6312.

• Na onal Strength and Condi oning Associa on (NSCA), website h p://www.nsca.com

In addi on, Palm Beach Atlan c University is a Business Educa on Alliance member of the Associa on to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In February 2020, the AACSB Ini al Accredita on Commi ee reviewed and accepted the Ini al SelfEvalua on Report of the Rinker School of Business and we con nue working closely with our AACSB mentor to progress toward alignment with the required AACSB Standards.

Enrollment - Fall 2020

• Total 3,687:

• 2,058 tradi onal day (West Palm Beach)

• 82 evening adult (West Palm Beach, Orlando)

• 135 undergraduate online

• 482 master’s (West Palm Beach, Orlando)

• 23 master’s online

• 230 professional in pharmacy

• 81 professional in nursing prac ce

• 560 dual-enrolled students

• 1,179 residen al students

• 19,000+ alumni

Faculty

• Undergraduate student-faculty ra o: 12 to 1

• Average class size for the undergraduate day program: 16

• 90% of undergraduate classes have fewer than 30 students

• 87% of full- me teaching faculty hold the highest degree in their field

• 158 full- me instruc onal faculty

• 0 teaching assistants

Financial Data

• Undergraduate annual tui on: $33,538

• Evening undergraduate tui on: $390 per credit hour

• Graduate tui on: $515-$840 per credit hour

• Doctor of nursing prac ce tui on: $840 per credit hour

• Pharmacy annual tui on: $32,650

• RN-BSN Online: $300 per credit hour

• 95.7% of all degree-seeking students receive some form of financial aid

• $113.0 million opera ng budget

• $85.9 million endowment

Technology

• Campus-wide wireless internet access and prin ng from personal devices

• Computer labs in classroom buildings, residence halls, and library

• Sailfish TV campus cable system and digital signage network

Campus Organiza ons

• Member of the Na onal Collegiate Athle c Associa on (NCAA) Division II, Sunshine State Conference

• School Colors: blue and white; School Mascot: Sailfish

• 18 men’s and women’s intercollegiate sports

• Dynamic intramural program

• 100+ student music and theatre performances annually

• Student newspaper The Beacon (www.thebeacontoday.com)

• Opportuni es for involvement and leadership in 50+ social, professional, and religious clubs and organiza ons

PBA Values: Accountability, Excellence, Integrity, Love, Respect, Unity

2020-2021 PBA Theme: Trust in the Lord

American Free Enterprise

Palm Beach Atlan c University confidently affirms the values and ins tu ons that historically have informed American society— religious liberty; tradi onal Judeo-Chris an morality; limited, cons tu onal government; the Rule of Law; personal and poli cal accountability; and capitalism—the system of free enterprise. We believe that America is truly an excep onal na on, which was founded and has flourished under the guiding providen al hand of God. We aim to develop in each of our students an apprecia on for the unique American achievement in its many dimensions—social, poli cal, economic, moral, legal, and religious.

Our general educa on curriculum, required of all students, includes a course en tled “Freedom in American Society,” which examines the meaning and significance of freedom in the American experience. Students explore such topics as the historical roots of American liberty, with special emphasis on the close link between liberty and Chris anity, and the nature of freedom as understood by the chief architects of the American poli cal order. They examine the interdependence between poli cal and economic freedom, in par cular, the significance of free-enterprise capitalism for the preserva on of liberty. They learn about the structure of American cons tu onal democracy and the tradi onal meaning of jus ce and the Rule of Law.

These studies help students recognize the various threats to individual freedom, religious liberty, and other tradi onal American rights and values that have emerged over the past several centuries, as well as contemporary challenges to their preserva on.

Cicero remarked of the declining Republic of his era: “Our age . . . inherited the Republic like some beau ful pain ng of bygone days, its colors already fading through great age; and not only has our me neglected to freshen the colors of the picture, but we have failed to preserve its form and outlines.” Palm Beach Atlan c University strives to ensure that a similar fate does not befall the noble American experiment in ordered liberty. We regard the transmission of the American cultural heritage to the rising genera on as not only a profound joy, but also a profound duty.

Guiding Principles

(These principles were adopted by the University’s founders and they serve as the preamble to the PBA bylaws.)

Palm Beach Atlan c University is a comprehensive Chris an university with a significant core emphasis in the liberal arts. Its purpose is to offer a curriculum of studies and a program of student ac vi es dedicated to the development of moral character, the enrichment of spiritual lives and the perpetua on of growth in Chris an ideals.

Founded under the providence of God with the convic on that there is a need for a university in this community that will expand the minds, develop the moral character and enrich the spiritual lives of all the people who may come within the orbit of its influence, Palm Beach Atlan c University shall stand as a witness for Jesus Christ, expressed directly through its administra on, faculty, staff, and students.

To assure the perpetua on of these basic concepts of its founders, it is resolved that all those who become associated with Palm Beach Atlan c University as trustees, officers, members of the faculty, or of the staff, must believe in, and affirm in principle and prac ce, the divine inspira on of the Bible, both the Old and New Testaments; that man and woman were directly created by God; that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin; that He is the Son of God, our Lord and Savior; that He died for the sins of all and therea er arose from the grave; that by repentance and the acceptance of and belief in Him, by the grace of God, the individual is saved from eternal damna on and receives eternal life in the presence of God; and it is further resolved that the ul mate teachings in this University shall always be consistent with, and not contrary to, these principles.

Statement of Purpose

PBA is a Chris an university which equips students to lead fulfilling lives through learning, leadership, and service.

Vision

The vision for Palm Beach Atlan c University is to be a premier Chris an university whose graduates are intellectually prepared, possess high moral character, demonstrate outstanding ci zenship and are servant leaders in their communi es, the na on, and the world.

Mission

The mission of Palm Beach Atlan c University is to prepare students for lifelong learning and leadership by offering excellent undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of study in the Arts, Humani es, Sciences, and selected professions. Palm Beach Atlan c University is a private, independent university dedicated to the inten onal integra on of Chrisan principles. As a community of learners, the university provides students with a rigorous educa onal environment that leads to intellectual, spiritual, and personal character development.

Worship, Workship, Wordship

Worship is the prac ce of honoring God with who we are and everything that we do.

Workship: A Tradi on of Service

Workship is a dis nc ve community service program that responds to the human needs with Christ-like ac on in the community and the world. Through community service, students can discern their voca on and develop life-long habit of servant leadership. To date, Palm Beach Atlan c students have volunteered 3.5 million hours. Ins tuted when PBA was founded in 1968, each tradional undergraduate student contributes at least 45 hours of community service annually at more than 350 nonprofit agencies, schools and churches.

Wordship is the cul vated prac ce of using our words wisely to edify others, including those with whom we disagree, as a form of worship. It includes spoken word as well as wri en words.

Together, these three prac ces are the founda onal, three-legged stool upon which the integra on of faith and academics rests.

Contact us:

Palm Beach Atlan c University

901 S. Flagler Drive

P.O. Box 24708

West Palm Beach, Florida 33416-4708

Telephone: (561) 803-2000 www.pba.edu

Admissions Contact Informa on:

Telephone: (561) 803-2100

Toll-Free Telephone: (888) 468-6722

Facsimile: (561) 803-2115

Fall 2021 New Freshmen and Transfers

There are 505 (76.63%)first-time freshmen and 154 (23.36%) traditionalday transfers.

59 total (8.95%) Freshmen & Transfer students have unidentified religious preference.