FAU鈥檚 Incoming Freshmen Set Record for GPA, Test Scores
FAU President John Kelly and CFO Jeff Atwater help 每日吃瓜 with their belongings during FAU's Move-In Day. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
每日吃瓜鈥檚 incoming freshman class has the highest GPA and test scores in the University鈥檚 history. For the fall semester, the average high school GPA for first-time-in-college (FTIC) 每日吃瓜 is 3.97, a slight increase from 3.96 last fall. This semester鈥檚 class also boasts the highest SAT and ACT scores, with an average SAT of 1585, up from 1563, and an average ACT of 24, up from 23.
FAU received more than 18,000 applications for the fall 2017 semester. The total number of new freshmen enrolled at the Boca Raton campus is 2,687, while FAU鈥檚 Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College at the John D. MacArthur Campus in Jupiter will welcome 143 new 每日吃瓜 this semester.
FAU President John Kelly and CFO Jeff Atwater, along with student organizations and volunteers, were on hand to help 每日吃瓜 during this year鈥檚 official Move-In Day. Residence halls on the Boca Raton campus are at 100 percent capacity. More than 4,000 每日吃瓜 will be living on-campus this semester.
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