Overview
About Florida Atlantic
Florida Atlantic University has men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, competing in NCAA Division I (D1) as a member of the American Conference (AAC). Head coach Alex Smolka leads the Owls, who train at FSU Track & Field Complex (400m outdoor track). Florida Atlantic is in Boca Raton, Florida, with 24,376 undergraduates, and 2025–26 tuition and fees start at $4,879 USD.
Teams
Owls track and field and cross country
Recruiting standards
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Coaching staff
- Alex SmolkaHead Coach
- Jessica CarterAssistant Coach
- Sonja Friend-UhlAssistant Coach
Academics
Language
English is the language of instruction at FAU
Fields of study
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- Dorothy F.Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- College of Business
- College for Design and Social Inquiry
- College of Education
- College of Engineering and Computer Science
- Graduate College
- Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
- Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
- Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Admissions and graduation
- Graduated within six years
- 64%
Graduation rate for full-time students who started in fall 2019. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Cost
Tuition and fees, 2025–26
- In-state
- $4,879 USD
- Out-of-state
- $17,324 USD
- International (same as out-of-state)
- $17,324 USD
Full cost for a first-year student
- Cost of attendance, 2024–25
- $24,554 USD
- Average net price, 2024–25
- $10,394 USD
Cost of attendance is tuition, fees, books, housing and food for a year. Net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average after grants and scholarships.
- $0 to $30,000
- $5,257 USD
- $30,001 to $48,000
- $5,812 USD
- $48,001 to $75,000
- $8,268 USD
- $75,001 to $110,000
- $14,420 USD
- Over $110,000
- $18,580 USD
Sports medicine
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