Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FloridaFlorida Atlantic University admissions website ↗

Applies via: School's own application · Common App

Homeschool test policyRequired — SAT, ACT, or CLT (Florida Board of Governors Regulation 6.002; no test-optional pathway)FAU, like all 12 Florida public universities, is bound by Florida Board of Governors Regulation 6.002, which requires every first-year applicant to submit an ACT, SAT, or CLT score; there is no test-optional path for anyone. Scores self-reported via the Future Owl Portal; nursing and already-graduated applicants must send official scores directly. Florida's State University System never adopted test-optional admission.

Next deadlineOct 15, 2026

Application deadlines

October 15, 2026

Early Action (Summer/Fall entry)

Non-binding. Materials due Oct 22; last test scores considered Nov 20; decision notification Dec 4. Automatic merit-scholarship consideration for EA applicants. Direct Admit Nursing BSN and Pre-Architecture also Oct 15. FAU posts this as a recurring day — not year-stamped for 2026-27; re-check Aug 2026.

Decisions Dec 4, 2026

March 12, 2027

Rolling Decision (Summer/Fall entry)

Application, materials, and last scores all due Mar 12; rolling notification. Merit-scholarship priority within this window is Jan 15 (a scholarship priority date, not an admission deadline). Spring-term entry has a separate Sep 15 deadline via the FAU Online Application. Not year-stamped by FAU; projected onto 2026-27.

Quick facts

Acceptance rate—

TranscriptRequired; homeschoolers submit a four-year transcript for all instructional methods, the FAU Home School Transcript Form, official SAT/ACT/CLT scores, and any AP/AICE/IB/CLEP reports

ACT / SATRequired — SAT, ACT, or CLT (Florida Board of Governors Regulation 6.002; no test-optional pathway)

Letters of recNot required for regular first-year admission

Institution typepublic

Application fee$30 domestic · $30 international

$30 non-refundable application fee via the FAU Online Application or Common App; fee waivers accepted. A $200 enrollment deposit applies only to admitted students who accept — not an application fee.

Applicant guide

Homeschool applicants: Home education applicants (programs not measured in Carnegie Units) must meet a minimum-score floor: 1060 SAT (490 ERW + 480 Math), 21 ACT (17 English + 19 Math), or CLT 38 Verbal/Grammar + 16 Quantitative — in addition to the universal BOG 6.002 test requirement.

Students completing a home education program according to Florida Statutes are eligible for admission consideration. A home-schooled applicant must present credentials determined to be equivalent to a standard high school diploma and high school transcript, submitting: a transcript or grade report for four years for all instructional methods; official SAT, ACT, or CLT scores; any available AP, AICE, IB and/or CLEP score reports; and the FAU Home School Transcript Form.

Home education applicants face a specific minimum-score floor: an applicant whose high school educational program is not measured in Carnegie Units must present minimum section scores of 490 ERW + 480 Math on the SAT (or a 1060 combined SAT), or 17 English + 19 Math on the ACT (or a 21 ACT composite), or a CLT floor of 38 Verbal/Grammar + 16 Quantitative. This homeschool-specific floor applies in addition to the universal Board of Governors test requirement (see Testing).

Last updated 7/18/2026