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FAU Ranks among Top 100 Colleges and Universities in Producing Undergraduate, Graduate Degrees for Minorities BOCA RATON, Fla. (October 9, 2014) – Florida Atlantic University is ranked one of the top 100, four-year colleges in the nation conferring undergraduate and graduate degrees on to minority students, according to a survey in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a magazine published bi-weekly that informs leaders from academe, industry and public policy about current trends and issues that are going on in the United States. The National Center for Education Statistics tracked the 2013-14 academic year from U.S. Department of Education reports submitted by all postsecondary institutions. “We take tremendous pride in the fact that Florida Atlantic University has long ranked as the most racially, ethnically and culturally diverse institution in Florida’s State University System.,” said FAU President John Kelly. “FAU has become an international center of learning and will continue to enrich students from around the world.” FAU ranks 34th in the nation for conferring bachelor’s degrees on to all minorities combined, who represent 48 percent of the total number of graduates, and is a 7 percent increase over the previous year. For conferring bachelor’s degrees on to Hispanics in all disciplines combined, FAU ranked 24th in the nation, a 13 percent increase over the previous year. FAU ranks 93rd in the nation for conferring graduate degrees on to all minorities combined, who represent 35 percent of the total number of graduates, and is a 23 percent increase over the previous year. The newly released survey also indicates that FAU ranks 90th in the nation for conferring graduate degrees on to African-American students. FAU is 57th in the nation for conferring graduate degrees on to Hispanic students, who account for 14 percent of the total number of graduates, and is a 19 percent increase over the previous year. -FAU-