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Saturday, August 23, 2008

Interest in FAU rises along with reputation, Palm Beach Post

By Kimberly Miller
August 21, 2008


BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic University is attracting more students than ever from other counties - a testament, officials said, to the school's rising profile among the state's 11 public universities.

Nearly 3,300 students from outside FAU's traditional recruitment zone of Broward and Palm Beach counties applied for fall admission to the school. That's a 43 percent increase over last year's applications from the same areas.

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