+19%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($34.1k → $40.6k).
Florida · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida. 2,427 undergraduate students. 57 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Palm Beach Atlantic University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.4% → 0.0%).
+19%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 ($34.1k → $40.6k).
+15%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Palm Beach Atlantic University rose 14% between 2021 and 2024 (2.3k → 2.6k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Florida
Each tile compares this institution to the Florida median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,232+16% · 6→10y
Florida median $36,288$42,366
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry59.0%+71% · '97→'24
Florida median 65.6%$13,816+240% · '97→'20
At program completion2,427+75% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.0%-8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time88.3%+63% · '01→'24
latest cohort$37,990+248% · '00→'24
out-of-state $37,990SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.7%Median federal debt $13,816 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,232 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+71%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · completion · 150% rose
32.3% → 55.3%
+130%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · completion · 100% rose
20.3% → 46.5%
+75%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · undergrad enrollment rose
1,489 → 2,603
+248%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · in-state tuition rose
$11,690 → $40,650
+248%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · out-of-state tuition rose
$11,690 → $40,650
+240%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · median debt rose
$6,624 → $22,500
-100%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · cohort default rate fell
12.0% → 0.0%
+20%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$41,000 → $49,232
+21%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$38,000 → $45,925
+22%
Palm Beach Atlantic University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$34,800 → $42,366
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.$133,913Business Administration, Management and Operations.$77,312Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$71,540Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$56,315Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,237Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.$55,731Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$53,970International Business.$53,943Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$50,693Human Resources Management and Services.$48,663Psychology, General.$48,631Theological and Ministerial Studies.$41,607Biology, General.$41,291Communication and Media Studies.$39,619
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
14 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$562,388
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $28,473
- HS-only baseline · FL
- $35,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Florida
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Palm Beach Atlantic University graduates earn $X” — not “Palm Beach Atlantic University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Palm Beach Atlantic University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.