Lynn University

Private · Moderately Selective · FL

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationFL · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads2,859

Student:faculty16:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate44%

6-yr grad rate52.1%

Drop-out rate23.4%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$44k

Out-of-state tuition$44k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity56.8%

Gender diversity49.2%

International14.8%

Identity—

Overview

Lynn University is a private university in Boca Raton, Florida, notable for its unusually international student body and a fully integrated digital curriculum built around iPads rather than traditional textbooks. Business, aviation, hospitality, and communication are its main professional programs, and the university markets itself around small classes and a global student mix.

Academics

The iPad-based curriculum, adopted campus-wide, replaced most traditional textbooks with digital course materials and is a defining academic feature rather than a minor tech add-on. Business and hospitality management draw directly on South Florida's tourism and international business economy, and aviation is a distinctive offering for a school of this size.

Campus & student life

The Boca Raton campus includes buildings designed through a collaboration with a well-regarded architecture program, giving parts of campus a more distinctive look than a typical small private university. The international student population is unusually large relative to the university's size, giving campus life a genuinely global character. Lynn hosted a U.S. presidential debate in 2012, a point of institutional pride still referenced on campus.

Getting in

Review is holistic, and the university has historically been known for a more accessible admissions process relative to other private universities of similar size, with a significant share of the class arriving from outside the United States.

Worth knowing

The heavily international student body and iPad-based curriculum are both genuine, defining features rather than marketing points, and prospective students should know Lynn's model looks meaningfully different from a typical American small private university.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate73.5%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 1040–1200 · ACT 21–26

Test policyoptional

Rec letters1

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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