The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, named in honor of one of Florida Atlantic University’s greatest benefactors, is the primary source of science research and education for more than three million people living and working in our service region of Southeast Florida. Through its academic departments and research centers, the College provides outstanding opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate science majors.

The education and research programs of the College span the sciences and mathematics with major efforts in many fields ranging from biotechnology, bioinformatics and brain science to cryptology, developmental systems, dynamical systems, environmental sciences, geo-information science, marine science and space-time physics. The College’s programs extend over many of FAU’s campuses and its buildings include more than 300,000 square feet of state-of-the-art instructional and research space.

Research and scholarship are central to the College’s mission and play vital roles in the life of the College as a whole. External research funding, the great majority of it coming from Federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health, underwrites major programs of research by faculty and students. Science faculty members throughout the college have developed state-of-the-art research programs in diverse disciplines and important new interdisciplinary areas. Faculty have active collaborations that extend not only across FAU’s colleges but also to local research institutions such as Scripps Florida, the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, and the Max Planck Florida Institute, as well as affiliations with national laboratories such as Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, and international collaborations that span the globe.

In the knowledge-based economy of the 21st Century that demands graduates with higher math and science skills, the College trains students who can enter the workforce prepared to meet local, national and international needs in a globally competitive environment. We invite you to explore here the many opportunities that await you in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science — where we create the future!