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Nova Southeastern University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Fort Lauderdale, FL
Population 4,500,000
Website http://www.nova.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,171
Men / Women 28% / 72%
Hispanic 34%
White 30%
Black 17%
Asian 8%
International 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%
From State 55%
From Region 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 48%
Life & Natural Sciences 21%
Humanities & Social Sciences 13%
Business & Economics 10%
Education 3%
Arts 2%
Computer Science 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,700
Est. Cost of Attendance $56,692
10-Year ROI $138,000
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 55%
6-Year Graduation Rate 63%
Transfer-Out Rate 28%

Weather

Comfortable Days 45 (4% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 3,155 (93% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 230 (18%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (Unbound) 16%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Life & Natural Sciences $47M #151
Humanities & Social Sciences $3M #204
Engineering, Computing & Math $2M #266
Graduate Degrees
Life & Natural Sciences 1,105 #2
Humanities & Social Sciences 594 #11
Engineering, Computing & Math 12 #191

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 1070 – 1250
SAT Math Range 500 – 650
SAT RW Range 530 – 650
ACT Range 19 – 28

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy 147 25% / 75% 0% $133,099 93%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 147 — 25% / 75% 0% $133,099 100 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Computing and Engineering 48 44% / 56% 10% $121,605 93%
Engineering 9 — 33% / 67% 22% $106,531 98 —
Computer Science 24 — 50% / 50% 8% $137,627 100 93%
Information Technology 15 — 40% / 60% 7% $105,017 98 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Optometry 184 27% / 73% 13% $120,353 99%
Vision Science 184 — 27% / 73% 13% $120,353 99 99%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Psychology 119 18% / 82% 5% $46,225 94%
Psychology 119 — 18% / 82% 5% $46,225 20 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 262 22% / 78% 5% $65,917 92%
Nutrition 23 — 0% / 100% 4% $61,207 61 —
Cardiovascular Sonography 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $81,585 88 100%
Exercise and Sport Science 50 — 44% / 56% 2% $36,499 5 84%
Health Sciences 9 — 11% / 89% 11% $70,426 77 97%
Health and Wellness Coaching 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $70,426 77 97%
Medical Sonography 28 — 7% / 93% 0% $81,585 88 100%
Pre-Nursing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $88,300 92 —
Public Health 66 — 23% / 77% 0% $81,275 88 92%
Respiratory Therapy 18 — 33% / 67% 39% $81,585 88 100%
Speech-Language Pathology 32 — 3% / 97% 0% $68,240 74 —
Health Informatics 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $82,196 88 92%
Sport and Recreation Management 15 — 47% / 53% 20% $36,499 5 84%
Human Services 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $54,106 43 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice 103 21% / 79% 4% $58,192 88%
Child Development 9 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,711 60 88%
Criminal Justice 26 — 31% / 69% 0% $70,533 78 77%
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — $54,184 43 —
Biology Education 3 — 33% / 67% 33% $52,966 39 88%
Early Childhood Education 39 — 26% / 74% 5% $52,726 39 95%
English Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $52,966 39 88%
Mathematics Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,966 39 88%
Special Education 6 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,508 50 88%
Art Education 15 — 7% / 93% 7% $52,966 39 88%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business 204 45% / 55% 9% $72,795 90%
Accounting 25 — 44% / 56% 8% $82,324 89 100%
Entrepreneurship 32 — 59% / 41% 6% $69,174 76 —
Finance 41 — 59% / 41% 12% $87,868 92 91%
General Business 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $72,099 80 —
Management 37 — 51% / 49% 24% $61,055 61 87%
Marketing 36 — 31% / 69% 3% $70,400 77 90%
Real Estate Development 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $85,250 90 —
Law 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $78,293 85 90%
Legal Studies 19 — 5% / 95% 0% $59,450 57 81%
Paralegal Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $63,961 67 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences 507 30% / 70% 4% $59,926 93%
Chemistry 10 — 60% / 40% 0% $65,184 69 —
Mathematics 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $71,340 79 —
Biology 259 — 31% / 69% 3% $65,902 70 91%
Environmental Science 14 — 36% / 64% 7% $32,042 3 94%
Marine Biology 39 — 38% / 62% 10% $44,381 16 100%
Neuroscience 75 — 31% / 69% 1% $66,127 71 —
Communication Studies 18 — 6% / 94% 11% $41,679 11 89%
English 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $51,524 35 —
History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,924 36 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 — 56% / 44% 0% $54,289 43 —
International Studies 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,682 55 —
Liberal Arts 25 — 36% / 64% 4% $52,599 38 96%
Philosophy 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,496 29 —
Political Science 12 — 17% / 83% 8% $60,902 61 —
Sociology 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $52,412 38 —
Art 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $43,994 15 —
Dance 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,086 7 —
Music 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $42,249 12 —
Theatre 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $36,242 5 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 410 13% / 87% 1% $87,721 94%
Nursing 410 — 13% / 87% 1% $87,721 92 94%