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Nova Southeastern University Overview

Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. NUS Florida is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Nova Southeastern University Known For?

1,496 Undergraduate Awards
$37,445 Avg Cost After Aid
76% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at NUS Florida is the doctor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period43% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from NUS Florida with a bachelor's degree make about $59,209 a year. That's 45% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • It takes the average NUS Florida student 4.2 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Nova Southeastern University?

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Contact details for NUS Florida are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3300 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
Phone: 954-262-7300
Website: www.nova.edu

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How Do I Get Into NUS Florida?

You can apply to NUS Florida online at: www.undergrad.nova.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for NUS Florida

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NUS Florida?

76% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
48% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 76%, NUS Florida may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 28% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 48% of students accepted to NUS Florida submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 650. Math scores were between 510 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 530 to 650 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 510 to 660 )
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800
NUS Florida received ACT scores from 19% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

ACT English Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 20 to 28 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 20 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford Nova Southeastern University?

$37,445 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of NUS Florida is $37,445. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NUS Florida, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $8,180 a year. That adds up to $32,720 over four years for those students.

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Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,366 Full-Time Undergraduates
70% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,314 undergraduate students at NUS Florida, with 5,366 being full-time and 948 being part-time.

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There are also 14,574 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,366 full-time undergraduates at NUS Florida, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Nova Southeastern University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 668
Black or African American 723
Hispanic or Latino 1,795
White 1,496
International Students 270
Other Races/Ethnicities 414

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Nova Southeastern University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 109 countries are represented at NUS Florida. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Canada, and India.

Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 391 16 237 19 663
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 12 409 99 520
Medicine 0 0 0 424 424
General Biology 249 0 84 0 333
Allied Health Professions 48 0 238 0 286
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 6 246 252
General Education 0 0 0 245 245
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 48 144 192
Business Administration & Management 33 0 158 0 191
Communication Sciences 0 0 160 24 184
Law 0 0 0 163 163
Educational Administration 0 52 104 0 156
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 34 9 96 0 139
General Psychology 92 0 43 0 135
Optometry 0 0 0 132 132
Dentistry 0 0 0 127 127
Teacher Education Subject Specific 28 2 77 1 108
Public Health 64 1 33 0 98
Health & Physical Education 64 0 20 0 84
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 41 0 39 0 80
Finance & Financial Management 42 3 31 0 76
Accounting 15 0 58 0 73
Human Resource Management 0 13 57 0 70
Criminal Justice & Corrections 26 0 28 14 68
Legal Research 0 0 66 0 66
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 65 0 0 65
Health Sciences & Services 8 8 12 37 65
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 48 16 64
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 48 15 0 63
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 61 0 0 0 61
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 54 0 54
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 5 48 0 53
Marketing 26 3 24 0 53
Human Development & Family Studies 5 0 48 0 53
Computer Science 23 0 18 5 46
Special Education 5 0 35 0 40
Teacher Education Grade Specific 21 0 19 0 40
Entrepreneurial Studies 33 1 4 0 38
Information Science 0 0 32 6 38
Nutrition Science 0 0 38 0 38
Natural Resources Conservation 18 0 17 0 35
Computer Information Systems 17 0 16 0 33
Information Technology 0 0 32 1 33
Social Work 0 0 31 0 31
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 27 0 27
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 25 0 25
Communication & Media Studies 25 0 0 0 25
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 1 22 0 23
Public Administration 0 0 20 0 20
Dispute Resolution 0 2 4 13 19
Real Estate 1 0 17 0 18
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 17 0 0 0 17
Political Science & Government 15 0 0 0 15
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 13 0 0 0 13
Liberal Arts General Studies 12 0 0 0 12
Chemistry 12 0 0 0 12
International Business 0 0 11 0 11
Computer Software & Applications 0 2 9 0 11
Homeland Security 0 0 11 0 11
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 9 0 1 0 10
Legal Support Services 7 2 0 0 9
Writing Studies 0 0 8 0 8
Fine & Studio Arts 8 0 0 0 8
Gerontology 0 7 0 0 7
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 5 0 5
International Relations & National Security 4 1 0 0 5
General Engineering 4 0 0 0 4
General English Literature 4 0 0 0 4
Drama & Theater Arts 4 0 0 0 4
Teaching English or French 0 0 3 0 3
History 3 0 0 0 3
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 0 0 0 3
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 3 3
Sociology 3 0 0 0 3
Mathematics 2 0 0 0 2
Human Services 2 0 0 0 2
Music 2 0 0 0 2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 1 0 0 1
General Business/Commerce 1 0 0 0 1
Educational Assessment 0 1 0 0 1
Instructional Media Design 0 1 0 0 1
Philosophy 1 0 0 0 1
Taxation 0 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
Marine Science 0 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0 0
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0
Dance 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,496 256 2,646 1,719 6,117

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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