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

545 Undergraduate Degrees
2,259 Graduate Degrees
$37,445 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
76% Acceptance Rate

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

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
NUS Florida has an acceptance rate of 76%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 510 to 660 )
200
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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36
ACT Composite Scores for Nova Southeastern University  ( 20 to 27 )
1
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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

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 Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 391 0 26 4 421
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy 0 0 0 372 372
Physician Assistant 0 0 238 0 238
Pharmacy 0 0 0 237 237
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 2 211 15 228
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 160 5 165
Optometry 0 0 0 132 132
Dentistry 0 0 0 127 127
Anesthesiologist Assistant 0 9 96 0 105
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 102 102
General Public Health 64 1 33 0 98
Occupational Therapy 0 0 48 42 90
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 0 65 0 0 65
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 0 45 16 61
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 7 0 12 37 56
Medicine 0 0 0 52 52
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 34 0 0 0 34
Medical Informatics 0 0 27 0 27
Health Care Management 0 1 22 0 23
Cardiopulmonary Technology 22 0 0 0 22
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 19 19
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 16 0 0 0 16
General Dental Clinical Sciences 0 0 15 0 15
Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 6 9 15
Advanced General Dentistry 0 12 0 0 12
Respiratory Care Therapy 10 0 0 0 10
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 0 9 0 0 9
General Health & Wellness 1 8 0 0 9
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 9 0 0 9
Endodontics/Endodontology 0 6 0 0 6
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 0 6 0 0 6
Periodontics/Periodontology 0 5 0 0 5
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 0 5 0 0 5
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 0 5 0 0 5
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 0 3 0 0 3
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 0 0 3 0 3
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 2 0 0 2
Athletic Training 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health Education and Promotion 0 0 0 0 0
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 545 148 942 1,169 2,804

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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