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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.

582 Undergraduate Degrees
2,101 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: 3301 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
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
46% 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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $7,545 a year. That adds up to $30,180 over four years for those students.

Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,810 Full-Time Undergraduates
71% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,637 undergraduate students at NUS Florida, with 5,810 being full-time and 827 being part-time.

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There are also 14,261 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,810 full-time undergraduates at NUS Florida, 29% are male and 71% 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 725
Black or African American 828
Hispanic or Latino 1,971
White 1,565
International Students 302
Other Races/Ethnicities 419

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.

Online Learning at Nova Southeastern University

5,437 Took All Classes Online
10,831 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 39 bachelor’s degree and 99 master’s degree programs available online at NUS Florida. In 2022-2023, 10,831 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NUS Florida has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 5th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NUS Florida majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Registered Nursing 11%
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 28%

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 453 0 39 5 497
Physician Assistant 0 0 242 0 242
Pharmacy 0 0 0 235 235
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy 0 0 0 231 231
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 6 191 6 203
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 174 5 179
Dentistry 0 0 0 124 124
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 112 112
Occupational Therapy 0 0 58 46 104
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 21 0 34 46 101
Optometry 0 0 0 95 95
General Public Health 37 0 43 0 80
Anesthesiologist Assistant 0 0 71 0 71
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 0 70 0 0 70
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 0 48 17 65
Medicine 0 0 0 46 46
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 25 0 0 0 25
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 23 0 0 0 23
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 21 0 0 21
Health Care Management 0 0 19 0 19
Audiology/Audiologist 0 0 0 18 18
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 0 0 18 0 18
Medical Informatics 0 0 16 0 16
Respiratory Care Therapy 12 0 0 0 12
Cardiopulmonary Technology 11 0 0 0 11
General Dental Clinical Sciences 0 0 10 0 10
Advanced General Dentistry 0 9 0 0 9
Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 3 5 8
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 0 0 7 0 7
Endodontics/Endodontology 0 6 0 0 6
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 0 5 0 0 5
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 3 0 0 3
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 0 3 0 0 3
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 0 3 0 0 3
Periodontics/Periodontology 0 3 0 0 3
General Health & Wellness 0 3 0 0 3
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 0 3 0 0 3
Athletic Training 0 0 2 0 2
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 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 582 135 975 991 2,683

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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