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Nova Southeastern University is a private national university located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Nova Southeastern University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Nova Southeastern University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,201 10 years after enrolling, 13th in Florida, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Nova Southeastern University bachelor students earn 7% less than the national average. Nova Southeastern University is ranked 23rd in Florida.
Nova Southeastern University’s median net annual cost of $25,833 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Nova Southeastern University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Biology, Psychology, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Business Administration, Health & Fitness - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,833
Average years to graduate
4.2
Education
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 4.36
Legal Support Services
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 6.55
Criminal Justice
Rank: #300
Economic score: 7.19
Finance
Rank: #355
Economic score: 9.56
Marketing
Rank: #390
Economic score: 14.79
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #202
Economic score: 26.74
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #264
Economic score: 65.16
Non-professional legal studies
Rank: #2
Economic score: 96.99
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #501
Economic score: 390.62
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Nova Southeastern University - Clinical / Counseling Psych, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Educ. Administration, Communication disorder sciences - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Accounting
Rank: #276
Economic score: 0.69
Legal Research
Rank: #16
Economic score: 0.88
Human Development & Family
Rank: #18
Economic score: 0.92
Medical Assisting Services
Rank: #6
Economic score: 0.99
Public Health
Rank: #131
Economic score: 1.03
HR Management
Rank: #92
Economic score: 1.03
Criminal Justice
Rank: #95
Economic score: 1.29
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #148
Economic score: 1.71
Mental & Social Health Services
Rank: #164
Economic score: 1.92
Social Work
Rank: #245
Economic score: 1.99
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 66% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Nova Southeastern University is 8% higher than the state average, and 2% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At Nova Southeastern University, Pell Grant recipients represent 39% of the measured graduating class, 4% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Nova Southeastern University graduates within 4.2 years.
Nova Southeastern University is in the top 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Nova Southeastern University’s economic mobility score of 21.16 is calculated by adjusting the 3.4 economic score of lower-income students by the 39% pell grant recipients within the student body. Nova Southeastern University’s EMS of 21.16 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Nova Southeastern University pays $25,833 a year, $29,079 less than the $54,912 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,833
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Nova Southeastern University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,833 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 46% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,545. This is 8% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,272
Pell grants
$5,109
State grants
$5,922
Institutional grants
$17,916
Nova Southeastern University offers 10 online bachelor programs, all of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Nova Southeastern University offers 33 programs, all of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
43
Percentage of programs online
29%
Nova Southeastern University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 93% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 11,749 applicants, of which 10,868 were admitted and 1,672 enrolled. Nova Southeastern University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
76%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
37%
59%
In-state
58%
68%
1st generation
37%
35%
White
27%
52%
Black
14%
14%
Hispanic
36%
15%
Asian
11%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
12%
12%