Nova Southeastern University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 4,500,000

Weather

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

Honors College

Name Farquhar Honors College
Students 600 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,140
Men / Women 28% / 72%
From State 55%
From Region 1%
Athletes 304 (4.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 32%
White 27%
Black 15%
Asian 13%
International 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy 324 30% 8% 5% 6% 79% 0% $122,022 99 +0.15 99 93%
Pharmaceutical Sciences 324 — 30% 8% 5% 6% 79% 0% $122,022 43 +0.15 99 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Computing, AI, and Cybersecurity 53 64% 17% 11% 21% 32% 13% $107,595 97 -0.01 97 93%
Computer Science 20 — 70% 20% 15% 10% 35% 15% $126,174 61 +0.04 99 93% — — — —
Cybersecurity Management 7 — 57% 14% 0% 29% 57% 0% $96,554 56 +0.15 93 — — — — —
Information Technology 26 — 62% 15% 12% 27% 23% 15% $96,277 52 -0.10 93 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Optometry 120 39% 34% 22% 4% 22% 8% $115,722 98 +3.24 98 90%
Vision Science 120 — 39% 34% 22% 4% 22% 8% $115,722 99 +3.24 98 90% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Psychology 106 12% 34% 13% 8% 36% 2% $40,734 0 -2.17 6 94% 10.1%
Psychology 106 — 12% 34% 13% 8% 36% 2% $40,734 1 -2.17 6 94% 10.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 239 25% 30% 15% 17% 28% 5% $66,345 33 -0.06 62 94% 9.3%
Nutrition 15 — 47% 33% 20% 20% 27% 0% $56,843 17 -0.68 38 — — — — —
Cardiovascular Sonography 13 — 8% 31% 8% 8% 46% 0% $71,822 23 -0.63 72 95% 5.2% — — —
Exercise and Sport Science 41 — 34% 44% 2% 15% 24% 7% $56,587 30 -0.61 37 96% 12.8% — — —
Health Sciences 9 — 11% 33% 11% 44% 0% 0% $64,565 42 -0.27 58 97% — — — —
Health and Wellness Coaching 3 — 67% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $64,565 42 -0.27 58 97% — — — —
Medical Sonography 19 — 5% 21% 0% 37% 32% 0% $71,822 23 -0.63 72 95% 5.2% — — —
Pre-Nursing — — — — — — — — $96,723 75 +0.45 93 — — — — —
Public Health 72 — 25% 12% 33% 18% 26% 3% $74,511 80 +0.87 76 92% — — — —
Respiratory Therapy 14 — 36% 7% 0% 14% 29% 36% $71,822 23 -0.63 72 95% 5.2% — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 31 — 0% 45% 3% 10% 42% 0% $60,817 41 -0.16 49 — — — — —
Health Informatics 7 — 14% 43% 43% 0% 14% 0% $75,356 82 +0.46 77 92% — — — —
Sport and Recreation Management 12 — 75% 67% 0% 0% 25% 8% $56,587 35 -0.49 37 96% 12.8% — — —
Human Services 3 — 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $49,536 24 -0.44 19 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice 84 8% 40% 0% 17% 37% 1% $53,689 2 -0.10 29 93%
Child Development 9 — 0% 44% 0% 33% 22% 0% $55,659 64 +0.28 35 88% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies — — — — — — — — $50,469 30 -0.33 21 — — — — —
Biology Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,558 7 -0.88 17 88% — — — —
Early Childhood Education 26 — 4% 19% 0% 27% 46% 0% $48,338 24 -0.59 17 95% — — — —
English Education 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% $48,558 9 -0.97 17 88% — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,558 7 -0.88 17 88% — — — —
Social Studies Education 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $55,529 59 +0.00 34 — — — — —
Special Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,805 30 -0.62 24 88% — — — —
Art Education 13 — 0% 46% 0% 8% 46% 0% $48,558 60 +0.19 17 88% — — — —
Criminal Justice 24 — 17% 54% 0% 8% 29% 0% $62,390 69 +0.34 53 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business 233 50% 30% 3% 11% 33% 15% $67,941 37 -0.63 65 91% 7.3%
Accounting 19 — 47% 26% 0% 16% 26% 21% $68,088 9 -1.23 65 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 26 — 54% 38% 4% 15% 31% 8% $67,731 37 -0.36 65 — — — — —
Finance 60 — 75% 38% 2% 7% 27% 18% $75,430 11 -0.82 77 97% 7.9% — — —
General Business — — — — — — — — $66,890 29 -0.56 63 — — — — —
Management 47 — 49% 21% 2% 17% 30% 26% $62,372 15 -0.79 53 85% 6.6% — — —
Marketing 35 — 40% 26% 0% 9% 51% 9% $64,541 13 -1.01 58 90% — — — —
Real Estate Development 11 — 45% 36% 9% 27% 9% 18% $76,064 17 -0.83 77 — — — — —
Law 18 — 22% 22% 6% 0% 44% 0% $71,777 96 +1.64 72 90% — — — —
Legal Studies 16 — 12% 31% 6% 6% 44% 0% $54,503 19 -0.74 31 81% — — — —
Paralegal Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,844 48 -0.14 43 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences 507 28% 22% 31% 9% 28% 5% $55,914 3 -0.80 35 94% 11.4%
Chemistry 7 — 29% 14% 14% 0% 43% 14% $66,142 26 -0.53 62 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 — 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $67,345 25 -0.68 64 — — — — —
Biology 258 — 31% 14% 43% 9% 24% 7% $60,863 22 -0.65 49 94% 11.6% — — —
Neuroscience 73 — 21% 12% 49% 5% 30% 0% $56,149 12 -0.95 36 — — — — —
Environmental Science 18 — 28% 61% 6% 6% 22% 6% $56,431 39 -0.28 37 100% — — — —
Marine Biology 41 — 27% 71% 2% 2% 20% 2% $40,688 3 -1.52 6 100% 8.4% — — —
English 4 — 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $47,594 27 -0.59 15 — — — — —
History 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $49,858 21 -0.69 20 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $52,356 28 -0.48 26 — — — — —
Liberal Arts 36 — 33% 31% 6% 25% 36% 3% $50,614 19 -0.64 22 90% 13.2% — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $49,173 15 -0.92 18 — — — — —
Communication Studies 15 — 20% 20% 0% 7% 47% 13% $38,210 0 -2.21 4 89% — — — —
International Studies 8 — 0% 25% 0% 25% 38% 12% $60,563 18 -0.64 48 — — — — —
Political Science 15 — 47% 33% 7% 7% 33% 7% $60,975 19 -0.83 49 — — — — —
Sociology 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,989 16 -0.72 18 — — — — —
Art 9 — 22% 22% 0% 11% 44% 11% $39,818 15 -0.75 5 — — — — —
Dance 5 — 0% 0% 0% 40% 60% 0% $39,589 29 -0.47 5 — — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $38,817 12 -0.85 5 — — — — —
Theatre 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $37,827 18 -0.70 4 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 477 15% 21% 2% 17% 55% 0% $84,334 82 -0.79 85 97% 4.3%
Nursing 477 — 15% 21% 2% 17% 55% 0% $84,334 16 -0.79 85 97% 4.3% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,409
ROI Percentile 80th

Retention & Graduation

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

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 52.4% 1,123 23% 20% 7% 12% 54% 2% $95,546 93 +0.05 92 94% 5.0%
Life & Natural Sciences 15.4% 331 28% 13% 45% 8% 25% 5% $59,823 17 -0.71 46 94% 11.6%
Business & Economics 10.1% 217 55% 33% 3% 12% 30% 16% $68,268 20 -0.77 66 92% 7.9%
Social Sciences 7.4% 159 16% 33% 9% 11% 36% 4% $44,570 1 -1.77 10 93% 10.1%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 74 31% 61% 7% 7% 22% 3% $47,792 6 -1.05 15 100% 8.4%
Professional 2.8% 59 17% 37% 3% 5% 39% 0% $63,055 38 +0.44 54 90% —
Computer Science 2.5% 53 64% 17% 11% 21% 32% 13% $107,595 46 -0.01 97 93% —
Humanities 2.1% 44 32% 25% 9% 23% 36% 2% $50,384 23 -0.63 21 90% 13.2%
Education 1.8% 38 8% 29% 0% 21% 42% 3% $49,483 21 -0.56 19 93% —
Arts 1.6% 35 6% 31% 0% 11% 49% 3% $42,661 14 -0.36 8 88% —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.5% 10 30% 20% 30% 0% 30% 10% $66,503 16 -0.57 62 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $31.9M #90 23% $1.1M 153 #6 787 10
Physical Sciences & Math $15.4M #147 33% $0.1M 2 #213 2 3
Humanities & Social Sciences $5.4M #191 5% $0.1M 42 #119 164 4
Business & Economics $4.3M #111 1% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $2.4M #183 73% $0 12 #81 82 —
Education $1.0M #238 0% $0 268 #3 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — 2 2
Total $60.3M #192 24% $1.3M 477 #41 1,037 19

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 36 $838K $838K $0
Track & Field (combined) 29 $183K $183K $0
Soccer 23 $577K $577K $0
Swimming 19 $480K $480K $0
Basketball 13 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Golf 10 $378K $378K $0
Total 122 $3.6M $3.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $250K $250K $0
Soccer 29 $679K $679K $0
Swimming 27 $525K $525K $0
Rowing 24 $353K $353K $0
Softball 18 $613K $613K $0
Volleyball 18 $643K $643K $0
Basketball 13 $954K $954K $0
Golf 9 $463K $463K $0
Tennis 9 $416K $416K $0
Total 182 $4.9M $4.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 86 $434K $434K $0
Soccer 52 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Swimming 46 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Baseball 36 $838K $838K $0
Basketball 26 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Rowing 24 $353K $353K $0
Golf 19 $841K $841K $0
Softball 18 $613K $613K $0
Volleyball 18 $643K $643K $0
Tennis 9 $416K $416K $0
Total 304 $14.1M $14.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 93% 93% 93%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 58%
SAT Range 1030 – 1300
SAT Math Range 500 – 650
SAT RW Range 530 – 650