- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FLSuburb: largeZIP 33328Founded 1964
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1964
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.nova.edu
FloridaPrivate nonprofit
Nova Southeastern University
Nova Southeastern University is a private nonprofit university in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with 7,240 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $27,714 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention76%
4-year graduation53%
Pell Grant share40%
Federal loans46%
$27,714net price / year
73%admission rate
1157average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$66,144median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,103median debt
#516 of 1,704 for earnings#1,373 of 1,739 for lowest net price#603 of 1,738 for graduation rate#655 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $55,277tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $40,360
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,360
- Average net price
- $27,714national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$23,910
$30,001–48,000$23,925
$48,001–75,000$25,537
$75,001–110,000$30,660
$110,001+$33,773
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1157
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 530–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–650
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college40%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 53%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 67%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,346
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $66,144middle 50%: $40,733–$97,862
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,103
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$97,862
Median, Nova Southeastern University$66,144
Lower quarter$40,733
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,240
- Part-time
- 5.7%
- Women / men
- 72% / 28%
- Average age at entry
- 24.4
- First-generation students
- 37%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 40%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 48%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,462 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,297
- Endowment, end of year
- $252,077,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White27%
Hispanic33%
Black15%
Asian12%
Two or more races3.0%
U.S. nonresident7.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.4%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions45%
Biological & biomedical sciences23%
Business & management9.2%
Psychology5.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.5%
Education2.4%
Computer & information sciences2.1%
Liberal arts & humanities1.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 136215. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1798499.