Nova Southeastern University

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

16,138

72.0% Female

28.0% Male

Institution Overview

System

-2

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

Suburb: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

228

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.10%

American Indian or Alaska Native

8.22%

Asian

17.84%

Black or African American

30.87%

Hispanic or Latino

0.10%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.88%

White

2.85%

Two or more races

4.58%

Unknown

3.57%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Admissions Office Web Address

www.undergrad.nova.edu/admissions

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$22,983

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Yes

Continuing Professional

Yes

Recreational or avocational

Yes

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Research (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Professional

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Advanced General Dentistry	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Anesthesiologist Assistant	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Athletic Training/Trainer	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Audiology/Audiologist	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Clinical Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computer and Information Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	Yes Yes
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Dental Clinical Sciences, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Dentistry	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Education, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	Yes
Education, Other	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Evaluation and Research	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Educational/Instructional Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Endodontics/Endodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Environmental Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Experimental Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Family Systems	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Finance and Financial Management Services, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Forensic Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Gerontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Health and Wellness, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Health Law	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Health Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Development and Family Studies, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Human Nutrition	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Information Science/Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Information Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Information Technology Project Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Relations and National Security Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Management Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mathematics Teacher Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Medical Informatics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Medicine	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Optometry	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Organizational Behavior Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert. Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Periodontics/Periodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Pharmaceutical Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacy	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Physical Therapy/Therapist	Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health Education and Promotion	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Reading Teacher Education	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Real Estate	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Rhetoric and Composition	Master's Degree	Yes	No
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
School Psychology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Social Studies Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Spanish Language Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	Yes No
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Technical Teacher Education	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Urban Education and Leadership	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Writing, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Youth Services/Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research
Total	935	870	65
With faculty status	870	870	0
Tenured	27	27	0
Not on tenure track	843	843	0
Multi-year contract	405	405	0
Annual contract	436	436	0
Less-than annual contract	2	2	0
Without faculty status	65	0	65

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Yes

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Overview

Average Tuition

$22,983

Financial aid office web address

www.nova.edu/financialaid/

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$22,983
Full time Fees	$1,847
Part time, per credit hour	$1,277

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$80,560	$5,420
Law	$59,813	$1,600
Medicine	$69,870	$1,645
Optometry	$41,950	$1,795
Osteopathic Medicine	$69,870	$2,795
Pharmacy	$37,759	$1,795

Tuition Plan Options

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

16,138

72.0% Female

28.0% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.10%

American Indian or Alaska Native

8.22%

Asian

17.84%

Black or African American

30.87%

Hispanic or Latino

0.10%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.88%

White

2.85%

Two or more races

4.58%

Unknown

3.57%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	4	12
Asian	462	864
Black Or African American	597	2,282
Hispanic Or Latino	1,343	3,638
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	8	8
Non-resident Alien	227	349
White	1,539	3,606
Two Or More Races	121	339
Unknown	213	526

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

2,640

22.1% Male

77.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

477

21.0% Male

79.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

1,234

37.3% Male

62.7% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

131

41.2% Male

58.8% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

137

29.2% Male

70.8% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's children	No
None of the above services are offered	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

3300 S. University Drive
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004

Phone

954-262-7300

Fax

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]