Fort Lauderdale, Florida · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 20,910 students in fall 2024, including 7,311 undergraduates and 13,599 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Nova Southeastern University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 159 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Education, General. It awarded 6,820 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 39 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
20,910
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
6,820
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
159
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 159
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
15%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
2,143
Master's degrees
2,660
Doctoral degrees (research)
481
Professional doctorates
1,309
Postbaccalaureate certificates
95
Post-master's certificates
132
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
20,910
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,311
Graduate students, fall 2024
13,599
Full-time, fall 2024
76%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,510
Undergraduates, 2024-25
7,726
Graduate students, 2024-25
15,784
Full-time, 2024-25
73%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
72%
Men
28%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
32%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
39
Programs with a fully online option
58
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
30%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sunshine State Conference
President/CEO
Harry K. Moon, M.D., FACS, FRCSEd
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
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