Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University is a co-educational, private, non-profit university located in Davie, Florida. It was chartered by the state of Florida in 1964. It was originally named The Nova University of Advanced Technology and was renamed Nova University in 1974. The university is one of the largest independent institutions of higher education in the Southeastern United States. NSU offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through several academic divisions, which include:

College of Allied Health & Nursing
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Liberal Arts
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences
Fischler School of Education and Human Services
Graduate School of Computer and Information Sciences
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship

Nova Southeastern's Undergraduate Student Government Association organizes a variety of student events

NSU has a student-run newspaper, The Current. There is also a school-sponsored radio station called WNSU RADIO X.

Campus Location

3301 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
USA
Main Tel: (954) 262-7300
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Nova Southeastern University Highlights

Where Nova Southeastern University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in education and teaching, therapy and counseling, and medicine.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
High faculty salary.
High female/male ratio.
Racially diverse student body.
Selective admissions.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Master	4,198	58
Bachelor	1,497	34
First-professional degree	1,002	5
Doctorale	911	24
Post-master's certificate	698	14
First-professional certificate	44	2
Associate	8	1

Nova Southeastern Students

The student enrollment at Nova Southeastern was 27,518 in 2007 (19,023 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 20% of enrolled students, graduate students are 69%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 11%.

About 7% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 93% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 19,450
Room	$ 5,502
Board	$ 2,400
Books and supplies	$ 1,200
Other	$ 4,698

Financial Aid: Nova Southeastern participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Nova Southeastern:

School	Location	Enrollment
National University	La Jolla, CA	26,363
Wilmington University	New Castle, DE	8,353
The College of New Rochelle	New Rochelle, NY	6,226
Chapman University-University College	Orange, CA	6,328
Mercy College-Main Campus	Dobbs Ferry, NY	8,628
California State University-Dominguez Hills	Carson, CA	12,082
Kean University	Union, NJ	13,394
Troy University	Troy, AL	28,955
Dowling College	Oakdale, NY	5,833
Lesley University	Cambridge, MA	7,003

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		31
Without tenure; working toward tenure		2
Without tenure; tenure not available		591

Housing and Meals

Nova Southeastern provides on-campus housing for 1,250 of its 19,023 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Nova Southeastern Athletics

Nova Southeastern is in the Sunshine State Conference for major sports.

Nova Southeastern offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 75 male students received the aid (men were 36% of those receiving aid) and 132 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 64% of students receiving such aid) .

Nova Southeastern Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	54%
Women	49%
All	51%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	460-540
Math	440-560
Writing	440-540

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,581 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business/Commerce
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management
Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (173 awarded)

Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences
Computer and Information Systems Security
Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (8 awarded)

Environmental Studies
Natural Resources Management and Policy

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (3 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (3,503 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education Administration
Art Teacher Education
Bilingual and Multilingual Education
Computer Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Education/Teaching Individuals - Specific Learning Disabilities
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
Educational Administration and Supervision
Educational Leadership and Administration
Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Health Teacher Education
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Multicultural Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Reading Teacher Education
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Technical Teacher Education
Urban Education and Leadership

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (127 awarded)

Child Development
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
Public Administration

LAW (390 awarded)

Law (LLB, JD)
Legal Assistant/Paralegal
Legal Professions and Studies
Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (59 awarded)

English Language and Literature
General Studies
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
Social Sciences

MEDIA (8 awarded)

Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (226 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
Physician Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (969 awarded)

Advanced General Dentistry (Cert, MS, PhD)
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Optometry (OD)
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (DO)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
Psychopharmacology
Public Health

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (130 awarded)

Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (59 awarded)

Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

SCIENCE (356 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
Natural Sciences
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Vision Science/Physiological Optics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (65 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (697 awarded)

Clinical Psychology
Counseling Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology
School Psychology