Colleges / Nova Southeastern University
College · Private nonprofit · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Suburb
NSU

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address3300 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
Websitewww.nova.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size7,240
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1157 · ACT 25.

If you get in

7,240 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$227k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$121k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$105k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.7k
Room & board
$16.8k
Books & supplies
$2,128

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,240
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic33%
  • White27%
  • Black15%
  • Asian12%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50

What you can study.

Colleges / Nova Southeastern University
College · Private nonprofit · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Suburb
NSU

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Hispanic-serving
Address3300 S. University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2004
Websitewww.nova.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate73%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$30k
Undergrad size7,240
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $30k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 73% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1157 · ACT 25.

If you get in

7,240 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $57k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $30k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$227k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$121k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$105k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$38.7k
Room & board
$16.8k
Books & supplies
$2,128

How students pay for it.

Pell grants36%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr63%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$59k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out28%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
7,240
Location
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • Hispanic33%
  • White27%
  • Black15%
  • Asian12%
  • International7%
  • Two or more races3%
  • Unknown2%
First-gen students37%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time6%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50

What you can study.