Nova Southeastern University Business Programs

Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Nova Southeastern University is a private not-for-profit institution. Fort Lauderdale is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Nova Southeastern University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NUS Florida.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#16	Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular International Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#35	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NUS Florida has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#51	Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools	College Factual

Where Is Nova Southeastern University?

Contact details for NUS Florida are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3301 College Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7796
Phone:	954-262-7300
Website:	www.nova.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/NovaSoutheastern
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/novaSE

How Do I Get Into NUS Florida?

You can apply to NUS Florida online at: www.undergrad.nova.edu/admissions

Admission Requirements for NUS Florida

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NUS Florida?

The acceptance rate at Nova Southeastern University is 76%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to NUS Florida submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 610.

NUS Florida received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 18 and 26. Composite scores were between 20 and 27.

Can I Afford Nova Southeastern University?

The overall average net price of NUS Florida is $37,445. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At NUS Florida, approximately 45% of students took out student loans averaging $8,030 a year. That adds up to $32,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NUS Florida is 1.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,314 undergraduate students at NUS Florida, with 5,366 being full-time and 948 being part-time.

There are also 14,574 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,366 full-time undergraduates at NUS Florida, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Nova Southeastern University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	668
Black or African American	723
Hispanic or Latino	1,795
White	1,496
International Students	270
Other Races/Ethnicities	414

Geographic Diversity

Florida students aren't the only ones who study at Nova Southeastern University. At this time, 37 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 109 countries are represented at NUS Florida. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Venezuela, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at Nova Southeastern University

In 2019-2020, 10,423 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NUS Florida has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 26th most popular in Florida for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of NUS Florida

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Nova Southeastern University was -6.7%. This is the #1,690 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NUS Florida regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NUS Florida ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NUS Florida.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Finance	#118
Finance & Financial Management	#181
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#205
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#256
Marketing	#296
Human Resource Management	#343
General Business/Commerce	#398
General Business/Commerce	#398

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Nova Southeastern University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	62	0	163	225
Accounting	14	0	101	115
Management Science	0	1	93	94
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	20	0	62	82
Finance	29	0	44	73
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	1	61	62
Entrepreneurship	7	0	18	25
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	19	19
Real Estate	2	0	13	15
Taxation	0	0	2	2
General Business/Commerce	1	0	0	1
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	1	1
TOTAL	135	2	577	714

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Dgreco under License

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