Today, NSU is the nation’s seventh largest independent university, with more than 28,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional school programs, 100,000 alumni in all 50 states and over 70 countries, a sprawling, 300-acre Fort Lauderdale campus and a presence in nine countries around the world. Through five decades of explosive growth, our reputation for academic excellence and innovation continues to flourish.

So what exactly is NSU? We’re a small, nurturing private undergraduate college. We’re an exciting, multi-faceted university. We’re young and agile, fearless and forward thinking. And we’re traditional. NSU doesn’t fit easily within a standardized niche, because neither do you. With the incredible personal attention and intimate class sizes of a small, private college and the powerful academic resources of a well-rounded university, you’ll be able to explore an almost limitless range of career paths. We offer more than 40 undergraduate programs encompassing everything from the arts and science, education, and the allied health professions to business. And since just about all of NSU renowned graduate and professionals schools are located right here on campus, you can finish what you started.

NSU pioneered the Dual Admission Program for a select group of highly motivated students who have maintained a laser focus on their career goals form an early age. As a qualified student in the Dual Admission Program, you’re automatically reserved a in one of NSU’s graduate or professional schools while you earn your bachelor’s degree. In today’s competitive world, that’s like getting head start on the rest of your life. A perfect place to learn, grow and excel, NSU is where you want to begin your life’s journey. With more than 50 on-campus student organizations, a powerful student government, socially active fraternities and sororities, intramural sports, and NCAA Division II Athletics, NSU has all the elements of a classic, traditional college.

But we’ve never been bound by tradition. Maybe that’s because we’re located in one of the most exciting, international places on Earth. There’s hiking, biking, fishing, boating, and windsurfing. Endless open-air festivals and concerts. For sports fans, there’s professional football, baseball, basketball, and hockey. Fort Lauderdale Beach is 15 minutes to the East, and the everglades are 15 minutes in the other direction. You can be on South Beach in about half an hour. In 3 hours, you can be screaming your lungs out at one of Orlando’s theme parks or chilling in the Florida Keys. For foodies, there’s everything from causal waterfront divers to world-class gourmet cuisine. And if you view shopping as a competitive sport, then South Florida is the Olympics, with everything from funky flea markets to some of the world’s most exclusive shopping malls and boutiques, all just minutes from campus. As they say seeing is believing. Many of our students believe in love at first sight. Because it seems that once they’ve seen NSU, they’re hooked.

NSU’s main campus is not hard to get to, but it’s awfully hard to leave. We offer a variety of opportunities throughout the year for you to visit the NSU campus. You can contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions to set up an individual counselor appointment either in person or over the phone, obtain a student-guided campus tour, Monday through Saturday or attend one of our admissions events. Visit our website at www.nova.edu/admissions for more information and we look forward to seeing you on campus as a member of the newest school of Sharks. The NSU Sharks!

Tuition

Tuition (in state): $21,600.00 - $0.00
Tuition (out of state): $21,600.00 - $0.00

Loans: Federal Perkins Loan Federal Subsidized FFEL Stafford Loan Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan Additional Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan (former HEAL program) Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) Alternative Private Loans

Scholarships: Click here to learn more about NSU's Scholarships: http://www.nova.edu/financialaid/index.html  

Demographics

Affiliation: Private
Number of Men: 30%
Number of women: 70%
Number of Full-time: 5,868
Number of Undergraduates: 5,868
Average ACT scores of freshman: 22
Average SAT scores of freshman: 1042

Faculty

Full Time: 712
Part Time: 2,394
Student to Teacher Ratio: 22:1

Majors

Accounting,American Studies,Art,Arts Administration,Athletic Training,Biology,Business Administration,Chemistry,Communication Studies,Accounting, American Studies, Art, Arts Administration, Athletic Training, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Criminal Justice, Dance, Education - Associates in Early Childhood, Education - Child Development,Education - Elementary, Education - Elementary, Education - Elementary School Studies, Education - Exceptional Learning Styles, Education - Exceptional Student, Education - Middle Grades English with ESOL Endorsement, Education - Middle Grades General Science,Education - Middle Grades Social Studies, Education - Pre-K/Primary (Age 3-Grade3), Education - Secondary English with ESOL Endorsement,Education - Secondary Social Studies, Education - Secondary Biology, Education - Secondary Mathematics, English,Environmental Science/Studies, Exercise and Sport Science, Finance, General Studies, Health Science (Completion Program), Health Science - Vascular Sonography, History, Humanities, International Studies, Legal Studies (Pre-Law), Management, Marine Biology, Marketing,Music, Nursing - Entry-Level, Nursing - RN-BSN, Nursing - RN-MSN, Paralegal Studies, Philosophy, Pre-Nursing, Psychology, Sociology, Sport and Recreation Management, Theatre

Minors

African Diaspora Studies,Anthropology,Applied Behavior Analysis,Applied Statistics,Arts Administration,Bioinformatics,Chemistry,Computer Information Systems,Counseling,
Criminal Justice,Dispute Management and Resolution,English Family Studies,Film Studies, Folklore and Mythology,Forensic Psychology,Gender Studies, Graphic Design,History,Humanities,Information Assurance/Security,Information Technology,International Law, International Studies,Irish Studies,Legal Studies,Marine Biology,Marine Ecology, Marine Microbiology, Mathematics, Medical, Medical Studies, Humanities,Music,Paralegal,Studies,Philosophy,Physics,Psychology,Public Health, Public Relations, Sociology, Spanish,Speech Communication,Substance Abuse Studies,Theatre Writing

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