Nova Southeastern University

Nova Southeastern University is a private nonprofit college in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Its average net price is $27,714 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$23,910
$30,001 to $48,000$23,925
$48,001 to $75,000$25,537
$75,001 to $110,000$30,660
$110,001 and up$33,773
$40,360Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$40,360Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$27,714Average Net Price
$17,668Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$2,376Books and Supplies
$4,492Other Expenses
40.2%Students on Pell Grants
45.7%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

73.2%Acceptance Rate
530 to 650SAT Reading, Middle Half
500 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
19 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$63,346
8 years after entry$68,265
10 years after entry$66,144
61.8%Graduation Rate
75.6%Retention Rate
$21,103Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Fort Lauderdale, FLLocation
Large suburbSetting
7,240Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$68,957 Small program - rough guide n=89$35,953 Small program - rough guide n=71
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$47,668 National median for this major n=667$23,000 Small program - rough guide n=50
Biology$29,018 n=123$19,750 n=204
Business Administration, Management and Operations$41,261 Small program - rough guide n=36$20,625 Small program - rough guide n=32
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Engineering$83,729 National median for this major n=11,252Not published
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261Not published
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$24,648 Small program - rough guide n=56
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614$17,728 Small program - rough guide n=32
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988$20,475 Small program - rough guide n=40
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$40,940 National median for this major n=14,722Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256Not published
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies$47,863 National median for this major n=156Not published
Legal Support Services$43,568 National median for this major n=1,209Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563$22,451 Small program - rough guide n=30
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Medical Informatics$49,283 National median for this major n=247Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$32,843 Small program - rough guide n=45$14,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
Non-Professional Legal Studies$44,728 National median for this major n=2,888Not published
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$58,869 National median for this major n=912$18,700 Small program - rough guide n=55
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$35,467 National median for this major n=4,169$22,665 Small program - rough guide n=88
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$37,646 Small program - rough guide n=52$22,750 n=109
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=63
Real Estate$62,470 National median for this major n=1,522Not published
Registered Nursing$81,837 n=700$25,000 n=566
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$38,781 National median for this major n=3,059Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$29,450 Small program - rough guide n=40$22,250 Small program - rough guide n=73
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650$19,250 Small program - rough guide n=34
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$22,750 Small program - rough guide n=47

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