NSU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Nova Southeastern University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Nova Southeastern University students is 60.5%. Female students graduated at a rate of 59.4%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 62.6%.

60.5%

asian 80.4% 78 students
African American 49.4% 42 students
white 61.8% 141 students
unknown 72.2% 13 students
hispanic 52.0% 77 students
International Students 55.8% 24 students
Mixed Race 53.8% 7 students

Drop Out

Nova Southeastern University has an overall drop-out rate of 5.4% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 8.7% and 3.6% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

5.4%

African American 8.2% 7 students
white 3.1% 7 students
hispanic 4.0% 6 students
International Students 30.2% 13 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Nova Southeastern University at a rate of 33.3% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 36.0%, and male students' 28.3%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

33.3%

asian 18.6% 18 students
African American 40.0% 34 students
white 35.1% 80 students
unknown 27.8% 5 students
hispanic 41.9% 62 students
International Students 13.9% 6 students
Mixed Race 46.1% 6 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.8%

African American 2.4% 2 students
hispanic 2.0% 3 students

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services	$166,493	$166,905	$169,931
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$101,520	$100,224	$110,420
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,562	$87,235	$96,127
Information Science/Studies	$72,408	$77,087	$84,956
Taxation	$75,385	$75,518	$69,500
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$62,504	$61,064	$69,485
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	$63,265	$74,576	$68,627
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$71,808	$66,329	$68,446
Accounting and Related Services	$63,274	$62,829	$67,627
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$64,055	$68,331	$67,018
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$59,299	$56,979	$66,013
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,954	$58,605	$64,046
Homeland Security	NA	$59,124	$62,922
International Business	$63,784	$58,885	$62,325
Educational Administration and Supervision	$49,401	$55,430	$61,098
Human Resources Management and Services	$49,829	$54,442	$59,848
Public Health	$63,468	$41,025	$58,863
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$54,443	$53,133	$56,159
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$54,785	$53,257	$54,367
Public Administration	$50,911	$52,941	$51,787
Curriculum and Instruction	$37,690	$49,996	$51,165
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$44,008	$40,140	$50,156
Psychology, General	$37,231	$47,260	$49,097
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$47,948	$47,494	$47,578
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$45,765	$45,696	$47,004
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$39,099	$46,511
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$35,991	$38,048	$46,092
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$51,292	$43,054	$45,821
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,386	$41,658	$44,036
Special Education and Teaching	$43,418	$45,956	$43,430
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$38,776	$39,693	$39,693
Social Work	$48,644	$33,993	$35,677
Computer Science	$90,011	$97,071	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	NA	$36,848	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NA	$38,289	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Information Science/Studies	$117,731	$122,038	$129,964
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	$89,302	$112,701	$117,811
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,664	$114,892	$116,799
Dentistry	$98,409	$104,935	$109,861
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$91,905	$92,040	$100,946
Optometry	$91,752	$88,588	$94,659
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$73,749	$73,949	$82,918
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	NA	$80,391	$80,377
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$54,446	$55,061	$75,948
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,551	$74,786	$73,715
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	NA	$71,015	$71,334
Education, General	$70,333	$74,038	$71,268
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy	$53,526	NA	$69,318
Educational Administration and Supervision	NA	$74,576	$61,020
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$48,530	$48,823	$44,225
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$63,005	NA
Dispute Resolution	$65,736	$57,318	NA
Medicine	NA	$54,988	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$63,194	$65,027	$66,135
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$48,954	$54,322	$60,027
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$42,235	$44,980
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,909	$41,441	$40,118
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$34,695	$32,391	$38,851
Marketing	NA	$38,289	$34,103
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$25,404	$21,781	$30,161
Psychology, General	$26,585	$27,497	$29,043
Biology, General	$22,635	$18,896	$25,165
Communication and Media Studies	NA	$24,035	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$40,352	NA	NA
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$28,535	NA	NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	NA	$25,194	NA
Legal Support Services	NA	$37,568	NA
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$25,824	NA
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$22,198	NA	NA
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$53,262	NA	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Law	$49,899	$57,679	$60,668

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$122,573	$176,775	$195,076

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