At NSU, we’re all about shark pride—and with good reason! We’ve accomplished a lot in our short history and we’re constantly driving forward to achieve even bigger and greater things. Take a look at our “NSU Fast Facts" below and you’ll see—it all adds up!
Highly Ranked
NSU was ranked in Forbes annual “Best Colleges” report, which includes just the top 15% of the 4,300 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S.
Social Mobility
NSU has moved up 19 spots and is now ranked #227 on U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Colleges" list. NSU is also a top performer on “Social Mobility,” a distinction given to universities that enroll and graduate large proportions of disadvantaged students awarded with Pell Grants
Military Friendly
NSU is a Military Friendly® School, committed to meeting the needs of its active military and veteran population
QS World University Rankings
NSU Ranked 7th in Florida, Top 155 in the U.S.
NSU ranked 51 st
in the Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020: Golden Age
Top Ranked
By Forbes, U.S. News,
and OnlineColleges.com
Top 5 in the U.S.
Largest number of minority
graduate degree recipients
Florida’s largest private research
university with 8 Florida
campuses and 1 in Puerto Rico
17 NCAA Division II
Athletic teams
20,435
Enrolled students
6,500 Degrees
Awarded each year
17 Average
Undergrad class size
190,000+ Alumni
Located in 50 states and
over 100 countries
$41 Million+
In scholarships awarded
National Science Foundation,
U.S. Department of Health,
FBI and more support NSU research
NSU’s economic impact in Florida
100+ corporate partners
for internships, on-site visits,
and networking opportunities
18,300+ Healthcare Professionals
Graduated Since 2012
1 of 3 Universities
in the U.S. With Both
MD and DO Colleges
Largest Educator of Physicians in
Florida, and Poised to be Largest in the Country by 2023