NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY 2026 Fact Book NSU Florida
NSU Vision and Mission Information about the NSU vision and mission statements can be found on the university's web site by clicking the link below. www.nova.edu/about/vision-mission-core-values
University Credentials Historical Highlights University Administration Under the direction of President Harry Moon, his senior leadership team helps to shape and implement presidential and institutional strategic priorities, foster excellence in academics, research, and health care, and advance the financial health of Nova Southeastern University across the enterprise. For more information about President Moon and NSU's administrative and executive leadership, click the link below. https://www.nova.edu/president Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate’s, baccalaureate, master’s, educational specialist, doctoral, and professional degrees. Nova Southeastern University also may offer credentials such as certificates and diplomas at approved degree levels. Questions about the accreditation of Nova Southeastern University may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org). NSU received notification from SACSCOC that our Fifth-Year Interim Report has been successfully accepted with no additional reporting requested. We appreciate this recognition of NSU as a preeminent university of quality and distinction. www.nova.edu/about/university-accreditation Proving that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, a group of local businessmen who called themselves “The Oatmeal Club” decided in the early 1960s to develop an innovative educational concept—an MIT of the South—with a twist. Their institution would break new ground in educational excellence and community service. Nova Southeastern University was founded in 1964 as Nova University of Advanced Technology, a graduate research institution rooted in the physical and social sciences. Initially located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, the university later moved to the former site of Forman Field—a World War II auxiliary airfield that had been returned to the community to be used for educational purposes—in Davie. Over time we’ve added programs in law, education, business, psychology, engineering and computing, and oceanography, and have become nationally recognized for our innovative distance education programs. Today, field-based programs are located on regional campuses throughout Florida, across the country, and at selected international sites. www.nova.edu/about/history.html
NSU boasts 12 colleges and the NSU University School that offer a full range of academic programs that span a lifetime from early childhood education, to a college preparatory school, from dynamic undergraduate degrees, to prestigious graduate programs. Explore your options and find what you’re looking for. Click the link below to review and contact each college's respective administrative offices. www.nova.edu/academics/colleges-schools.html NSU currently provides over 130 degree programs. Click the link below to browse NSU's academic programs, which can be filtered by degree, level, college, and campus location. www.nova.edu/degrees.html Dual Admission and Joint Degree Programs Nova Southeastern University offers dual admission to bachelor’s degree programs and to selected graduate and firstprofessional degree programs. Students apply to both undergraduate and graduate or first-professional programs at the same time. Students admitted to the Dual Admission Program are assured of their place in an NSU graduate or first-professional school at the time they enter NSU, as long as they meet program criteria. In addition, some majors have the advantage of being combined programs. This allows students to complete both the undergraduate degree and the first-professional degree in a reduced period of time. The combined degree curriculum usually decreases the number of years of study in the undergraduate college needed to enter the graduate or first-professional school. NSU also offers selected joint degree programs at the graduate and first-professional levels. These programs allow students to earn multiple degrees concurrently in an interdisciplinary setting. For example, many of our first-professional programs offer the option of earning an M.B.A. at the same time. For more about NSU's Dual Admission Programs, visit the link below. https://undergrad.nova.edu/academics/premier-programs/dual-admission/dapes/index.html Academic Centers Degree Programs
Student enrollment has grown rapidly since the first class enrolled in 1967. The university grew from a small graduate institution serving 17 Ph.D. students studying oceanography, physical science, and science education to a major university with over 20,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in a wide variety of fields. The tables and figures below provide details about NSU's current and recent fall enrollment trends. Student Enrollment Figure 1
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As of April 2026, more than 225,000 people claim Nova Southeastern University as their alma mater. These graduates reside in all 50 states and in approximately 100 other countries. Many alumni are in high-level positions in areas such as business, education, health care, law, politics, and public service. NSU graduates have served as presidents, chief executive officers, and vice presidents of leading corporations; college presidents and provosts; superintendents and assistant superintendents in some of the nation’s largest school districts; and as judges, state bar officials, state representatives, city and county commissioners, and mayors. Graduates Figure 12
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Nova Southeastern University’s educational mission is carried out by a mix of highly qualified and dedicated educators comprising full-time faculty members, adjunct professors, and employees earning supplemental contract income as needed. At NSU, approximately 80 percent of full-time faculty members hold a doctoral or other terminal degree. Personnel Table 7
For information regarding the university’s inancial performance, refer to the NSU Financial Operations online at the link below. https://www.nova.edu/financial-operations/index.html Finances
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