Nova Southeastern University
Former names | List
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|---|---|
| Type | Private research university |
| Established | December 4, 1964 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliations | |
| Endowment | $185 million (2021) |
| Budget | $590 million (2019) |
| Chancellor | Ray F. Ferrero Jr. |
| President | Harry Moon |
| Provost | Ronald Chenail |
Academic staff | 1,676 |
| Students | 20,910 |
| Undergraduates | 7,311 |
| Postgraduates | 14,910 |
| Location | , , United States 26°4′40″N 80°14′31″W / 26.07778°N 80.24194°W |
| Campus | Large suburb, 314 acres (127 ha) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The Current |
| Colors | Navy blue and gray |
| Nickname | Sharks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division II – Sunshine State |
| Mascot | Razor the Shortfin Mako Shark |
| Website | www |
Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a private research university in Florida with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, United States. The university consists of 14 colleges, offering over 150 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs. The university offers professional degrees in the social sciences, law, business, osteopathic medicine (DO), allopathic medicine (MD), health sciences, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, education, occupational therapy, and nursing.
As of 2024, more than 20,000 students were enrolled at Nova Southeastern University, and the university had more than 216,000 alumni. With a main campus located on 314 acres (127 hectares) in Davie, Florida, NSU operates additional campuses in Dania Beach and Tampa-Clearwater, and other locations throughout the state of Florida, as well as in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Denver, Colorado.
The university was founded in 1964 as the Nova University of Advanced Technology on a former naval outlying landing field built during World War II and first offered graduate degrees in the physical and social sciences. In 1994, the university merged with the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences and assumed its current name.