Enrollment Trends at Nova Southeastern

-2,326

Total Enrollment

-1,140

Men

-1,186

Women

The student population at Nova Southeastern University is 20,910 (7,311 undergraduate and 13,599 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 2,326 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Nova Southeastern is 34.96% which is increased by 2,670 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 4,996 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 2.51 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

5,509 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -39.48% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,119 where 20,910 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

34.96% of total students is undergraduate students and 65.04% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,670 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 4,996 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 2.51 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Nova Southeastern than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Nova Southeastern University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1623,2364,6411,3953,24618,5955,69912,896
2016-1721,625
-1,611
4,295
-346
1,300
-95
2,995
-251
17,330
-1,265
5,268
-431
12,062
-834
2017-1820,793
-832
4,497
202
1,315
15
3,182
187
16,296
-1,034
4,919
-349
11,377
-685
2018-1920,435
-358
4,904
407
1,411
96
3,493
311
15,531
-765
4,545
-374
10,986
-391
2019-2020,576
141
5,666
762
1,615
204
4,051
558
14,910
-621
4,341
-204
10,569
-417
2020-2120,888
312
6,314
648
1,805
190
4,509
458
14,574
-336
4,114
-227
10,460
-109
2021-2220,898
10
6,637
323
1,845
40
4,792
283
14,261
-313
3,969
-145
10,292
-168
2022-2320,948
50
6,971
334
1,948
103
5,023
231
13,977
-284
3,977
8
10,000
-292
2023-2420,877
-71
7,219
248
2,035
87
5,184
161
13,658
-319
3,890
-87
9,768
-232
2024-2520,910
33
7,311
92
2,076
41
5,235
51
13,599
-59
3,878
-12
9,721
-47
Average21,1195,8461,6754,17115,2734,46010,813
Nova Southeastern University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 5,846 where 7,311 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nova Southeastern University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-164,6413,1941,0622,1321,4473331,114
2016-174,2953,0511,0192,0321,244281963
2017-184,4973,1541,0532,1011,3432621,081
2018-194,9043,6851,1912,4941,219220999
2019-205,6664,6191,4013,2181,047214833
2020-216,3145,3661,6243,742948181767
2021-226,6375,8101,6904,120827155672
2022-236,9716,2231,7944,429748154594
2023-247,2196,7111,9224,789508113395
2024-257,3116,8371,9694,868474107367
Average5,8465,8461,4733,3935,846202779
Nova Southeastern University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 15,273 where 13,599 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Nova Southeastern University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1618,5959,8923,2756,6178,7032,4246,279
2016-1717,33010,5243,6236,9016,8061,6455,161
2017-1816,2969,8313,4206,4116,4651,4994,966
2018-1915,5319,4653,2086,2576,0661,3374,729
2019-2014,9109,1563,1256,0315,7541,2164,538
2020-2114,5749,1162,9866,1305,4581,1284,330
2021-2214,2618,9972,9066,0915,2641,0634,201
2022-2313,9779,0312,9226,1094,9461,0553,891
2023-2413,6588,9572,8326,1254,7011,0583,643
2024-2513,5998,9602,8006,1604,6391,0783,561
Average15,27315,2733,1106,28315,2731,3504,530
Nova Southeastern University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.52% and the percentage of black students is 17.16% at Nova Southeastern University. 9.69% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 31.55% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 31.82% to 28.52%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.60% to 9.69%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.15% to 17.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 26.16% to 31.55%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7796 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7808 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Nova Southeastern University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16491,5344,9156,079237,393469
2016-17421,5514,3035,808186,901476
2017-18341,5703,9665,657216,682514
2018-19321,5643,8516,071226,205595
2019-20291,7523,6766,447246,105577
2020-21251,8283,6856,728206,197620
2021-22261,9173,5166,748166,321649
2022-23212,0123,4396,682216,363641
2023-24192,0363,5276,665186,260574
2024-25292,0263,5886,597185,964561
Average311,7793,8476,348206,439568
Nova Southeastern University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,509 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 26% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -39.48% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Nova Southeastern University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1623,2369,1033,04411,089
2016-1721,6257,9332,96010,732
2017-1820,7937,1802,86510,748
2018-1920,4356,4972,99210,946
2019-2020,5765,8243,47411,278
2020-2120,8885,9714,45210,465
2021-2220,8985,8045,06310,031
2022-2320,9485,4375,39410,117
2023-2420,8775,3996,2309,248
2024-2520,9105,5096,7488,653
Average21,1196,4664,32210,331

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