How many students at Nova Southeastern? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 20,948 students have enrolled in Nova Southeastern University with 6,971 undergraduate and 13,977 graduate students.
By gender, 5,925 male and 15,023 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (10,434 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).
5,437 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,394 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Nova Southeastern University has a total of 20,948 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,971 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 13,977 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,925 male and 15,023 female students (the male-female ratio is 28:72) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 20,948 | 6,971 | 13,977 |
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| Men | 5,925 | 1,948 | 3,977 |
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| Women | 15,023 | 5,023 | 10,000 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 6,363 White, 3,439 Black, and 2,012 Asian students out of a total of 20,948 are attending at Nova Southeastern University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 21 | 5 | 16 |
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| Asian | 2,012 | 737 | 1,275 |
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| Black | 3,439 | 729 | 2,710 |
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| Hispanic | 6,682 | 1,758 | 4,924 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 21 | 9 | 12 |
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| White | 6,363 | 1,879 | 4,484 |
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| Two or more races | 641 | 162 | 479 |
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| Race Unknown | 892 | 296 | 596 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 2 | 8 |
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| Asian | 827 | 316 | 511 |
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| Black | 1,022 | 230 | 792 |
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| Hispanic | 2,385 | 572 | 1,813 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| White | 1,867 | 519 | 1,348 |
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| Two or more races | 241 | 57 | 184 |
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| Race Unknown | 246 | 101 | 145 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 11 | 3 | 8 |
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| Asian | 1,185 | 421 | 764 |
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| Black | 2,417 | 499 | 1,918 |
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| Hispanic | 4,297 | 1,186 | 3,111 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 7 | 7 |
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| White | 4,496 | 1,360 | 3,136 |
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| Two or more races | 400 | 105 | 295 |
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| Race Unknown | 646 | 195 | 451 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Nova Southeastern has 152 students under 18 years old and 122 students over 65 years old. There are 9,585 students under 25 years old, and 11,310 students over 25 years old out of 20,898 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 152 students are younger than 18 and 4 students are older than 65. Nova Southeastern has 5,996 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 640 students aged 25 and over.
It has 3,589 graduate students aged under 25 and 10,670 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 152 | 117 | 35 |
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| 18-19 | 2,846 | 2,048 | 798 |
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| 20-21 | 2,414 | 1,731 | 683 |
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| 22-24 | 4,173 | 3,114 | 1,059 |
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| 25-29 | 5,038 | 3,483 | 1,555 |
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| 30-34 | 1,990 | 1,364 | 626 |
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| 35-39 | 1,266 | 951 | 315 |
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| 40-49 | 1,827 | 1,386 | 441 |
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| 50-64 | 1,067 | 814 | 253 |
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| Over 65 | 122 | 74 | 48 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 152 | 117 | 35 |
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| 18-19 | 2,842 | 2,045 | 797 |
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| 20-21 | 2,196 | 1,554 | 642 |
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| 22-24 | 806 | 601 | 205 |
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| 25-29 | 364 | 275 | 89 |
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| 30-34 | 129 | 91 | 38 |
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| 35-39 | 61 | 46 | 15 |
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| 40-49 | 59 | 43 | 16 |
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| 50-64 | 23 | 18 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 20-21 | 218 | 177 | 41 |
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| 22-24 | 3,367 | 2,513 | 854 |
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| 25-29 | 4,674 | 3,208 | 1,466 |
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| 30-34 | 1,861 | 1,273 | 588 |
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| 35-39 | 1,205 | 905 | 300 |
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| 40-49 | 1,768 | 1,343 | 425 |
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| 50-64 | 1,044 | 796 | 248 |
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| Over 65 | 118 | 72 | 46 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Nova Southeastern University, 5,437 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,394 students are enrolled in some online courses.
3,249 students lived in Florida or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,188 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 20,948 | 5,437 | 5,394 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,971 | 378 | 3,537 |
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| Graduate | 13,977 | 5,059 | 1,857 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Florida Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 3,249 | 2,049 | 139 |
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| Undergraduate | 300 | 73 | 5 |
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| Graduate | 2,949 | 1,976 | 134 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,971 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 483 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.93%.319 students have transferred in as full-time status and 164 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,904 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 319 |
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| Regular Part-time | 584 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 164 |
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