112 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Historical Highlights of Enrollment 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 nearly 21,000 students pursuing undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in a wide variety of fields. Historically, the fastest rate of growth was during the university’s first decade of existence, when student enrollments reached more than 8,000. Between 1972 and 1973, enrollments almost tripled, increasing from Student Enrollment Figure 1 Fall Terms Table 1 Year Enrollment by Degree Level Total Enrollment Annual Change Undergraduate Graduate Professional Source: IPEDS Enrollment Survey 0 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 Enrollment 1972 1967 1977 1982 1987 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2027 2022 Unduplicated Fall Enrollment 1967–2023 Change in Fall Enrollment 2013–2023 2020 2021 6,314 12,577 4,026 20,888 1.5% 2019 5,666 13,615 3,856 20,576 0.7% 2018 4,904 14,871 10,548 6,637 4,188 20,898 0.0% 10,073 2022 6,971 4,411 20,948 0.2% 9,566 2023 7,219 4,400 20,877 -0.3% 9,258 11,054 11,868 3,663 20,435 -1.7% 2017 4,497 15,667 3,719 20,793 -3.8% 2016 4,295 16,635 3,715 21,625 -6.9% 2015 4,641 3,724 23,236 -3.8% 2014 4,699 3,782 24,148 -5.9% 2013 5,156 3,879 25,670 -4.2% 571 to 1,483 after the addition of distance education programs in educational leadership and higher education, as well as an M.B.A. program and a Ph.D. program in clinical psychology. After four years of slight enrollment increases from 2019 to 2022, fall enrollment in 2023 decreased marginally from the previous year (Figure 1 and Table 1). With a total fall 2023 enrollment of 20,877, the average undergraduate class size is 16 students.
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