2017 Fact Book

101 Both the average age of students currently enrolled (Table 9) and their age at time of graduation (Table 12) clearly indicate that Nova Southeastern University serves predominantly older, working adults. Accordingly, the university has structured its academic programs and delivery systems to meet the needs of this population. Table 11 Degrees Conferred by Academic Center July 2015–June 2016 Total No. First- Center/School Graduates* Bachelor’s Master’s Specialist Doctoral Professional College of Dental Medicine 182 0 18 0 0 116 College of Health Care Sciences 953 115 600 0 238 0 College of Medical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 College of Nursing 592 436 131 0 25 0 College of Optometry 165 60 2 0 0 103 College of Osteopathic Medicine 327 0 94 0 0 231 College of Pharmacy 228 0 0 0 3 225 Abraham S. Fischler College of Education 1,216 26 651 119 399 0 College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 557 171 280 0 71 0 College of Engineering and Computing 280 23 188 5 53 0 College of Psychology 662 82 475 15 90 0 H. Wayne College of Business and Entrepreneurship 1,277 210 971 0 8 0 Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography 290 219 58 0 2 0 Shepard Broad College of Law 296 0 56 0 0 240 Total 7,025 1,342 3,524 139 889 915 *Total graduates in Table 11 (FY 2016) includes 2 associate’s degrees and 214 certificates awarded, but not otherwise shown in the Table. Table 12 Degree Level Mean Median Mode Bachelor’s 28 25 22 Master’s 34 31 26 Specialist 40 38 32 Doctoral 43 41 27 Professional 29 28 26 University-Wide 34 30 26 Age at Time of Completion July 2015 to June 2016