2017 Fact Book

83 1 Full-time equivalents (FTE) were calculated as follows for each degree level: FTE = No. full-time students + (total credit hrs. taken by students carrying less than a full-time load ÷ full-time credit load) Full-time credit loads are 12 for undergraduates, 9 for graduate students, and 10 for first-professional students. Nova Southeastern University has the largest total fall-term enrollment of all private, nonprofit universities in Florida. Moreover, of approximately 1,700 private, not-for-profit institutions nationally, Nova Southeastern University ranks 15th. When compared with the total number of students enrolled at Florida independent four-year institutions in 2014, approximately one of every eight students enrolled in private higher education in Florida attended Nova Southeastern University. Recent Enrollment Trends After reaching a peak enrollment of more than 29,000 students in fall 2009, changes in the economy, undergraduate admission standards, and educational demands in certain areas have driven a period of steady enrollment reductions to 21,625 students in fall 2016 (Figure 2). Similarly, full-time equivalent (FTE) 1 has also declined from more than 23,000 in fall 2009 to slightly under 18,000 in fall 2016 (Figure 3). Undergraduate enrollment declined steadily from fall 2012 to fall 2016 (Figure 2). This decline is less pronounced in FTE as NSU’s undergraduate population is increasingly enrolled full-time (Figures 3-4). Source: IPEDS Enrollment Survey Figure 2 Unduplicated Fall Headcount Enrollment by Level Figure 3 Fall Full-Time Equivalent Enrollment 15,000 12,000 9,000 6,000 0 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 0 Level Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Undergraduate 5,739 5,156 4,699 4,641 4,295 Graduate 17,120 16,635 15,667 14,871 13,615 Professional 3,949 3,879 3,782 3,724 3,715 Total 26,808 25,670 24,148 23,236 21,625 Level Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Undergraduate 4,891 4,492 4,099 4,156 3,925 Graduate 11,866 11,671 11,177 11,194 10,142 Professional 3,925 3,856 3,766 3,706 3,717 Total 20,682 20,019 19,042 19,055 17,785 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Fall 2012 Fall 2013 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2016 Undergraduate Graduate Professional Undergraduate Graduate Professional Headcount Full-Time Equivalent