2018 NSU Fact Book

103 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 2016–June 2017 Total No. First- College Graduates* Bachelor’s Master’s Specialist Doctoral Professional Health Professions Division Total 2,510 588 912 0 264 710 College of Dental Medicine 174 0 16 0 0 129 College of Medical Sciences 10 0 10 0 0 0 College of Optometry 177 73 0 0 0 104 College of Pharmacy 242 0 0 0 4 238 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine 356 0 110 0 0 239 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 963 112 616 0 235 0 Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 588 403 160 0 25 0 Abraham S. Fischler College of Education 1,112 27 399 95 571 0 College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 512 148 277 0 62 0 College of Engineering and Computing 240 18 176 0 37 0 College of Psychology 635 66 459 10 100 0 H. Wayne College of Business and Entrepreneurship 1,271 172 1,055 0 4 0 Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography 295 242 46 0 1 0 Shepard Broad College of Law 270 0 45 0 0 225 Total* 6,845 1,261 3,369 105 1,039 935 *Total graduates in Table 11 (FY 2017) includes 2 associate’s degrees and 134 certificates awarded, but not otherwise shown in the table. Table 12 Degree Level Mean Median Mode Bachelor’s 27 24 22 Master’s 34 31 26 Specialist 38 36 34 Doctoral 43 42 27 Professional 29 28 27 University-Wide 34 30 27 Age at Time of Completion July 2016 to June 2017