2019 NSU Fact book

2019 FACT BOOK 119 n Nova Southeastern University awarded 20 percent as many master’s and 37 percent as many doctoral or first-professional degrees as the entire state university system of Florida during the 2014–2015 fiscal year. n Of all degrees awarded by Nova Southeastern University in 2017–2018, 70 percent were awarded to women. Approximately half of all the degrees awarded were master’s degrees. n Of all the degrees awarded at NSU in 2017–2018, 37 percent were awarded through the Health Profes- sions Division, with an additional 16 percent through the Abraham S. Fischler College of Education (Table 11). 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 2017 to June 2018 College Total Bachelor’s Master’s Specialist Doctoral Professional HPD Total 2,587 645 902 0 282 694 College of Dental Medicine 206 0 17 0 0 125 College of Medical Sciences 8 0 8 0 0 0 College of Optometry 178 82 1 0 0 95 College of Pharmacy 260 0 2 0 14 244 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine 328 0 98 0 0 230 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences 1,029 152 620 0 257 0 Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing 578 411 156 0 11 0 College of Computing and Engineering 228 18 172 2 32 0 College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 487 118 295 0 51 0 College of Psychology 565 65 408 11 81 0 Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice 1,029 26 295 184 512 0 Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography 300 256 36 0 2 0 H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship 1,102 153 930 0 6 0 Shepard Broad College of Law 271 0 54 0 0 217 Total* 6,569 1,281 3,092 197 966 911 *Total graduates in Table 11 (FY2018) includes 1 associate’s degrees and 121 certificates awarded, but not otherwise shown in the Table. Table 12 Age at Time of Degree Completion July 2017 to June 2018 Degree Level Mean Median Mode Bachelor’s 27 24 22 Master’s 34 30 26 Specialist 47 45 45 Doctoral 43 42 27 Professional 29 28 28 University Wide 34 30 27