2021 NSU Fact Book

120 NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Degree Completions More than 190,000 people claim Nova Southeastern University as their alma mater. These graduates reside in all 50 states and in more than 100 other countries. Many alumni are in high-level positions in areas such as business, education, health care, law, politics, and public service. NSU graduates have served as presidents, chief executive officers, and vice presidents of leading corporations; college presidents and provosts; superintendents and assistant superintendents in some of the nation’s largest school districts; and as judges, state bar officials, state representatives, city and county commissioners, and mayors. From 2014– 2015 through 2019–2020, NSU has awarded between 6,081 and 7,219 degrees annually (Figure 13). NSU has increased the number of undergraduate degrees awarded by 17 percent between the 2018–2019 and 2019–2020 academic years (Figure 14). Figure 13 Degrees Conferred by Fiscal Year For the Period July 1–June 30 Degrees Awarded Degrees Conferred by Fiscal Year 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 7,025 6,845 6,569 6,081 2019–2020 6,108 Figure 14 Degrees Conferred by Level and Fiscal Year For the Period July 1–June 30 Degrees Awarded Professional Doctoral Specialist Master’s Bachelor’s Degrees Conferred by Level and Fiscal Year Degree 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 Bachelor’s 1,342 1,261 1,281 Master’s 3,524 3,369 3,092 Specialist 139 105 197 Doctoral 889 1,039 966 Professional 915 935 911 1,108 2,966 93 892 943 2019–2020 1,301 2,883 189 780 873 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000 8,000 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 i r 1 i l i l r s C f r b Fisc l Y r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,0 ,8 ,5 ,0 1 1 ,1 i r 1 l i l i l r f i l t r l i li t t r’s l r’s r s C f r b L l a Fisc l Y r r 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 c l r’s 1,3 1,2 1 1,2 1 st r’s ,5 ,3 ,0 ci list 1 1 1 ct r l 1,0 r f si l 1 1 1,1 ,9 1 1,3 1 ,8 1 1,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 1 –1 1 –1 1 –1 1 –1 1 – 1,0 ,0 ,0 ,0 1 –1 1 –1 1 –1 1 –1 1 – Figure 13