Nova Southeastern University

     Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is a private nonprofit university, with a main campus located on 300 acres (120 ha) in Davie, in the US state of Florida. Formerly referred to as "Nova" and now commonly called "NSU," the university currently consists of 18 colleges and schools offering over 175 programs of study with more than 250 majors. The university offers professional degrees in law, business, osteopathic medicine, allied health, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, occupational therapy and nursing. Nova Southeastern enrolled 24,148 students in the 2014-2015 academic year,and has produced over 164,000 alumni.

The university was founded as the Nova University of Advanced Technology on a former Naval Outlying Landing Field built during World War II.The university first offered graduate degrees in the physical and social sciences.Leo Goodwin, Sr. left a $16 million bequest to the university in 1971 which funded its expansion throughout the 1970s and 1980s. In 1994, the university merged with the Southeastern University of the Health Sciences and assumed its current name.

The university, originally named Nova University of Advanced Technology, was chartered by the state of Florida on December 4, 1964.With an inaugural class of 17 students,the university opened as a graduate school for the social and physical sciences.

The university was originally located on a campus in downtown Fort Lauderdale but later moved to its current campus in Davie, Florida.A portion of the site of this campus was once was a naval training airfield during World War II, called the "Naval Outlying Landing Field Forman."The remnants of the taxiway surrounding the airfield are still present in the form of roads used on the campus.

The university awards associate's, bachelor's, master's, specialist, doctoral, and first-professional degrees in a wide range of fields, including business, counseling, computer and information sciences, education, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, various health professions, law, marine sciences, psychology, and other social sciences.A total of 65 undergraduate majors are offered at NSU.

Nova Southeastern University has the only college of optometry in the state of Florida,one of three dental schools and one of three pharmacy schools in the state.NSU offers programs for families on parenting, preschool, primary education, and secondary education, which are provided through the through the Mailman Segal Institute for Early Childhood Studies and the NSU University School.

Nova Southeastern University is classified as a Doctoral/Research University Carnegie Foundation.About 95 percent of professors at NSU hold doctoral or terminal degrees in the their field of pedagogy.NSU is ranked by the Washington Monthly as the 259th best national university.

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In 2015, NSU was ranked by The Economist at 290 of 1,275 colleges based on income of graduate, compared to expected income.

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In 2000, and again in 2014, Nova Southeastern University was ranked 3rd for highest total debt burden amongst its students.In 2014, students at NSU carried the #1 highest debt load compared to all other students at non-profit universities.

In 2015, NSU was ranked 9th for diversity by U.S. News & World Report.NSU was ranked 8th by Best College Reviews for diversity.In 2014 and 2015, NSU awarded more professional doctoral degrees to minorities than any other university in the nation.