Academic Profile for 2024

Four Year Graduation Rate
56%

Six Year Graduation Rate
62%

Eight Year Graduation Rate
62%

Student to Faculty Ratio
17 to 1

First Year Retention Rate
78%


Distribution of Students per State

for the first-year class of
1,689
students in 2020

(Hover in each state to view details of distribution)

None
1 To 5
6 To 15
16 To 25
26 To 50
51 and Above

Student Race, Ethnicity, and Age Information


Total Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity for the 2022 school year

Students Total
6,968

Total Enrollment by Age for the 2021 school year

Students Total
6,637

Other Learning Opportunities
Distance learning
Graduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Undergraduate level programs or courses are offered via distance education
Special learning
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)


Accreditation

Institutional

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Agency Period of Accreditation Status
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
01/01/1971 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(North Miami Beach Campus)
07/01/1994 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(Oceanographic Ctr Campus)
07/01/1968 - Current
Accredited
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
(East Campus)
07/01/1976 - Current
Accredited
Specialized

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Agency / Program Period of Accreditation Status
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
[Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program]
02/01/2004 - 06/30/2009
Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
[Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs]
06/07/1987 - Current
Renewal of Accreditation
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
[Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) - Clinical training programs at the master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels]
07/31/2002 - 04/15/2013
Agency no longer recognized
American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
[Law (LAW) - Professional schools]
01/01/1975 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Endodontics]
01/29/1997 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)]
01/31/2003 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics]
01/29/1997 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Pediatric Dentistry]
07/24/1997 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Periodontics]
01/29/1997 - Current
Accredited
American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
[Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)]
01/30/1998 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OT) - Professional Programs (College of Health Care Sciences)]
07/01/1995 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree]
08/01/2014 - Current
Accredited
American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education
[Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree]
07/01/1995 - Current
Accredited
American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
[Optometry (OPT) - Professional degree programs]
04/25/1993 - Current
Accredited
American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation
[Osteopathic Medicine (OSTEO) - Programs leading to the D.O. degree]
07/01/1983 - Current
Accredited
American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education
[Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist]
10/30/1996 - Current
Accredited
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs]
10/30/1981 - Current
Accredited
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[Clinical Psychology (CLPSYD) - PsyD Doctoral programs]
03/15/1983 - Current
Accredited
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
[School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs]
06/17/2015 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Clinical doctoral program in Audiology]
05/01/2003 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels]
10/07/2014 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels]
04/08/2006 - Current
Accredited
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
[Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels]
04/08/2006 - Current
Accredited
Council on Education for Public Health
[Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health]
06/10/2000 - Current
Accredited
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
[Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools]
04/24/2012 - Current
Accredited
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology
[Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs]
(North Miami Beach Campus)
12/01/1990 - Current
Accredited
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
[Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs]
(Nova Southeastern University - Palm Beach Gardens Campus)
06/07/1987 - Current
Renewal of Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
[Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs]
(Nova Southeastern University - San Juan, PR campus)
06/07/1987 - Current
Renewal of Accreditation

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