Nova Southeastern University (Broad)

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National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#17 in Presence of Minority Students

NSU Law ranks #17 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (56.4%).

#19 in Presence of Minority Faculty

NSU Law ranks #19 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (23.7%).

#25 in Library Size

NSU Law ranks #25 in terms of library size with 755,644 volumes or equivalents.

#49 in Presence of Female Faculty

NSU Law is tied for #49 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (44.3%).

#87 in Acceptance Rate

NSU Law ranks #87 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 47.0% among those who applied for admission.

#131 in Highest Tuition

NSU Law ranks #131 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($41,200). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.

#142 in Private Sector Salary

NSU Law is tied for #142 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($60,000).

#143 in Student to Faculty Ratio

NSU Law is tied for #143 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (8.1:1).

#151 in Bar Passage Rate

NSU Law ranks #151 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (68.8%), and it outperforms by +0.9% the state of Florida’s overall bar passage rate of 67.9%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#157 in Median LSAT

NSU Law is tied for #157 in terms of the median LSAT score (150) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#160 in Employment Rate at Graduation

#168 in Employment Rate at 10 Months
NSU Law ranks #160 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (23.0%) and #168 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (62.4%).

#174 in Median Undergraduate GPA

NSU Law ranks #174 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.11) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#179 in Public Sector Salary

NSU Law is tied for #179 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($42,000).

Fall 2020 Application Information

Application Deadline: May 1
Application Fee: $0

Admissions Statistics

2020 2017
Acceptance Rate 47.0% 53.5%
LSAT Score (Median) 150 149
LSAT Score (25th-75th percentile) 148-153 146-151
GPA (Median) 3.11 3.06
GPA Range (25th-75th percentile) 2.79-3.34 2.79-3.33

Bar Exam Statistics

2020 2017
State in which most graduates took bar exam: FL FL
School's bar passage rate: 68.8% 70.4%
State overall bar passage rate: 67.9% 72.1%
School bar pass rate vs. state bar pass rate: +0.9% -1.7%

Employment Statistics

2020 2017
Graduates employed at graduation: 23.0% 22.9%
Graduates employed 10 months after graduation: 62.4% 67.1%

Tuition and Expenses

2020 2017
Tuition: $41,200 $37,985
Room and Board: $18,108 $16,911
Proportion of full-time students receiving grants: 32.5% 42.5%
Median grant amount among full-time students: $10,000 $10,000
Average indebtedness of those who incurred debt: $151,344 $123,798
Proportion of graduates who incurred debt: 99.1% 94.9%
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Students & Faculty

2020 2017
Total Students: 636 563
Men: 46.9% 47.2%
Women: 53.1% 52.8%
Student Racial Demographics:

White: 43.6% N/A
Black: 9.1% N/A
Hispanic: 36.6% N/A
Asian: 2.5% N/A
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 8.1 : 1 N/A
Total Faculty: 97 N/A
Male: 55.7% N/A
Female: 44.3% N/A
Minority: 23.7% N/A

Full-Time Starting Salaries

2020 2017
Private Sector (Median): $60,000 $55,000
Public Sector (Median): $42,000 $40,000
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Library Resources

2020 2017
Volumes and equivalents: 755,644 283,566