诺瓦东南大学 简介
诺瓦东南大学是一所四年制私立大学，成立于1964年。位于美国佛罗里达州Fort Lauderdale城，占地300英亩，拥有超过23,000的在校学生，是佛罗里达州最大的独立的高校机构，是全美排名第10的独立的高校机构。该校提供大范围的学科教育,《美国新闻与世界报道》新列为四级 国家级大学，学术声誉全美排第220名，虽然差不多是榜尾大学，但毕竟还是“全美229大学”之一。劳德尔堡城位于佛罗里达东南部，正好落在迈阿密Miami和棕榈海滩（Palm Beach）之间，拥有将近167,000人口的劳德尔堡是布洛瓦
Nova Southeastern University, commonly referred to as NSU or Nova, is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian, research university located in Broward County, Florida, with its' main campus in the town of Davie. The university is the largest independent institution of higher education in the southeastern United States and is the sixth-largest not-for-profit independent university nationwide. NSU operates three campuses in Southern Florida, the largest being a 480 acres (1.9 km2) campus located approximately 26 miles (41.84 km) north of downtown Miami.
The university was founded as the Nova University of Advanced Technology on a former naval training airfield offering 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.
NSU currently consists of 18 colleges and schools offering over 175 programs of study with more than 271 majors. The university offers professional degrees in law, business, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, and nursing. Nova Southeastern enrolled 28,796 students in the 2008-2009 academic year and has produced over 110,000 alumni.
In 2008, the middle 50% of SAT scores submitted by the incoming freshman class was between 1010 and 1210 on the traditional SAT scale. With the addition of the writing section on the new SAT, the middle 50% of scores was between 1400 and 1700. The freshmen acceptance rate for the first 2008 semester was 45%, continually dropping each year since 2005. The 2005 admission percentage was 54%. For the fall of 2008 14,627 prospective freshmen applied and 6,875 were accepted. Out of the 59 colleges and universities in Florida Nova Southeastern's 45% acceptance rate makes NSU the fourth-most selective private university in the state and the sixth-most selective university in Florida overall.
NSU is classified as a Research University by the Carnegie Foundation, and is a first-tier research university as designated by the Florida Legislature.The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[9] and also has numerous additional specialized accreditations for its colleges and programs.
NSU enjoys a world rank of 627 among the top 6000 universities in the world by the prestigious Webometrics Ranking of World Universities in July, 2009.
The NSU Sharks compete in the NCAA Division II Sunshine State Conference in seventeen intercollegiate athletic programs.
School Type
Independent, Coed
Setting
Suburban 300-acre campus
Degrees Offered
Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, First Professional, Post-Master's, and First Professional Certificates
Comprehensive Costs
$29,460 includes full-time tuition ($20,550), mandatory fees ($550), and room and board ($8360). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to class time and program. Part-time tuition: $680 per credit hour. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to class time, course load, and program
(Cost includes full-time tuition plus additional fees such as room and board and mandatory fees)
Entrance Difficulty
Moderately difficult , 45% of applicants were admitted
Application Deadlines
Rolling (freshmen), rolling (out-of-state freshmen), rolling (transfers)