Nova Southeastern University - Rankings and Recognition

Rankings and Recognition

NSU is a ranked university in the second tier of the National Universities category, which ranks the top 280 research universities in the country, by U.S. News and World Report. NSU is also ranked in the Washington Monthly rankings as the 239th best national university. The university is also listed as one of the best distance learning graduate schools in the country by the Princeton Review. Nova Southeastern University also was rated as one of the top universities for minority students by the Princeton Review. Additionally, Nova Southeastern University is considered the top university in the nation for diversity by the U.S. Department of Education. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and also has numerous additional specialized accreditations for its colleges and programs.

Many of Nova Southeastern's colleges and schools have achieved national recognition through U.S News and World Report, Princeton Review, U.S. Department of Education, and Carnegie Foundation.

The Shepard Broad Law School is considered to be the "Most Wired" college in the country. It is also highly regarded as the 7th best law school for minorities. The Shepard Broad Law Center was also recognized as consistently having the highest bar passage rating in South Florida and #3 in the state overall.

The College of Dental Medicine is one of only two Dental Colleges in the state of Florida. It is also the nationally recognized as the #1 College of Dental Medicine in Stem Cell Research. The College of Dental Medicine has also been recognized as a leader in dental research and education. It has received federal grants from to pursue the cloning of teeth from stem cells; the college is the first school in the nation to clone teeth.

The College of Allied Health and Sciences is the #1 producer in Physician Assistants in the country and has the highest passer rating of nurses, with an average score of 97.4, which is the highest in the state of Florida and 15th best in the United States.

The College of Pharmacy is one of the largest pharmacy programs internationally. It is uniquely involved in the global community, with outreach and study abroad programs for students and faculty in Asia, the Middle East, South America, Western Europe and the Caribbean. The College of Osteopathic Medicine is Florida’s only fully accredited program in osteopathic medicine. Additionally, it is Florida’s only training Center for Bioterrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness (CBAP) and one of several geriatric education centers in Florida.

The H. Wayne Huizenga School is ranked in the Princeton Review's Top 296 Graduate Business Colleges. It is also recognized as one of Barron's Best Buys in College. The Huizenga School is also recognized by BusinessWeek for being a top MBA feeder school at #30 and having top business undergraduate and graduate programs, ranked at #59 and #84, respectively.

The Oceanography Center was recognized internationally in 2008 for its recent research. Nova Southeastern along with the National Coral Reef Institute and the International Coral Reef Symposium conducted the largest Symposium in the world; the symposium hosted by the university had of over 75 different countries attend and participate in the event. In 2010, the Oceanography Center was awarded $15 million from the United States government to build the United States largest coral reef research center. The reef will be used as the premiere research facility in the country and will also house numerous international coral reef researchers.

Nova Southeastern also received national attention for its unique scholarship award. The university introduced the A. Gordon Rose scholarship which is awarded for studies of psychology on gay rights and homosexuality in society. This unique scholarship was given high praise by the American Psychology Association and was considered the be the first ground breaking equality movement in scholarships and in awareness. In addition to that the Maltz Psychology school is considered to be the nations leader in providing clinical services to the public.

Along with all of its rankings and recognitions the university strives for academic research. Nova Southeastern University is classified as Doctoral/Research University Carnegie Foundation. The university also boasts that 95% of all its professors either have doctoral or terminal degrees in the their field of pedagogy.