FL
Nova Southeastern University
1.87 incidents / 1,000 students
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Nova Southeastern University
Across 2022–2024, Nova Southeastern University reported 52 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale.
- 1.87
- Incidents / 1k students
- #986
- Rank of 2,072
- #112
- FL rank
- 20,910
- Enrolled students
1.87 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Nova Southeastern University reports 1.87 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 24% below University of Alabama at Birmingham. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Portland Community College (1.15/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); University of Miami (2.01/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k); University of North Florida (0.62/1k); Palm Beach State College (0.12/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.87
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #986
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 52%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 26
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 136215 · Nova Southeastern University 1.87/1k score rate · #986/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-LOW 1.87/1k
- RANK-MID #986/2,072
- ST-MID #112 in state
- ABOVE-PEER Portland Community College · +0.71
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-UP ↑ 73%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 20,910
- FIRE-REPORT 1 fire
Nearest enrollment peer: Portland Community College (-0.71/1k)
Nova Southeastern University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Portland Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Portland Community College (-0.71/1k). National rank #986 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Nova Southeastern University reports 1.87 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 24% below University of Alabama at Birmingham. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Portland Community College (1.15/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); University of Miami (2.01/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k); University of North Florida (0.62/1k); Palm Beach State College (0.12/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Nova Southeastern University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Nova on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale · lowest peer 0.29
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale — lowest peer
0.29 per 1,000 students
- San Joaquin Delta College · near 0.48
San Joaquin Delta College — near
0.48 per 1,000 students
- Southwestern College · near 0.76
Southwestern College — near
0.76 per 1,000 students
- Portland Community College · near 1.15
Portland Community College — near
1.15 per 1,000 students
- Nova Southeastern University · this campus 1.87
Nova Southeastern University — this campus
1.87 per 1,000 students
- University of Alabama at · highest peer
University of Alabama at Birmingham — highest peer
9.66 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Nova Southeastern University's 1.87/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Nova Southeastern University increased from 11 to 26 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 FL 4-year peers in this comparison, Nova Southeastern University is larger than 81% and safer-reporting than 14% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Nova Southeastern University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake-Sumter State College | 5,810 | 0.00 | 0 | 92 |
| College of Central Florida | 5,928 | 1.35 | 3 | 28 |
| Barry University | 6,825 | 0.88 | 6 | 39 |
| St. Thomas University | 7,652 | 0.91 | 8 | 36 |
| Saint Johns River State College | 7,927 | 0.00 | 11 | 92 |
| Ana G. Mendez University | 8,378 | 0.00 | 14 | 92 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota | 8,750 | 0.11 | 17 | 81 |
| Florida Institute of Technology | 8,992 | 2.89 | 19 | 0 |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | 9,313 | 2.47 | 22 | 6 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College | 9,410 | 0.21 | 25 | 67 |
| Pensacola State College | 9,491 | 0.53 | 28 | 47 |
| Nova Southeastern University (this campus) | 20,910 | 1.87 | 81 | 14 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 20,910 enrolled students, Nova Southeastern University is the 195th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,390 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); University of Miami (2.01/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k); University of North Florida (0.62/1k); Palm Beach State College (0.12/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (University of Alabama at Birmingham is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Nova Southeastern University rose from 11 to 26 (+136%). The increase shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (1 to 11), Fondling (3 to 5) and Rape (4 to 6). Falling over the same period: Burglary (1 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Nova Southeastern University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 6 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Robbery.
The remaining 5 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyNova Southeastern University: Criminal Offenses by year
Rising 73% (15 → 26 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 11 | 1 | 5 |
| Rape | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| Fondling | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Burglary | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
99 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
Nova Southeastern University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
9.66 incidents / 1,000 students
FL
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
0.29 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Nova Southeastern University sits on price and outcomes
At $30,371, Nova Southeastern University's reported average net price is cheaper than 84% among 263 Florida colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,849.
- $30,371
- average net price
- $19,849
- Florida median
- 2.4×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $8,840
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $26,603 for families reporting under $30,000 against $35,443 above $110,000, a difference of $8,840. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $30,371 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $58,153 run about 1.9 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $38,700
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $38,700
- Avg Net Price
- $30,371
- Median Debt
- $24,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 36%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- SAT Average
- 1157
- SAT Math Range
- 500-650
- ACT Average
- 25
- ACT Range
- 19-28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 64%
- Retention Rate
- 76%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $58,153
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $59,209
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 62%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 447 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · 20,905 enrolled
Safety Score 9.66
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale, FL · 20,888 enrolled
Safety Score 0.29
Portland Community College
Portland, OR · 20,861 enrolled
Safety Score 1.15
San Joaquin Delta College
Stockton, CA · 20,969 enrolled
Safety Score 0.48
Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA · 20,986 enrolled
Safety Score 0.76
Closest by National Rank
Nova Southeastern University (national rank #986) sits near Perry Technical Institute (#987) and Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth (#985) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Perry Technical Institute
Yakima, WA
National Rank #987
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
National Rank #985
Intellitec College-Grand Junction
Grand Junction, CO
National Rank #984
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA
National Rank #988
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL
National Rank #989
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Nova Southeastern University, both outside FL so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL · 20,905 enrolled
Safety score 9.66
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ · 21,026 enrolled
Safety score 6.61
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX · 21,039 enrolled
Safety score 3.09
Ball State University
Muncie, IN · 21,089 enrolled
Safety score 1.80
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA · 21,153 enrolled
Safety score 2.22
Baylor University
Waco, TX · 20,626 enrolled
Safety score 7.51
DePaul University
Chicago, IL · 21,210 enrolled
Safety score 2.07
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN · 20,488 enrolled
Safety score 1.90
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Fitchburg State University
Fitchburg, MA · 5,892 enrolled
Safety score 1.87
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Huntsville, AL · 8,564 enrolled
Safety score 1.87
Merrimack College
North Andover, MA · 5,862 enrolled
Safety score 1.88
Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR · 8,098 enrolled
Safety score 1.85
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY · 31,903 enrolled
Safety score 1.88
California State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, CA · 16,237 enrolled
Safety score 1.85
Salem University
Salem, WV · 1,083 enrolled
Safety score 1.85
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY · 1,084 enrolled
Safety score 1.84
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nova Southeastern University safe?
Nova Southeastern University has a safety score of 1.87 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #986 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k). Same-state same-level set: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); University of Miami (2.01/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k); University of North Florida (0.62/1k); Palm Beach State College (0.12/1k).
What crimes are reported at Nova Southeastern University?
For calendar year 2024, Nova Southeastern University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (11), Rape (6), Fondling (5), Aggravated Assault (3) and Robbery (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Nova Southeastern University compare to similar schools?
Nova Southeastern University reports 24% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Alabama at Birmingham. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Alabama at Birmingham (9.66/1k); Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Portland Community College (1.15/1k); San Joaquin Delta College (0.48/1k); Southwestern College (0.76/1k). Same-state same-level set: Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale (0.29/1k); Hillsborough Community College (0.19/1k); University of Miami (2.01/1k); Florida State College at Jacksonville (0.47/1k); St Petersburg College (0.00/1k); Florida Gulf Coast University (0.48/1k); University of North Florida (0.62/1k); Palm Beach State College (0.12/1k).
Does Nova Southeastern University have fire safety data?
Yes. Nova Southeastern University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 1 fire was reported in the most recent year.
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