Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

Ranked #178+
2025 US News rankings
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.52
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
47%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Dec 19
Dec 2025
2
Dec 19
Dec 9
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
152
155
158
GPA
3.34
3.52
3.71
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
1458
100%
Accepted
690
47%
Matriculated
224
15%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
70%
Full-time non-legal
12%
Unemployed
19%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Florida
139
New Jersey
2
California
1
International
4
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
49%
1-25
24%
26-500
18%
501+
7%
Business & industry
9%
Government
14%
Public interest
5%
Clerkship
0%
Federal
0%
State
0%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0%
Unemployed
19%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$47,850
Estimated 3 years: $143,550
Cost of living (off-campus)
$38,800
Estimated 3 years
$116,400
Total cost
$49,050
Estimated 3 years
$147,150
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,375
25th percentile: $12,500
75th percentile: $25,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
74%
50-100%
25%
100%
0.3%
>100%
0%

Demographics

Out of 620 students in 2024, 59% were women, and 55% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
38%
Women
59%
Other
2%
Full-time faculty
Men
51%
Women
49%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
46%
Women
54%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
45%
Black
6%
Asian
3%
Hisp
38%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
2%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
47%
Black
7%
Asian
5%
Hisp
33%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
5%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
61%
PoC
39%
Part-time faculty
White
66%
PoC
34%
Nova Southeastern student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
238
-
21
23
Women
367
-
20
27
Other gender
15
-
0
0
White
278
91
25
33
Asian
21
9
-
-
Hispanic
233
65
-
-
Black
37
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
14
6
-
-
Other
36
10
-
-
People of Color
342
104
16
17
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