Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL · private, nonprofit · 7,240 undergraduates

Which tennis teams does Nova Southeastern University field?

Nova Southeastern University, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, fields one tennis team, women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Sunshine State Conference.

The latest Equity in Athletics filing lists 9 on the women's side in 2025.

Nova Southeastern University's women's tennis roster has moved around, as low as 8 in 2023 and as high as 10 in 2022, and ended 2025 at 9. That 2025 roster is 18% below the Sunshine State Conference median of 11, and in line with the NCAA Division II median of 9. Nova Southeastern University lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 9 players per coach, well above the NCAA Division II median of 5, by 80%.

Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.

How does Nova Southeastern University fund its athletes?

Nova Southeastern University reported 304 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 122 men and 182 women, with women outnumbering men.

Athletically related student aid came to $4,554,263, about $14,730 per male athlete and $15,150 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.

Recruiting spending was $15,830 for men's sports and $32,103 for women's, tilted toward the women's side, or about $130 and $176 per athlete.

What is Nova Southeastern University like academically?

Nova Southeastern University is a mid-sized private, nonprofit university offering graduate degrees that admits 73% of applicants, moderately selective by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.

Admitted students' SAT scores average 1157, so a solid but not exceptional academic record fits the typical admit.

The full cost of attendance is around $56,692 a year, well above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $30,371 after grants and scholarships, in the top quarter nationally, so aid covers roughly 46% of the sticker price on average.

63% of students finish their degree within six years, above the median of 52% and 76% of first-year students return for a second year.

Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $59,209, among the top quarter of colleges.

What can you study at Nova Southeastern University?

Health Professions is the largest field at 37% of degrees, followed by Biological & Biomedical Sciences (28%) and Business, Management & Marketing (9%).

The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (453 degrees)
  • Biology, General (256 degrees)
  • Psychology, General (83 degrees)
  • Neurobiology and Neurosciences (79 degrees)
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (73 degrees)
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations (59 degrees)
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (46 degrees)
  • Marketing (39 degrees)
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (39 degrees)
  • Public Health (37 degrees)

What is Fort Lauderdale, FL like to live in?

Nova Southeastern University sits in Fort Lauderdale, a suburb of a large city of about 183,000 people in Broward County, Florida.

The median household in Fort Lauderdale earns about $79,935, which is above the Florida median ($71,711) but about the national median ($78,538).

Housing costs more here than in most of Florida: a typical home is valued around $455,600, 40% above the state median and a typical rent of $1,776 a month is 14% over the state figure.

Commutes average about 27 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 18% work from home.

The population skews older than the country as a whole, a median age of 43 against 39, with 20% aged 65 or over.

40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, more than the Florida average of 33%.

Frequently asked questions

Does Nova Southeastern University have a tennis program?
Yes. Nova Southeastern University fields women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Sunshine State Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
Where is Nova Southeastern University?
Nova Southeastern University is in Fort Lauderdale, FL, in the Southeast region of the United States.
How much does Nova Southeastern University cost?
The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $56,692 a year, and an average net price of $30,371 after grants and scholarships.