Long Island vs Nova Southeastern
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Long Island UniversityBrookville, NYCompass Score: Good · Top 44%BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FLCompass Score: Good · Top 41%
At a glance
- Nova Southeastern has the higher graduation rate: 63% against 57% at Long Island.
- For families earning $48,001 to $75,000, Long Island has the lower price after aid: $24,516 a year, against $29,953 at Nova Southeastern.
- Nova Southeastern has the lower average price after aid: $30,371 a year, against $33,062 at Long Island.
Scores
Compass Score
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 44%
BCompass Score: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 41%
Academic Excellence
BAcademic Excellence: Good (grade B): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 37%
B+Academic Excellence: Very good (grade B+): the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 32%
Value
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
C+Value: Solid (grade C+): below the top 35% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Brookville, NY
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
16,322
20,877
Sports
NCAA Division I · Northeast Conference
NCAA Division II · Sunshine State Conference
Admission
Admission rate
86%
73%
Average SAT
1224
1157
ACT middle 50%
21–30
19–28
Outcomes
Graduation rate
57%
63%
First-year retention
77%
76%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$59,950
$59,209
Median debt
$23,577
$24,250
Cost
Average price after aid
$33,062
$30,371
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$22,019
$26,603
$30,001–$48,000
$20,408
$27,048
$48,001–$75,000
$24,516
$29,953
$75,001–$110,000
$27,001
$34,277
Over $110,000
$52,826
$35,443
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration $136,840
- Nursing $118,331
- Allied health $107,539
- Computing and information science $77,461
- Speech-language pathology $75,502
- Physiology and pathology $122,809
- Nursing $88,004
- Allied health $83,250
- Health sciences $82,727
- Accounting $73,874
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.