Florida Southern College vs Nova Southeastern University

Lakeland, FL · Fort Lauderdale, FL · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair FL:FL

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · SAME-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-PAR · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · FL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Florida Southern College: average net price rose +37.6% from $21,558 (2013) to $29,664 (2023), r² 0.85.
  • Nova Southeastern University: net price ranged $23,765–$31,303 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +11.8% is not a trend (r² 0.21).
  • Florida Southern College: acceptance rate eased +18.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • Nova Southeastern University: acceptance rate eased +26.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.56).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Florida Southern College vs Nova Southeastern University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Nova Southeastern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($58,153 vs $47,749 at Florida Southern College)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Florida Southern College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (71.9% vs 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Nova Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition ($38,700 vs $44,040 at Florida Southern College)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Florida Southern College and Nova Southeastern University?▼
Nova Southeastern University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $58,153 versus $47,749 at Florida Southern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Florida Southern College and Nova Southeastern University?▼
Florida Southern College leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 71.9% versus 61.5% at Nova Southeastern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida Southern College and Nova Southeastern University?▼
Nova Southeastern University leads on in-state tuition at $38,700 versus $44,040 at Florida Southern College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025