Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law | |
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Established | 1974 |
School type | Private |
Parent endowment | US $47.6 million |
Dean | José R. (Beto) Juárez Jr. [1] |
Location | Davie, Florida, U.S. |
Enrollment | 927 |
Faculty | 48 full time, five ASP instructors, 67 adjunct [2] |
USNWR ranking | Tier 4 (Bottom 25%) #147–192, #53-69 part time program (2023) [3] |
Bar pass rate | 66.7% (Florida bar exam, July 2021 first-time takers)
[4] 93.3% (Class of 2016 ultimate bar passage rate) [5] |
Website | https://www.law.nova.edu/ |
Shepard Broad College of Law (also referred to as NSU Law and Nova Law) is the law school of Nova Southeastern University, located on the university's main campus in Davie, Florida. The school offers full-time day and part-time evening programs.
Founded in 1974, the school is named after lawyer and philanthropist Shepard Broad, in recognition of his counsel, community leadership, and financial support. The law building is named after Leo Goodwin Sr., also an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was committed to the advancement of education and research. The school received approval by the American Bar Association in 1975. [6]
Admissions: NSU Law admitted 45.7% of applications for the 2018 first year class. Of these, 32.9% matriculated. The school's median LSAT score is 150, while the median GPA is 3.11. 2017–2018 J.D. attrition for 1Ls was 15.1%. [7]
Bar passage: Of the NSU Law graduates taking the Florida bar exam in July 2020, 67.4% passed, vs. a 71.7% overall average pass rate for that bar exam. [8]
Post-graduation employment: According to NSU's 2018 ABA-required disclosures, 49.8% of the Class of 2018 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. [9]
Ranking: In the 2023 rankings of law schools published by U.S. News & World Report, NSU was ranked in the bottom 25%: between #147 and #192 out of 192 law schools and between #53 and #69 of 69 law schools ranked in part-time law programs. [3] [10]
The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at NSU for the 2017–2018 academic year is $61,747. [7]
NSU Law offers the J.D. degree in the traditional three-year program, or in a four-year, part-time evening program for working professional students. International Dual-Degree programs are also available with Roma Tre University for Italy, Charles University in Prague for Czech Republic, and University of Barcelona for Spain. The program enables students to earn degrees in both common law and civil law, and can lead to licensure in multiple jurisdictions.