[15][12] The university offers professional degrees in the social sciences, law, business, osteopathic medicine (DO), allopathic medicine (MD), health sciences, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, physical therapy, education, occupational therapy, and nursing.

[23][24][25] With an inaugural class of 17 students,[24] the university opened as a graduate school for the social and physical sciences.

[28][29][30][31][32] On June 23, 1970, the board of trustees voted to enter into a federation with the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).

[46] In 2004, the Carl DeSantis Building opened, housing the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship.

[55] Originally founded in 1986[56] and located in Fort Lauderdale,[57] the museum focuses on contemporary art work, particularly of the cultures of South Florida and Latin America.

The NSU Art Museum is based in a 83,000 square-foot building, with a 256-seat auditorium and permanent collection of more than 7,000 works.

[59][60] In April 2015, NSU announced a significant restructuring of its schools and colleges, adopting an all-college framework, to take effect the following July.

Following a $50 million donation from the Kiran C Patel Foundation,[66] NSU's Tampa Bay campus was relocated to Clearwater.

[69] The $20 million center will occupy the 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) on the fifth floor of NSU's Alvin Sherman Library.

[70] Two weeks prior, six cases were identified in individuals who traveled to Ireland as part of a school-affiliated trip.

The Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center was opened to the public in December 2001, and offers workshops on a variety of topics each semester online and at NSU campuses.

[81] In 2021, HCA Florida University Hospital, along with a new medical office building and a new parking structure, opened adjacent to the main campus.

The Dania Beach campus includes the Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Ecosystems Research.

Completed in 2012 at a cost of US$50 million, the center is the largest research facility dedicated to studying coral reefs in the United States.

Kiran and Pallavi Patel Family Foundation committed to a $200 million donation to support the development of the campus.

[88] Nova Southeastern operates student education centers and satellite campuses in Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Miramar, Miami-Kendall Orlando, Palm Beach-Palm Beach Gardens, Tampa Bay-Clearwater, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.

[73] These centers provide computer labs, videoconferencing equipment, and other resources for distance students, who are not located near the main campus.

[16] Additional programs of study include engineering and computing, arts, humanities and social sciences.

NSU maintains a Health Professions Division, currently composed of eight colleges, including two accredited medical schools.

This center aims to advance the science of treatment for individuals with neuro-inflammatory diseases via integration of education, research, and patient care.

[97] The College of Allopathic Medicine received Preliminary Accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) on October 10, 2017, becoming the eighth M.D.

[118] There are a total of 20 student government associations that form PanSGA with the addition of the College of Allopathic Medicine.

[126] Opened in August 2019, Mako Hall holds apartment style living accommodations with individual kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom on campus.

The Farquhar Honors College hosts the Distinguished Speakers Series, which brings experts and notable persons from diverse fields to the campus.

[128] Past speakers have included Salman Rushdie, Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Spike Lee, Maziar Bahari, Bob Woodward, Elie Wiesel, Paul Bremer, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, Desmond Tutu, and Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama.

Past speakers have included Dwayne Johnson, Wayne Huizenga, Vanessa L. Williams, Dan Abrams, Jason Taylor, Michael Phelps, James Earl Jones, and Alyssa Milano.

The university is a member of the NCAA Division II ranks, primarily competing in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) since the 2002–03 academic year.

In 2016, for the first time in school history, the NSU baseball team won the Division II National Championship.

Martinez[138] of the Boston Red Sox, Isabel Saint Malo, the former Vice President of Panama,[139] Marilyn Mailman Segal, prominent child psychologist, Ivy Dumont, first female Governor-General of the Bahamas, Tyler Cymet, internist, Cathy Areu, author and journalist, Somy Ali, former Bollywood actress and activist, Geisha Williams, former CEO of PG&E, Kristine Lefebvre, lawyer and contestant on The Apprentice, Scott W. Rothstein, lawyer, Syra Madad, epidemiologist and infectious disease control expert, and Dr. Will Kirby, a dermatologist and television personality.

NSU faculty are funded by extramural grants of over $107 million for various projects to advance research works, academics.