Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law

Davie, FL

Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law is located in Davie, FL and enrolls approximately 225 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.52. In the most recent reporting year, 68.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
225
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.52
Bar-Required Jobs
68.6%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.71
50th Percentile 3.52
25th Percentile 3.34

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
68.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
49.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14.1%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
17.3%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
67.37%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
72.78%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-5.41%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
190
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 136
Less than ½ tuition 372
Half to full tuition 112
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 0