- The Inkwell
- California
- National University
San Diego, CACity: largeZIP 92123Founded 1971
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1974
- Website
- www.nu.edu
CaliforniaPrivate nonprofit
National University
National University is a private nonprofit university in San Diego, California, with 10,794 undergraduates. It graduates 43% within six years and costs $24,008 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Retention53%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans24%
$24,008net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$73,988median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#296 of 1,704 for earnings#1,165 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,278 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $31,068tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,284
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $13,284
- Average net price
- $24,008national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,968
$30,001–48,000$23,736
$48,001–75,000$31,068
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college53%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 53%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $69,601
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $73,988middle 50%: $47,498–$106,818
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$106,818
Median, National University$73,988
Lower quarter$47,498
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 10,794
- Part-time
- 41%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 31.7
- First-generation students
- 44%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 11%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,332 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,903
- Endowment, end of year
- $916,202,700
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White28%
Hispanic32%
Black18%
Asian7.3%
Two or more races2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.0%
Unknown9.5%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Health professions20%
Psychology12%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting12%
Liberal arts & humanities7.3%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Education4.7%
Legal professions4.0%
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|---|---|---|---|
| California Baptist University Riverside, CA | $24,138 | 60% | $67,633 |
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| Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA | $50,518 | 79% | $86,034 |
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| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | $29,539 | 81% | $93,069 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spalding University Louisville, KY | $24,262 | 45% | $55,738 |
| New England College Henniker, NH | $24,059 | 38% | $47,863 |
| Lakeland University Plymouth, WI | $23,722 | 38% | $61,368 |
| King University Bristol, TN | $22,416 | 44% | $65,781 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, NY | $23,239 | 39% | $64,154 |
| Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, IN | $22,171 | 44% | $47,076 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 119605. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1568237.