- The Inkwell
- California
- Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CACity: largeZIP 92106Founded 1902
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1902
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.pointloma.edu
CaliforniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University is a private nonprofit university in San Diego, California, with 3,188 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 77% within six years and costs $40,555 a year after aid.
77%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention86%
4-year graduation69%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans49%
$40,555net price / year
84%admission rate
1287average SAT
77%graduate in 6 years
$68,713median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,895median debt
#432 of 1,704 for earnings#1,662 of 1,739 for lowest net price#230 of 1,738 for graduation rate#976 of 1,552 for selectivity
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
- $64,950tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $48,450
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $48,450
- Average net price
- $40,555national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$34,042
$30,001–48,000$33,911
$48,001–75,000$31,096
$75,001–110,000$34,180
$110,001+$45,177
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1287
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 610–695
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 565–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college86%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college77%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 77%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 69%
- First-year retention
- 86%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 77%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,626
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $68,713middle 50%: $43,482–$102,071
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,895
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$102,071
Median, Point Loma Nazarene University$68,713
Lower quarter$43,482
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
- 3,188
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 23.3
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,862 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,365
- Endowment, end of year
- $87,146,089
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic27%
Black2.1%
Asian6.7%
Two or more races7.9%
U.S. nonresident1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown3.0%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management23%
Health professions14%
Psychology8.6%
Family & consumer sciences8.5%
Communication & journalism6.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.2%
Education6.0%
Visual & performing arts3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 121309. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7208069.