College · Private nonprofit · San Diego, CA · City
National University
San Diego, CA
Hispanic-serving
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$64k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size10,794
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $64k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
10,794 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $34k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$136k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$92k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$44k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $13.3k
- Books & supplies
- $936
How students pay for it.
Pell grants29%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans25%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$25k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention53%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr43%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$64k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$68k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 10,794
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Region
- Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Hispanic32%
- White29%
- Black18%
- Unknown10%
- Asian7%
- Two or more races3%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time41%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans4%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$31k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 50
What you can study.