Colleges / Northcentral University
College · Private nonprofit · San Diego, CA · City
NU

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Online-only
Address9388 Lightwave Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123
Websitewww.nu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr
Undergrad size60
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $47k 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

60 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $4k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
60
Location
San Diego, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White45%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Unknown10%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time85%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 4

What you can study.

Colleges / Northcentral University
College · Private nonprofit · San Diego, CA · City
NU

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Online-only
Address9388 Lightwave Avenue, San Diego, CA 92123
Websitewww.nu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr
Undergrad size60
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $47k 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

60 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.

How students pay for it.

Pell grants38%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans45%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$13k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $4k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$48k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
60
Location
San Diego, CA
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Size & setting
Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · higher part-time
Accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
Identity
Online-only
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White45%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Unknown10%
  • Two or more races5%
  • Asian2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native2%
First-gen students44%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time85%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Median family income$21k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 4

What you can study.