College · Private nonprofit · San Diego, CA · City
Point Loma Nazarene University
San Diego, CA
Religious affiliation
Admit rate84%
6-yr median pay$55k
Net price / yr$39k
Undergrad size3,188
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $39k/yr for a shot at a $55k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 84% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1287 · ACT 26.
If you get in
3,188 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $60k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $39k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$242k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$155k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$87k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback2.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $46.3k
- Room & board
- $13.7k
- Books & supplies
- $1,062
How students pay for it.
Pell grants21%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans50%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$23k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $15k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr77%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$55k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out18%
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
- 3,188
- 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 · medium · primarily residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
- Also known as
- PLNU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White52%
- Hispanic27%
- Two or more races8%
- Asian7%
- Unknown3%
- Black2%
- International1%
First-gen students29%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Median family income$59k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 59
What you can study.