National University Overview

National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is National University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at National University.
• During a recent academic cycle, 10% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from National University makes roughly $67,548 a year. This is 66% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is National University?

Contact details for National University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone:	800-628-8648
Website:	www.nu.edu

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How Do I Get Into National University?

You can apply to National University online at: www.nu.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.html

As long as you submit the requested materials to National University when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford National University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At National University, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $8,722 a year. That adds up to $34,888 over four years for those students.

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National University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,441 undergraduate students at National University, with 3,292 being full-time and 5,149 being part-time.

There are also 9,629 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,292 full-time undergraduates at National University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	301
Hispanic or Latino	956
White	1,179
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	843

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at National University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at National University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Thailand.

National University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	2	1,093	17	1,112
General Education	0	0	0	0	653	0	653
Business Administration & Management	17	0	214	0	294	6	531
Nursing	0	0	243	49	12	16	320
Special Education	0	0	1	0	288	0	289
General Psychology	0	0	172	0	71	0	243
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	229	0	229
Liberal Arts General Studies	142	0	31	0	0	0	173
Educational Assessment	0	0	0	0	150	0	150
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	2	103	0	42	0	147
Public Health	0	0	53	0	83	0	136
Security Science and Technology	0	0	54	1	77	0	132
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	81	0	37	0	118
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	108	0	108
General English Literature	0	0	26	0	71	0	97
Homeland Security	0	0	54	0	43	0	97
Accounting	0	0	50	0	44	0	94
Information Technology	0	0	29	0	64	0	93
Public Administration	0	0	14	0	77	0	91
Human Biology	78	0	0	0	0	0	78
Health & Physical Education	0	0	14	1	63	0	78
Human Resource Management	0	0	5	0	71	0	76
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	43	0	20	0	63
Computer Science	0	0	33	0	15	0	48
Sociology	0	0	41	0	0	0	41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	35	0	0	0	35
Management Information Systems	0	0	31	0	1	0	32
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	0	3	24	0	27
Legal Support Services	9	14	4	0	0	0	27
Statistics	0	0	0	0	27	0	27
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	0	0	25	0	25
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	25	0	0	0	25
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0	23	0	23
History	0	0	22	0	0	0	22
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Construction Management	0	0	18	0	0	0	18
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Other Psychology	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Arts & Media Management	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Allied Health Professions	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	14	0	0	0	14
Writing Studies	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
Electrical Engineering	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	11	0	0	0	11
General Biology	0	0	10	0	0	0	10
Manufacturing Engineering	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
General Social Sciences	0	0	8	0	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Political Science & Government	0	0	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Mathematics	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
International Studies	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Construction Engineering	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
International Business	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alternative Medicine & Systems	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sustainability Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	246	16	1,577	56	3,752	39	5,686

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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