Point Loma Nazarene University Overview

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Point Loma Nazarene University Known For?

• The highest award offered at PLNU is the doctor's degree.
• In a recent academic period100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, PLNU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $63,998 a year. That's about 57% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from PLNU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Point Loma Nazarene University?

Contact details for PLNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106-2899
Phone:	619-849-2200
Website:	www.pointloma.edu

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How Do I Get Into PLNU?

You can apply to PLNU online at: www.pointloma.edu/UndergradAdmissions/ApplyNow.htm

Admission Requirements for PLNU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into PLNU?

PLNU has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Point Loma Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of PLNU is $38,335. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 PLNU, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $7,511 a year. That adds up to $30,044 over four years for those students.

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Point Loma Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,216 undergraduate students at PLNU, with 2,543 being full-time and 673 being part-time.

There are also 1,400 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,543 full-time undergraduates at PLNU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Point Loma Nazarene University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	171
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	573
White	1,457
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	283

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Point Loma Nazarene University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at PLNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Canada.

Point Loma Nazarene University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	117	0	92	0	209
General Education	0	0	138	0	138
Nursing	111	2	18	4	135
Health & Physical Education	17	0	61	0	78
General Psychology	62	0	0	0	62
Allied Health Professions	42	0	19	0	61
Human Development & Family Studies	55	0	0	0	55
General Biology	40	0	12	0	52
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	44	0	44
Teacher Education Grade Specific	38	0	0	0	38
Finance & Financial Management	37	0	0	0	37
Computer Information Systems	31	0	0	0	31
Marketing	26	0	0	0	26
Criminal Justice & Corrections	23	0	0	0	23
Accounting	21	0	0	0	21
Communication & Media Studies	21	0	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	15	0	0	0	15
Computer Science	15	0	0	0	15
Special Education	0	0	15	0	15
Design & Applied Arts	14	0	0	0	14
Political Science & Government	13	0	0	0	13
International Studies	12	0	0	0	12
Sociology	10	0	0	0	10
Public Relations & Advertising	8	0	0	0	8
History	8	0	0	0	8
Natural Resources Conservation	8	0	0	0	8
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	7	0	0	0	7
Social Work	7	0	0	0	7
General Visual & Performing Arts	7	0	0	0	7
General English Literature	6	0	0	0	6
Writing Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Religious Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Music	6	0	0	0	6
Teacher Education Subject Specific	5	0	0	0	5
General Engineering	5	0	0	0	5
Mathematics	5	0	0	0	5
Chemistry	5	0	0	0	5
Economics	5	0	0	0	5
Philosophy	4	0	0	0	4
Journalism	3	0	0	0	3
Romance Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Management Information Systems	2	0	0	0	2
Engineering Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	1	0	0	0	1
Data Science	1	0	0	0	1
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	0	0
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Student Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0	0
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	831	2	402	4	1,239

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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