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Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, CA · Private · Large city · PLNU

Private institution in San Diego, CA · 3,132 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $63,998 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$50,1681,958th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$43,5501,711th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$43,5501,695th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$56,6641,630th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,990988th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$63,998403rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$54,811354th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.8%322nd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
86.1%383rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.8%959th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1278233rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
3,132673rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.7%1,558th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 4 mi (SAN)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$55
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$82,641$85,206
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,501$63,749
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,645$66,821
Engineering PhysicsEngineeringbachelors$46,478—
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,193$46,087
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$41,087—
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$39,009$41,937
Business/Corporate CommunicationsBusinessbachelors$36,848$40,402
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$32,925—
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$31,848$32,925
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771—
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$28,309—

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,403,258 (M $1,384,374 · W $2,018,884)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Point Loma Nazarene University’s 3,132 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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