Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $40,555. 77% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $68,713 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $21,895.

Average net price
$40,555
per year Verified data
Completion rate
77%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$68,713
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$21,895
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$48,450
Out-of-state tuition and fees$48,450
Average cost of attendance$64,950
Books and supplies$1,090
Room and board, on campus$14,670
Average net price, all aided students$40,555
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$34,042
Average net price, family income over $110,000$45,177

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
84%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1175 to 1365
ACT composite range, middle 50%
25 to 32
Undergraduate enrollment
3,188
Graduate enrollment
1,511
Students receiving Pell grants
26%
Student to faculty ratio
13 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time77%
Completion within normal time69%
First-year retention (full-time)86%
Median federal debt, graduates$21,895
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$249
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$48,712
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry81%
1 year after completion$51,927
4 years after completion$72,880
6 years after entry$64,626
8 years after entry$67,583
10 years after entry$68,713
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $68,713; the middle half earned $43,482 to $102,071. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Point Loma Nazarene University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

84 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (61)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
14$81,589$24,998
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
46$33,152$25,750
Bible/Biblical Studies
CIP 39.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
34$45,440$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
102$53,063$18,750
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences
CIP 26.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
31$36,377$20,500
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
22$66,457Suppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
24$48,557$18,750
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
22Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01
Suppressed for privacy$27,000
Engineering Physics
CIP 14.12
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
CIP 50.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
14$63,772$23,906
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
CIP 19.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · Some credentials fully online
65$35,515$25,000
International/Globalization Studies
CIP 30.20 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Leisure and Recreational Activities
CIP 36.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
28$47,209$24,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
CIP 39.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
CIP 38.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
57$31,042$23,125
Psychology, Other
CIP 42.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
10$48,757Suppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
94$104,802$27,000
Religion/Religious Studies
CIP 38.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Religious Music and Worship
CIP 39.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
27Suppressed for privacy$19,287
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · Some credentials fully online
51$51,184$24,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (16)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
41$55,222Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
94$77,615Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
53$54,039Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
126$70,053Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
19$110,814Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
47$54,012Suppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Theological and Ministerial Studies
CIP 39.06 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Education, General
CIP 13.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 121309, OPEID 001262. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.