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National University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location San Diego, CA
Population 3,000,000
Website http://www.nu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 9,725
Men / Women 47% / 53%
Hispanic 35%
White 33%
Black 19%
Asian 9%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 25%
Education 6%
Engineering, Computing & Math 5%
Professional 5%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $13,284
Est. Cost of Attendance $33,978
10-Year ROI $177,000
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 53%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,055 (89th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 95%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #306
Engineering, Computing & Math $0M #501
Life & Natural Sciences $0M #571
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #264
Humanities & Social Sciences 13 #453
Life & Natural Sciences 18 #455

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 405 34% / 66% 0% $55,316
Biology 15 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Kinesiology 16 — 69% / 31% 0% —
Applied Psychology 11 — 27% / 73% 0% —
Communication Studies 17 — 24% / 76% 0% —
Cross-Cultural Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
English 19 — 16% / 84% 0% $48,427
General Studies 31 — 52% / 48% 0% $55,930
History 18 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Interdisciplinary Studies 21 — 43% / 57% 0% $50,700
Legal Studies 17 — 24% / 76% 0% —
Paralegal Studies 8 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Political Science 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Psychology 172 — 28% / 72% 0% $57,981
Social Science 6 — 83% / 17% 0% —
Sociology 36 — 17% / 83% 0% $48,384
Spanish 3 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Digital Media 13 — 54% / 46% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing 641 41% / 59% 0% $76,721
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 39 — 31% / 69% 0% $64,848
Community Health 41 — 20% / 80% 0% $56,400
Health Sciences 29 — 21% / 79% 0% $55,478
Medical Radiologic Technology
Nursing 262 — 30% / 70% 0% $95,681
Health Administration 40 — 18% / 82% 0% $75,346
Criminal Justice 105 — 65% / 35% 0% $55,480
Homeland Security 43 — 72% / 28% 0% $68,304
Public Administration 13 — 54% / 46% 0% $79,173
Cybersecurity 69 — 71% / 29% 0% $70,354
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Sanford College of Education 93 11% / 89% 0% $49,642
Early Childhood Education 81 — 7% / 93% 0% $49,642
Elementary Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,642
English Education 4 — 25% / 75% 0% —
Mathematics Teacher Education 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Special Education
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Business and Management 366 57% / 43% 0% $72,644
Accounting 40 — 25% / 75% 0% $69,947
Business Administration 207 — 56% / 44% 0% $71,238
Business Communications 12 — 25% / 75% 0% $66,648
Finance 15 — 80% / 20% 0% —
Management Information Systems 43 — 74% / 26% 0% $84,646
Office Management
Organizational Behavior Studies
Organizational Leadership 32 — 75% / 25% 0% $71,238
Construction Management 17 — 71% / 29% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Engineering and Technology 73 89% / 11% 0% $88,770
Computer Science 40 — 88% / 12% 0% $88,081
Construction Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Information Technology 13 — 92% / 8% 0% $90,890
Manufacturing Engineering 11 — 82% / 18% 0% —