Point Loma Nazarene University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Church of the Nazarene
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,055 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,927
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 73%
From Region 6%
Athletes 215 (7.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 24%
Mixed 8%
Asian 7%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts, Humanities and Languages 122 30% 58% 5% 2% 20% 1% $50,050 1 -0.82 16 92%
Christian Studies 8 — 25% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $47,927 33 -0.36 12 — — — — —
English 6 — 17% 17% 0% 0% 33% 17% $48,484 32 -0.48 13 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $49,483 20 -0.76 15 — — — — —
History 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $49,450 19 -0.73 15 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 +1 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $52,329 25 -0.69 21 — — — — —
Spanish 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 50% 0% $48,838 18 -0.82 14 — — — — —
Worship Ministry 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,439 49 +0.07 19 — — — — —
Writing 4 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,057 31 -0.53 12 — — — — —
Communication 8 — 38% 25% 12% 0% 25% 0% $44,628 3 -1.61 8 94% — — — —
Communication Studies 11 — 36% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $44,628 3 -1.61 8 94% — — — —
Journalism 11 — 18% 64% 0% 0% 18% 0% $50,068 6 -1.37 16 — — — — —
Media Communication 16 — 38% 75% 6% 0% 19% 0% $44,628 3 -1.61 8 94% — — — —
Organizational Communication 7 — 29% 57% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,053 19 -0.88 47 — — — — —
Digital Communication 4 — 25% 50% 0% 25% 25% 0% $49,692 33 -0.40 15 — — — — —
Graphic Design 21 +1 29% 57% 5% 0% 29% 0% $61,729 60 +0.13 46 88% — — — —
Music 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,907 16 -0.63 5 — — — — —
Music Technology 6 — 50% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $41,414 28 -0.57 5 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $41,515 28 -0.56 5 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 3 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,727 41 -0.18 5 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Natural and Applied Sciences 271 32% 51% 10% 1% 27% 1% $73,987 55 -0.36 72 97% 3.2%
Engineering 4 — 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $82,922 7 -1.19 82 — — — — —
Pre-Engineering — — — — — — — — $76,407 3 -1.68 75 90% — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — — $95,474 16 -0.86 91 — — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 11 — 73% 64% 0% 0% 36% 0% $91,670 13 -0.97 89 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 3 — 67% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $97,934 61 +0.23 92 — — — — —
Information Technology 23 — 78% 26% 0% 4% 52% 0% $91,700 39 -0.32 89 100% — — — —
Chemistry 4 — 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,083 17 -0.72 52 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 50% 17% 17% 0% 17% 17% $73,762 40 -0.44 72 — — — — —
Physics — — — — — — — — $74,000 20 -0.69 72 — — — — —
Biochemistry 17 — 35% 53% 12% 0% 18% 0% $35,597 0 -3.20 3 100% — — — —
Biology 36 +1 25% 56% 8% 0% 22% 6% $63,509 35 -0.34 50 92% — — — —
Dietetics 6 — 17% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,834 22 -0.58 35 — — — — —
Environmental Science 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,713 31 -0.49 27 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 11 — 9% 55% 9% 0% 18% 0% $55,051 32 -0.45 28 — — — — —
Nutrition and Food Science 8 — 12% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $55,480 15 -0.81 29 — — — — —
Health Science 41 — 27% 61% 5% 0% 24% 0% $57,380 16 -0.76 34 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 22 — 32% 41% 9% 0% 36% 5% $56,590 30 -0.61 32 — — — — —
Nursing 75 — 17% 49% 20% 1% 25% 0% $100,059 81 +0.78 93 97% 3.2% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Sciences, Education and Justice 257 15% 47% 5% 4% 39% 0% $50,201 1 -0.76 16 93% 6.5%
Data Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $83,105 11 -1.27 83 — — — — —
Child Development 64 — 6% 28% 9% 6% 48% 0% $45,303 10 -0.94 8 87% 7.1% — — —
International Development 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,692 10 -0.84 32 — — — — —
International Studies 7 — 57% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,801 9 -0.88 30 — — — — —
Political Science 14 — 21% 57% 0% 0% 36% 0% $61,155 19 -0.81 44 — — — — —
Psychology 73 +1 14% 59% 4% 3% 32% 0% $45,990 4 -1.38 9 97% — — — —
Public Administration 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $60,951 19 -0.83 44 — — — — —
Social Work 7 — 14% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $47,168 14 -0.72 11 — — — — —
Sociology 11 — 36% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $46,889 7 -0.91 11 — — — — —
Elementary Education 47 — 6% 53% 6% 2% 32% 0% $53,399 65 +0.17 24 92% 6.8% — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,567 82 +0.72 24 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,857 82 +0.76 25 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 23 — 30% 17% 0% 4% 78% 0% $58,391 46 -0.21 37 95% 4.1% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Fermanian School of Business 197 63% 52% 8% 3% 26% 3% $74,329 56 -0.41 72 98% 4.9%
Accounting 25 — 64% 60% 12% 4% 16% 4% $99,746 79 +0.82 93 100% — — — —
Business Administration 99 +2 66% 52% 5% 2% 27% 3% $68,527 34 -0.47 62 99% 4.9% — — —
Finance 26 +1 85% 50% 4% 0% 31% 0% $85,737 34 -0.46 85 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems 5 — 80% 20% 40% 0% 20% 0% $86,059 38 -0.37 85 — — — — —
Marketing 28 — 39% 64% 4% 0% 25% 4% $62,367 9 -1.18 47 94% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 14 — 43% 29% 21% 14% 29% 0% $68,527 29 -0.54 62 99% 4.9% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $49,925
ROI Percentile 50th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 68%
6-Year Graduation Rate 77%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.5% 233 18% 52% 5% 3% 31% 0% $47,776 3 -1.18 12 93% 7.1%
Business & Economics 23.3% 197 63% 52% 8% 3% 26% 3% $74,330 38 -0.41 72 98% 4.9%
Health Sciences 16.3% 138 22% 51% 14% 1% 27% 1% $80,449 64 +0.10 80 97% 3.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.3% 53 28% 55% 9% 0% 21% 4% $54,556 6 -1.26 26 95% —
Education 5.5% 47 6% 53% 6% 2% 32% 0% $53,399 49 +0.17 24 92% 6.8%
Arts 4.8% 41 29% 56% 7% 2% 22% 0% $53,834 61 -0.04 25 88% —
Computer Science 4.7% 40 78% 38% 0% 5% 45% 0% $91,515 19 -0.53 89 100% —
Humanities 3.8% 32 25% 56% 3% 3% 22% 3% $48,970 15 -0.55 14 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 29 14% 62% 3% 0% 24% 0% $55,699 31 -0.58 29 — —
Professional 2.7% 23 30% 17% 0% 4% 78% 0% $58,391 22 -0.21 37 95% 4.1%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.2% 10 60% 50% 10% 0% 10% 10% $69,890 26 -0.55 65 — —
Engineering 0.5% 4 100% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $82,922 1 -1.19 82 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 32 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 30 $741K $741K $0
Basketball 16 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 10 $275K $275K $0
Total 88 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 57 $782K $781K $511
Soccer 32 $832K $832K $0
Volleyball 18 $774K $768K $5K
Basketball 17 $980K $980K $0
Golf 9 $368K $364K $4K
Tennis 7 $303K $303K $0
Total 127 $4.0M $4.0M $10K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 62 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 57 $782K $781K $511
Basketball 33 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Baseball 32 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Volleyball 18 $774K $768K $5K
Tennis 17 $579K $579K $0
Golf 9 $368K $364K $4K
Total 215 $9.3M $9.1M $208K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 14%
SAT Range 1170 – 1360
SAT Math Range 560 – 670
SAT RW Range 610 – 690