by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Point Loma Nazarene University was awarded 245 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
PLNU is ranked #401 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when PLNU held the #450 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
PLNU also holds the #69 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Point Loma Nazarene University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 84%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 15% of students accepted to PLNU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 680. Math scores were between 570 and 670.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Point Loma Nazarene University is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Point Loma Nazarene University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Point Loma Nazarene University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at PLNU for first-time, full-time students is 68%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Point Loma Nazarene University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,216 undergraduates at PLNU with 2,543 being full-time and 673 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $24,604 | $28,033 | $27,354 | $33,428 | $39,300 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of PLNU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 46% of students took out student loans averaging $8,117 a year. That adds up to $32,468 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at PLNU is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about paying for Point Loma Nazarene University.
See which majors at Point Loma Nazarene University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of 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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Diego-CA/Point-Loma-Nazarene-University/26060837166 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/plnu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 129 | $85,406 |
| Business Administration & Management | 118 | $42,184 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 83 | $26,260 |
| General Psychology | 72 | $25,647 |
| General Biology | 59 | $28,314 |
| Allied Health Professions | 58 | $24,669 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 50 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 37 | NA |
| Marketing | 33 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 33 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,660 students took at least one online class at Point Loma Nazarene University. This is an increase from the 1,595 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,660 | 459 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,595 | 274 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,165 | 200 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,027 | 200 |
| 2016-2017 | 921 | 241 |
Learn more about online learning at Point Loma Nazarene University.
If you’re considering Point Loma Nazarene University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against PLNU? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.