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Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private campus in San Diego proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Church of the Nazarene affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$44,837

family income
under $30k

$47,378

$30–48k

$49,500

$48–75k

$51,106

$75–110k

$51,154

over $110k

Average net price

$38,7292023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Point Loma Nazarene University rose from $29,136 (2008) to $38,729 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$29,136
2009	$27,316
2010	$28,515
2011	$24,523
2012	$29,865
2013	$30,913
2014	$31,473
2015	$30,718
2016	$31,452
2017	$32,319
2018	$33,044
2019	$34,575
2020	$33,537
2021	$47,107
2022	$36,127
2023	$38,729

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$60,4882024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Point Loma Nazarene University rose from $38,076 (2009) to $60,488 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$38,076
2010	$38,139
2011	$39,828
2012	$41,471
2013	$43,060
2014	$44,198
2015	$45,457
2016	$46,683
2017	$48,040
2018	$49,512
2019	$50,979
2020	$53,045
2021	$52,834
2022	$54,207
2023	$56,664
2024	$60,488

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$14,340	$14,342
2001	$14,800	$14,802
2002	$15,760	$15,762
2003	$18,500	$18,500
2004	$19,040	$19,040
2005	$20,200	$20,200
2006	$21,620	$21,620
2007	$23,730	$23,730
2008	$25,120	$25,120
2013	$30,356	$30,356
2014	$31,406	$31,406
2015	$32,400	$32,400
2016	$33,500	$33,500
2017	$34,600	$34,600
2018	$35,700	$35,700
2019	$36,950	$36,950
2020	$38,300	$38,300
2021	$39,500	$39,500
2022	$41,100	$41,100
2023	$43,550	$43,550

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $46,250 before grants and other attendance costs. At Point Loma Nazarene University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,188 undergrads, Point Loma Nazarene University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

77.2% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Point Loma Nazarene University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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77.2%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Point Loma Nazarene University rose from 47.9% (entered 1991) to 77.2% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	47.9%
1992 cohort	40.4%
1993 cohort	44.5%
1994 cohort	42.1%
1995 cohort	52.2%
1996 cohort	54.2%
1997 cohort	51.4%
1998 cohort	55.4%
1999 cohort	68.2%
2000 cohort	66%
2001 cohort	70.5%
2002 cohort	70.8%
2003 cohort	72.6%
2004 cohort	83.5%
2005 cohort	72.4%
2006 cohort	75%
2007 cohort	72.1%
2008 cohort	73.4%
2009 cohort	75%
2010 cohort	70.9%
2011 cohort	74.4%
2012 cohort	77.3%
2013 cohort	74.7%
2014 cohort	72.1%
2015 cohort	72.7%
2016 cohort	75.9%
2017 cohort	73.8%
2018 cohort	77.2%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,625	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,875	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,010	$10,297
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,149	$10,135
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,625	$10,425
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,051	$7,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,375	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,429	$8,411
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,103	$8,659
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,938	$9,772
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,500	$10,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,943	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,407	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,122	$6,995
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,292	$6,562
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$6,868
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,884	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$22,813	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$22,500	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,000	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,990	$15,000

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$54,811

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$59,692

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$63,998

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Point Loma Nazarene University admitted 2,732 of 3,265 applicants in Fall 2024. The 83.7% rate describes that application pool.

83.7%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $43,550 tuition · 2023–24 3,188 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1175–13651600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Point Loma Nazarene University received 3,265 applications and admitted 2,732 (83.7%), with 585 enrolling.

Point Loma Nazarene University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Point Loma Nazarene University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 610–695 and Math was 565–670 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1175–1365 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	610	645	695
SAT Math	565	615	670
ACT Composite	25	28	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

83.7%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	76%
Fall 2002	76%
Fall 2003	64.3%
Fall 2004	65%
Fall 2005	65.5%
Fall 2006	65.3%
Fall 2007	73.5%
Fall 2008	78.1%
Fall 2009	74.4%
Fall 2010	54.9%
Fall 2011	52.4%
Fall 2012	55.9%
Fall 2013	66.5%
Fall 2014	69.5%
Fall 2015	71.3%
Fall 2016	69.4%
Fall 2017	76.3%
Fall 2018	68.9%
Fall 2019	73.7%
Fall 2020	83.5%
Fall 2021	83.7%
Fall 2022	81.9%
Fall 2023	81.8%
Fall 2024	83.7%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1175–1365Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	990	1210
Fall 2002	1090	1260
Fall 2003	1040	1235
Fall 2004	1050	1250
Fall 2005	1040	1270
Fall 2006	1020	1240
Fall 2007	1010	1240
Fall 2008	1020	1220
Fall 2009	990	1230
Fall 2010	1030	1240
Fall 2011	1030	1250
Fall 2012	1050	1260
Fall 2013	1040	1260
Fall 2014	1010	1220
Fall 2015	1020	1250
Fall 2016	1030	1240
Fall 2017	1100	1290
Fall 2018	1140	1300
Fall 2019	1140	1310
Fall 2020	1100	1290
Fall 2021	1170	1350
Fall 2023	1140	1410
Fall 2024	1175	1365

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

25–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	21	26
Fall 2002	21	26
Fall 2003	21	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	21	28
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	23	28
Fall 2015	23	28
Fall 2016	23	28
Fall 2017	23	28
Fall 2018	24	29
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	23	28
Fall 2021	22	30
Fall 2023	22	30
Fall 2024	25	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,188Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Point Loma Nazarene University rose from 2,389 (Fall 2002) to 3,188 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,389
Fall 2003	2,375
Fall 2004	2,361
Fall 2005	2,360
Fall 2006	2,369
Fall 2007	2,337
Fall 2008	2,394
Fall 2009	2,367
Fall 2010	2,402
Fall 2011	2,365
Fall 2012	2,410
Fall 2013	2,543
Fall 2014	2,560
Fall 2015	2,763
Fall 2016	2,986
Fall 2017	3,092
Fall 2018	3,130
Fall 2019	3,195
Fall 2020	3,209
Fall 2021	3,170
Fall 2022	3,149
Fall 2023	3,132
Fall 2024	3,188

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Point Loma Nazarene University has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	82%
Fall 2003 cohort	83%
Fall 2004 cohort	85%
Fall 2005 cohort	86%
Fall 2006 cohort	87%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	84%
Fall 2009 cohort	84%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	83%
Fall 2012 cohort	89%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	86%
Fall 2016 cohort	89%
Fall 2017 cohort	85%
Fall 2018 cohort	88%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	84%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	86%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Point Loma Nazarene University

21.4% of Point Loma Nazarene University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Point Loma Nazarene University as a primarily residential campus of 3,188 undergraduates — and 85.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Point Loma Nazarene University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1175–1365 — their midpoint is below the CA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Point Loma Nazarene University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Point Loma Nazarene University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Point Loma Nazarene University83.7%

California median74.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Point Loma Nazarene University$46,250

California median$23,000

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Point Loma Nazarene University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Point Loma Nazarene University$63,998

California median$64,778

National median$53,781

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Point Loma Nazarene University, California and national reference values
Metric & basis	Point Loma Nazarene University	California median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	83.7%	74.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$46,250	$23,000	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$63,998	$64,778	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Point Loma Nazarene University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Point Loma Nazarene University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 11 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$114,919
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$74,495
Biology, General	$65,365
Business/Corporate Communications	$60,187
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$59,654
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$59,183
Design and Applied Arts	$57,740
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,198
Communication and Media Studies	$47,092
Psychology, General	$46,437
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$46,119

These 11 fields listed for Point Loma Nazarene University measure earnings after completion. The $63,998 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 48 additional Point Loma Nazarene University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Point Loma Nazarene University report?

Point Loma Nazarene University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1175–1365 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Point Loma Nazarene University's acceptance rate?

83.7% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,732 admitted from 3,265 applicants.

How much does Point Loma Nazarene University cost?

At Point Loma Nazarene University, tuition is $46,250. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Point Loma Nazarene University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $63,998. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in California

Pepperdine University — 62.9% admitted
University of Redlands — 82.7% admitted
University of the Pacific — 71.3% admitted
Otis College of Art and Design — 81.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.