Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University admitted 84% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1175–1365 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $40,555 a year. Within six years, 77% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 84%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1175–1365
- ACT middle 50%
- 25–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $64,950 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $40,555 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $34,042 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $48,450 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 77%
- Students who return for a second year
- 86%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $68,713 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,895
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,188
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 26%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 23%
- Health professions
- 14%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Family and consumer sciences
- 9%
- Communication and journalism
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Truman State University MO · 84% admitted
- Duquesne University PA · 84% admitted
- Michigan State University MI · 85% admitted
- University of Massachusetts-Lowell MA · 83% admitted
- New Saint Andrews College ID · 84% admitted
- Dominican University of California CA · 84% admitted
More colleges in California
- California State University-Fullerton CA · 91% admitted
- California State University-Long Beach CA · 46% admitted
- San Diego State University CA · 36% admitted
- University of California-San Diego CA · 27% admitted
- University of California-Los Angeles CA · 9% admitted
- University of California-Berkeley CA · 11% admitted
- California State University-Northridge CA · 93% admitted
- University of California-Davis CA · 42% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.