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Point Loma Nazarene University

San Diego, California Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in San Diego, California. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 4,757, made up of 3,246 undergraduates and 1,511 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Church of the Nazarene.

Point Loma Nazarene University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 79 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Education, General, Business Administration and Management, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 1,364 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

86% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

4,757
Students enrolled
86%
First-year retention
1,364
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
79
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 79

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Education 9
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Health Professions 11
Psychology 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 6
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Social Sciences 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
English Language and Literature 3
Engineering 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 3
Public Administration and Social Services 2
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Physical Sciences 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
86%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
847
Master's degrees
513
Professional doctorates
1
Certificates under 1 year
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,757
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,246
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,511
Full-time, fall 2024
74%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,807
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,761
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,046
Full-time, 2024-25
67%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
68%
Men
32%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
32%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
32%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Church of the Nazarene
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pacific West Conference
President
Kerry Fulcher
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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