Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private nonprofit college in San Diego, CA. Its average net price is $40,555 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$34,042
$30,001 to $48,000$33,911
$48,001 to $75,000$31,096
$75,001 to $110,000$34,180
$110,001 and up$45,177
$48,450Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$48,450Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$40,555Average Net Price
$14,670Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,090Books and Supplies
$4,538Other Expenses
25.8%Students on Pell Grants
49.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

83.7%Acceptance Rate
610 to 695SAT Reading, Middle Half
565 to 670SAT Math, Middle Half
25 to 32ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$64,626
8 years after entry$67,583
10 years after entry$68,713
77.1%Graduation Rate
85.5%Retention Rate
$21,895Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

San Diego, CALocation
Large citySetting
3,188Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921$25,750 Small program - rough guide n=58
Bible/Biblical Studies$38,041 National median for this major n=2,023Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$45,440 Small program - rough guide n=43$19,500 Small program - rough guide n=43
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,063 n=130$18,750 Small program - rough guide n=97
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences$41,457 National median for this major n=2,766Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
Computer Science$66,457 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Criminal Justice$48,557 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$39,341 National median for this major n=2,106Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$35,515 Small program - rough guide n=82$25,000 Small program - rough guide n=59
International/Globalization Studies$42,221 National median for this major n=4,870Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Leisure and Recreational Activities$30,597 National median for this major n=119Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$47,209 Small program - rough guide n=39Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries$35,268 National median for this major n=1,162Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other$31,918 National median for this major n=145Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$31,042 Small program - rough guide n=63$23,125 Small program - rough guide n=64
Psychology, Other$40,236 National median for this major n=621Not published
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$104,802 n=159$27,000 n=113
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Religious Music and Worship$35,829 National median for this major n=364Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$51,184 Small program - rough guide n=48$24,500 Small program - rough guide n=53
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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