Point Loma Nazarene University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Point Loma Nazarene University

Point Loma Nazarene University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in San Diego, California (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 3,188 students of which 3,521 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Point Loma Nazarene University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 83.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,287 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $38,729, with published in-state tuition of $46,250 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,990, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.5%. Graduates earn a median of $63,998 ten years after enrolling, compared with $54,811 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 105100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.