National University Business Programs

National University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in San Diego, California. San Diego is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is National University?

Contact details for National University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	9388 Lightwave Ave, San Diego, CA 92123
Phone:	800-628-8648
Website:	www.nu.edu

How Do I Get Into National University?

You can apply to National University online at: www.nu.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.html

National University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford National University?

National University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 7,648 undergraduate students at National University, with 2,932 being full-time and 4,716 being part-time.

There are also 9,487 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,932 full-time undergraduates at National University, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	217
Black or African American	277
Hispanic or Latino	897
White	1,001
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	532

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at National University. At this time, 7 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at National University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Thailand.

Online Learning at National University

There are 147 bachelor’s degree and 150 master’s degree programs available online at National University. In 2022-2023, 12,521 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at National University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of National University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Finance	18%
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	43%

National University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	12	1	188	212	413
Organizational Leadership	0	0	37	73	110
Accounting	0	0	36	58	94
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0	76	76
General Management Information Systems	0	0	21	10	31
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	21	0	21
Finance	0	0	17	0	17
Business/Corporate Communications	0	0	14	0	14
Construction Management	0	0	12	0	12
Organizational Behavior Studies	0	0	3	0	3
Management Science	0	0	0	1	1
E-Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	0	0
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	12	1	349	430	792

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By University under License

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