Point Loma Nazarene University Business Programs

Point Loma Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The location of PLNU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Point Loma Nazarene University?

Contact details for PLNU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106-2899
Phone:	619-849-2200
Website:	www.pointloma.edu

How Do I Get Into PLNU?

You can apply to PLNU online at: www.pointloma.edu/UndergradAdmissions/ApplyNow.htm

Admission Requirements for PLNU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into PLNU?

PLNU has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Point Loma Nazarene University?

The overall average net price of PLNU is $38,335. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At PLNU, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $8,117 a year. That adds up to $32,468 over four years for those students.

Point Loma Nazarene University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,174 undergraduate students at PLNU, with 2,574 being full-time and 600 being part-time.

There are also 1,271 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,574 full-time undergraduates at PLNU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Point Loma Nazarene University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	174
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	555
White	1,502
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	274

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at Point Loma Nazarene University. At this time, 32 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 32 countries are represented at PLNU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Germany, and Canada.

Online Learning at Point Loma Nazarene University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at PLNU. In 2022-2023, 1,799 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 17th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Point Loma Nazarene University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	79	78	157
Organizational Leadership	36	43	79
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	33	0	33
Finance	28	0	28
General Organizational Communication	21	0	21
Accounting	12	0	12
Development Economics & International Development	4	0	4
General Management Information Systems	3	0	3
TOTAL	216	121	337

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 OperaSmorg under License

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