How many students at PLNU? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 4,319 students have enrolled in Point Loma Nazarene University with 3,154 undergraduate and 1,165 graduate students.
By gender, 1,474 male and 2,845 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (6,139 students in average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
537 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,262 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Point Loma Nazarene University has a total of 4,319 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 3,154 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,165 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 1,474 male and 2,845 female students (the male-female ratio is 34:66) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 4,319 | 3,154 | 1,165 |
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| Men | 1,474 | 1,098 | 376 |
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| Women | 2,845 | 2,056 | 789 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,144 White, 115 Black, and 299 Asian students out of a total of 4,319 are attending at Point Loma Nazarene University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 14 | 4 | 10 |
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| Asian | 299 | 117 | 182 |
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| Black | 115 | 56 | 59 |
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| Hispanic | 1,259 | 404 | 855 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 22 | 6 | 16 |
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| White | 2,144 | 720 | 1,424 |
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| Two or more races | 316 | 104 | 212 |
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| Race Unknown | 101 | 42 | 59 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| Asian | 222 | 95 | 127 |
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| Black | 70 | 35 | 35 |
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| Hispanic | 809 | 266 | 543 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| White | 1,682 | 576 | 1,106 |
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| Two or more races | 256 | 80 | 176 |
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| Race Unknown | 62 | 26 | 36 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| Asian | 77 | 22 | 55 |
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| Black | 45 | 21 | 24 |
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| Hispanic | 450 | 138 | 312 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| White | 462 | 144 | 318 |
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| Two or more races | 60 | 24 | 36 |
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| Race Unknown | 39 | 16 | 23 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, PLNU has 46 students under 18 years old and 4 students over 65 years old. There are 2,998 students under 25 years old, and 1,321 students over 25 years old out of 4,319 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 46 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. PLNU has 2,737 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 417 students aged 25 and over.
It has 261 graduate students aged under 25 and 904 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 46 | 31 | 15 |
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| 18-19 | 1,218 | 791 | 427 |
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| 20-21 | 1,120 | 762 | 358 |
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| 22-24 | 614 | 385 | 229 |
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| 25-29 | 537 | 366 | 171 |
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| 30-34 | 299 | 188 | 111 |
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| 35-39 | 171 | 109 | 62 |
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| 40-49 | 216 | 144 | 72 |
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| 50-64 | 94 | 67 | 27 |
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| Over 65 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 46 | 31 | 15 |
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| 18-19 | 1,218 | 791 | 427 |
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| 20-21 | 1,113 | 755 | 358 |
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| 22-24 | 360 | 202 | 158 |
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| 25-29 | 176 | 111 | 65 |
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| 30-34 | 96 | 62 | 34 |
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| 35-39 | 57 | 36 | 21 |
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| 40-49 | 62 | 47 | 15 |
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| 50-64 | 24 | 21 | 3 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 254 | 183 | 71 |
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| 25-29 | 361 | 255 | 106 |
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| 30-34 | 203 | 126 | 77 |
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| 35-39 | 114 | 73 | 41 |
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| 40-49 | 154 | 97 | 57 |
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| 50-64 | 70 | 46 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Point Loma Nazarene University, 537 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,262 students are enrolled in some online courses.
520 students lived in California or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 17 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 4,319 | 537 | 1,262 |
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| Undergraduate | 3,154 | 201 | 732 |
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| Graduate | 1,165 | 336 | 530 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| California Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 520 | 17 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 193 | 8 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 327 | 9 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 3,154 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 321 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.18%.198 students have transferred in as full-time status and 123 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,531 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 198 |
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| Regular Part-time | 302 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 123 |
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