Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in San Diego, CA.
It offers 20 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $11,880.
A total of 1,165 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 4,319 students at PLNU. PLNU offers online graduate programs and 336 out of 1,165 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find PLNU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $11,880. It offers twenty (20) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Point Loma Nazarene University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,271 students
336 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | $11,880 |
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| Student to Faculty | 13:1 (7.69%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 20 Graduate Programs
18 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 1 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Point Loma Nazarene University
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Point Loma Nazarene University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $11,880 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $660.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $11,880 |
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| Cost per Credit | $660 |
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| Books & Supplies | $938 |
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| Room & Board | $12,850 (On-Campus) / $20,232 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,530 (On-Campus) / $5,392 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $29,198 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $38,442 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $11,880 | $11,880 | $11,880 | $11,880 | $11,880 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Point Loma Nazarene University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 20 major areas - 18 Master's (4 online programs), 1 Doctorate (1 online programs), 1 Post-Master's. 402 students have been conferred Master's degree and 4 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 402 | 4 | - | 2 |
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| Men | 134 | 1 | - | - |
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| Women | 268 | 3 | - | 2 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Graduate Student Population
PLNU graduate schools have a total of 1,271 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 371 male and 900 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 559 full-time and 712 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 336 students enrolled through online exclusively and 530 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 538 White, 44 Black, and 93 Asian students are attending at Point Loma Nazarene University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
7 grad students are younger than 22 and 226 students are older than 65. It has 615 students aged between 22 and 30 and 317 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,271 |
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| Men | 371 |
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| Women | 900 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,271 |
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| Full-time Students | 559 |
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| Part-time Students | 712 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,271 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 93 |
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| Black | 44 |
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| Hispanic | 465 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 11 |
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| White | 538 |
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| Two or more races | 68 |
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| Un-Known | 36 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,271 |
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| 21 & Under | 7 |
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| 22-24 | 254 |
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| 25-29 | 361 |
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| 30-34 | 203 |
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| 35-39 | 114 |
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| 40 & Over | 226 |
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Online Population
At Point Loma Nazarene University graduate schools, 336 students enrolled online exclusively and 530 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,165 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 336 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 530 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 299 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 336 |
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| California Resident | 327 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 9 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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