The student population at Point Loma Nazarene University is 4,319 (3,154 undergraduate and 1,165 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 960 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at PLNU is 73.03% which is increased by 598 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 362 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.93 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

537 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,578.13% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,145 where 4,319 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 598 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 362 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.93 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in PLNU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Point Loma Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,3592,5569571,599803228575
2014-153,374
15
2,568
12
929
-28
1,639
40
806
3
223
-5
583
8
2015-163,663
289
2,767
199
990
61
1,777
138
896
90
250
27
646
63
2016-174,098
435
2,995
228
1,059
69
1,936
159
1,103
207
313
63
790
144
2017-184,417
319
3,100
105
1,078
19
2,022
86
1,317
214
391
78
926
136
2018-194,592
175
3,135
35
1,107
29
2,028
6
1,457
140
413
22
1,044
118
2019-204,567
-25
3,203
68
1,117
10
2,086
58
1,364
-93
373
-40
991
-53
2020-214,616
49
3,216
13
1,098
-19
2,118
32
1,400
36
357
-16
1,043
52
2021-224,445
-171
3,174
-42
1,090
-8
2,084
-34
1,271
-129
371
14
900
-143
2022-234,319
-126
3,154
-20
1,098
8
2,056
-28
1,165
-106
376
5
789
-111
Average4,1452,9871,0521,9351,158330829
Point Loma Nazarene University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,987 where 3,154 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Point Loma Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,5562,4839241,559733340
2014-152,5682,4938901,603753936
2015-162,7672,5879281,65918062118
2016-172,9952,5349191,615461140321
2017-183,1002,5719411,630529137392
2018-193,1352,5959431,652540164376
2019-203,2032,6119251,686592192400
2020-213,2162,5438621,681673236437
2021-223,1742,5748871,687600203397
2022-233,1542,7299671,762425131294
Average2,9872,9879191,6532,987134281
Point Loma Nazarene University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,158 where 1,165 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Point Loma Nazarene University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1480318657129617171446
2014-1580619355138613168445
2015-1689629088202606162444
2016-171,103398124274705189516
2017-181,317484152332833239594
2018-191,457511128383946285661
2019-201,364511121390853252601
2020-211,400638158480762199563
2021-221,271559156403712215497
2022-231,165509156353656220436
Average1,1581,1581203081,158210520
Point Loma Nazarene University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.64% and the percentage of black students is 2.66% at Point Loma Nazarene University. 6.92% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Point Loma Nazarene University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1440198115673252,092146
2014-152618799753282,026172
2015-162018695883322,068242
2016-17152441191,042402,194271
2017-18152671221,229432,268297
2018-19182981191,329392,278314
2019-2017297981,310292,303326
2020-21143021011,391222,319333
2021-22143221051,314212,210311
2022-23142991151,259222,144316
Average192601091,118302,190273
Point Loma Nazarene University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

537 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,578.13% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Point Loma Nazarene University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-153,374323602,982
2015-163,663905523,021
2016-174,0981585433,397
2017-184,4172416803,496
2018-194,5922008273,565
2019-204,5672009653,402
2020-214,6162741,3213,021
2021-224,4454591,2012,785
2022-234,3195371,2622,520
Average4,2322438573,132

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