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National University is a private not-for-profit institution located 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

Can I Afford National University?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at National University paid $370 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$13,320	$13,320
Books and Supplies	$1,152	$1,152

The student loan default rate at National University is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 13,705 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 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of National University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at National University was -19.3%. This is the #1,810 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at National University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.