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National University
San Diego, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 10,794 students · mostly bachelor degrees
285th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$22,878
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$33,978
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$67,548
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Pell grant recipients
29%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
128 programsComputer Science · Master's Degree15 grads/yr$132,798Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree12 grads/yr$127,649Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree15 grads/yr$121,408Management Information Systems, General · Master's Degree1 grads/yr$118,874Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Master's Degree64 grads/yr$118,388Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree243 grads/yr$114,413Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree108 grads/yr$110,083Packaging Science · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$108,725Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree13 grads/yr$100,721Manufacturing Engineering · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$97,525Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree294 grads/yr$96,924Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$95,555Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$94,203Management Information Systems, General · Bachelor's Degree31 grads/yr$94,118Educational/Instructional Technology · Master's Degree19 grads/yr$93,547Accounting · Master's Degree44 grads/yr$93,465Public Administration · Master's Degree77 grads/yr$88,988Medical Informatics · Master's Degree24 grads/yr$88,945Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree288 grads/yr$85,908Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General · Master's Degree71 grads/yr$81,583Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$81,355Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree103 grads/yr$81,299Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Bachelor's Degree54 grads/yr$80,134Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$79,900Accounting · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$79,696
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.