Point Loma Nazarene University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Point Loma Nazarene University, commonly referred to as PLNU, is a Christian college of liberal arts located in San Diego, California, United States. It was established in 1902. Its main campus is situated on the Loma oceanfront point in San Diego. The university offers enrollment to more than 3,000 students annually. PLNU was initially founded as the Pacific Bible College. It went through several name and status changes and was ultimately christened Point Loma Nazarene University in 1998. In addition to the main campus in Point Loma, PLNU offers classes in regional centers in:

• Arcadia
• Bakersfield
• Inland Empire
• Mission Valley
• San Diego

Point Loma Nazarene University supports a large number of registered clubs and organizations such as the Art Society, Black Student Union, International Club, Klub Deutsch, and Guerilla Film Society. There are also several fraternities and sororities including Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Pi Sigma Alpha, Psi Chi, and Tri Beta

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Church of the Nazarene religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and media.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Point Loma Nazarene University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 88% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,390 in 2009-2010 (3,037 full-time equivalent).

About 35% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 65% of the class.

Undergrads are 60% of enrolled students and graduate students are 40%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Point Loma Nazarene University provides on-campus housing for 1,679 of its 3,037 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Golden State Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 78 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 81 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Point Loma Nazarene University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (146 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Fashion Merchandising
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (21 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (317 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Music Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Engineering Physics

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (35 awarded)

• Child Development
• Family and Community Services
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (7 awarded)

• Fine Arts and Art Studies
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (117 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Development Economics and International Development
• English Language and Literature
• History
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (12 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (62 awarded)

• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (10 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (61 awarded)

• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (32 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (27 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Philosophy
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies
• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies

SCIENCE (41 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (39 awarded)

• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology