Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at PLNU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 65.7% of undergraduate students being women and 34.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 3,174, with 2,084 women and 1,090 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at PLNU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.8% of undergraduate students being women and 29.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,271, with 900 women and 371 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.3% 1,090 students
- women 65.7% 2,084 students
Graduate Students
- men 29.2% 371 students
- women 70.8% 900 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 52.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,672 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 26.8% of the student body, with 849 students. Mixed race students represent 7.7% of the population, with 243 students, while Asian students account for 7.2%, with 229 students. African American students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 61 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 10 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 36 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 64 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within PLNU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 52.8% 1,672 students
- Hispanic 26.8% 849 students
- Mixed race 7.7% 243 students
- Asian 7.2% 229 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 64 students
- African American 1.9% 61 students
- International students 1.1% 36 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 10 students
Graduate Students
- White 42.5% 538 students
- Hispanic 36.7% 465 students
- Asian 7.3% 93 students
- Mixed race 5.4% 68 students
- African American 3.5% 44 students
- Unknown race 2.8% 36 students
- International students 0.9% 12 students
- Hawaiian 0.9% 11 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 41.2% 128 students
- White 34.7% 108 students
- Mixed race 8.0% 25 students
- Asian 7.7% 24 students
- African American 5.5% 17 students
- International students 1.6% 5 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 4 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 37% 1,189 students
- 18-19 35% 1,123 students
- 22-24 11% 348 students
- 25-29 7% 213 students
- 30-34 3% 106 students
- 40-49 2% 74 students
- 35-39 2% 63 students
- 50-64 1% 18 students
- 25-29 32% 407 students
- 22-24 22% 276 students
- 30-34 16% 207 students
- 40-49 13% 161 students
- 35-39 10% 125 students
- 50-64 7% 84 students
- 20-21 1% 8 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Point Loma Nazarene University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 482 | 73.81% | |
| Washington | 31 | 4.75% | |
| Colorado | 19 | 2.91% | |
| Arizona | 16 | 2.45% | |
| Hawaii | 16 | 2.45% | |
| Oregon | 15 | 2.30% | |
| Illinois | 8 | 1.23% | |
| Texas | 6 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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