National University Healthcare Programs

Located in San Diego, California, National University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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

How Do I Get Into National University?

You can apply to National University online at: www.nu.edu/Admissions/ApplyOnline.html

National University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford National University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At National University, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $8,722 a year. That adds up to $34,888 over four years for those students.

National University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,441 undergraduate students at National University, with 3,292 being full-time and 5,149 being part-time.

There are also 9,629 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,292 full-time undergraduates at National University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of National University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	301
Hispanic or Latino	956
White	1,179
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	843

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.

National University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	243	46	12	0	301
General Public Health	0	0	83	0	83
Health Care Management	43	0	20	0	63
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	53	0	0	0	53
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	35	0	0	0	35
Medical Informatics	0	3	24	0	27
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	19	0	0	0	19
Nurse Anesthetist	0	0	0	16	16
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	15	0	0	0	15
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	3	0	0	3
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0	0	0
General Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	0	0	0	0
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	408	52	139	16	615

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.