National University
San Diego, California
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 10,794 undergrads
- Admit rate
- Open admissionSource: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $24,008per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 43%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,98810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
National University offers courses in four-week and eight-week formats with monthly start dates that let students take one course at a time.
Source: Online Courses: The One Course a Month Option | National University
National University delivers courses in four-week and eight-week formats with monthly starts, allowing students to take one course at a time.
Source: Online Courses: The One Course a Month Option | National University
Getting in
- Admit rate
- Open admissionAdmits nearly everyone who applies.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $24,008full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $31,068sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $13,284Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 53%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $73,98810 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 10,794Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 34%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 44%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- California Baptist University Riverside, CA — admits 85%
- St. John's University-New York Queens, NY — admits 83%
- Excelsior University Albany, NY
- University of the People Pasadena, CA
- Saint Leo University Saint Leo, FL — admits 78%
- Wilmington University New Castle, DE
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for National University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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