Point Loma Nazarene University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Point Loma Nazarene University is 13:1, and the school has 53.7 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Point Loma Nazarene University include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities; Psychology; and Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 83.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other Foreign languages
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	13:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 14% Health Professions and Related Programs 9% Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 5% Psychology 5% Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 4%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's, Master's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences 29% Senior capstone or culminating academic experience 0%

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	83%
4-year graduation rate	62

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data