Home / Worth-It Scores / California / Point Loma Nazarene
Is Point Loma Nazarene University worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Point Loma Nazarene, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Point Loma Nazarene sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $63,998 helps, but median debt of $22,990 plus yearly net price of $38,729 creates a tighter path. For context, Point Loma Nazarene's net price runs about 59% above the typical 4-year, private nonprofit school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 1237 similar 4-year, private nonprofit schools
This school
$36,370
/yrAverage school like this
$22,837
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $13,533 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $54,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$38,729
Median earnings 10 years out
$63,998
Median debt at graduation
$22,990
Graduation rate
76%
At Point Loma Nazarene, a typical graduate carries about $22,990 in student debt and earns roughly $63,998 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $261 per month, or 5% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Point Loma Nazarene is a private nonprofit four year school in San Diego, CA. Private pricing can swing more dramatically based on aid, so your personalized score matters more here than the national average view alone.
Similar schools worth comparing
These schools share a similar sector, geography, or price range.
Private nonprofit 4-year
Occidental
Los Angeles, CA
Worth-It Score: 66/100
Median net price: $38,263
Private nonprofit 4-year
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Worth-It Score: 67/100
Median net price: $41,431
Private nonprofit 4-year
Scripps
Claremont, CA
Worth-It Score: 70/100
Median net price: $36,294
Private nonprofit 4-year
Harvey Mudd
Claremont, CA
Worth-It Score: 99/100
Median net price: $35,924
Private nonprofit 4-year
Laguna College of Art and Design
Laguna Beach, CA
Worth-It Score: 27/100
Median net price: $42,505
Common questions about Point Loma Nazarene
The median net price at Point Loma Nazarene is $38,729 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
Get your personalized Worth-It score
National averages are a starting point. Plug in your actual aid offer, intended major, and family situation to get a score that reflects your specific picture.
Looking at private colleges options in California? See the most affordable private colleges in California →
The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →