National University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,000,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 170 (98% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 3,055 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 322 (96% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,469
Men / Women 48% / 52%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 34%
White 29%
Black 16%
Asian 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
International 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 512 31% 33% 3% 13% 36% 0% $56,669 4 +0.10 66 89% 9.0%
Biology 13 — 31% 31% 8% 15% 38% 0% $62,173 26 -0.50 75 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 7 — 57% 29% 0% 43% 29% 0% $56,821 32 -0.58 66 96% — — — —
English 20 — 30% 35% 10% 5% 40% 0% $59,905 87 +0.91 72 89% — — — —
General Studies 34 — 50% 35% 0% 18% 29% 0% $61,274 79 +0.38 74 87% 5.5% — — —
History 19 — 74% 53% 5% 0% 26% 0% $52,982 36 -0.39 59 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 38% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,631 62 +0.03 68 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 37 — 27% 30% 0% 19% 43% 0% $54,225 37 -0.30 61 91% 11.7% — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $56,284 48 -0.16 65 — — — — —
Applied Psychology 17 — 18% 41% 6% 6% 12% 0% $63,170 90 +1.23 76 — — — — —
Communication 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,886 60 +0.19 77 — — — — —
Communication Studies 7 — 57% 29% 0% 14% 43% 0% $64,568 65 +0.25 78 96% 7.0% — — —
Cross-Cultural Studies — — — — — — — — $56,519 55 -0.03 66 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,083 40 -0.30 82 — — — — —
Psychology 253 — 23% 32% 4% 13% 37% 0% $56,456 62 +0.21 66 88% 9.3% — — —
Social Science — — — — — — — — $54,604 47 -0.21 62 — — — — —
Social Sciences 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,306 46 -0.23 62 — — — — —
Sociology 39 — 31% 28% 0% 13% 44% 0% $47,507 8 -0.85 45 88% 7.6% — — —
Sport Psychology 6 — 67% 17% 0% 50% 17% 0% $63,894 93 +1.34 77 — — — — —
Digital Arts 9 — 44% 22% 11% 11% 22% 0% $45,721 18 -0.67 40 — — — — —
Digital Media 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $43,643 12 -0.81 34 — — — — —
Legal Studies 19 — 37% 47% 5% 21% 26% 0% $62,072 68 +0.30 75 — — — — —
Paralegal Studies 12 — 25% 17% 0% 8% 50% 0% $61,748 67 +0.26 74 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health, Human Services, and Nursing 703 41% 29% 11% 10% 35% 0% $83,303 80 +0.74 92 93% 5.2%
Cybersecurity 75 — 72% 23% 5% 17% 37% 0% $70,702 11 -1.22 84 94% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 52 — 29% 33% 31% 2% 21% 0% $73,882 34 -0.34 86 88% 6.4% — — —
Community Health — — — — — — — — $58,584 20 -0.68 69 90% 8.3% — — —
Health Sciences 15 — 20% 27% 7% 27% 20% 0% $72,545 68 +0.28 85 97% 6.5% — — —
Medical Radiologic Technology — — — — — — — — $102,810 96 +2.03 98 100% — — — —
Nursing 270 — 24% 31% 18% 6% 31% 0% $104,860 91 +1.26 98 96% 4.3% — — —
Public Health 38 — 29% 24% 13% 18% 34% 0% $58,584 27 -0.61 69 90% 8.3% — — —
Health Administration 45 — 24% 9% 4% 18% 49% 0% $59,728 40 -0.34 71 86% 7.0% — — —
Public Administration 17 — 41% 18% 0% 12% 41% 0% $84,063 86 +0.87 92 90% 4.8% — — —
Criminal Justice 131 — 57% 31% 2% 12% 44% 0% $69,720 93 +1.35 83 95% 5.0% — — —
Homeland Security 60 — 78% 38% 2% 7% 35% 0% $75,685 98 +2.18 88 89% 4.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Sanford College of Education 108 11% 21% 5% 4% 59% 0% $52,416 2 -0.02 57 94% 9.9%
Early Childhood Education 100 — 9% 22% 5% 4% 58% 0% $51,663 49 -0.09 56 94% 9.9% — — —
Elementary Education 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,663 49 -0.09 56 94% 9.9% — — —
English Education 6 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 83% 0% $63,295 90 +1.10 76 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,295 85 +0.53 76 — — — — —
Special Education — — — — — — — — $60,680 76 +0.72 73 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business and Management 469 59% 32% 6% 12% 32% 0% $75,109 57 -0.46 87 94% 5.6%
Accounting 58 — 43% 36% 3% 7% 34% 0% $65,920 6 -1.37 79 92% 6.5% — — —
Business Administration 233 — 56% 25% 6% 12% 37% 0% $71,126 45 -0.34 84 93% 5.8% — — —
Business Communications 19 — 42% 32% 0% 21% 26% 0% $63,787 12 -1.07 77 96% — — — —
Finance 32 — 72% 38% 9% 9% 31% 0% $82,885 26 -0.56 92 — — — — —
Human Resources Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $71,590 37 -0.32 85 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 62 — 76% 26% 16% 13% 24% 0% $92,197 51 -0.01 96 98% 3.9% — — —
Office Management — — — — — — — — $71,126 45 -0.34 84 93% 5.8% — — —
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,857 38 -0.30 85 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 40 — 57% 50% 0% 15% 22% 0% $71,126 36 -0.35 84 93% 5.8% — — —
Construction Management 23 — 91% 57% 4% 9% 17% 0% $98,325 42 -0.19 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Engineering and Technology 84 87% 45% 7% 6% 26% 0% $105,522 96 -0.70 98 100% 4.6%
Construction Engineering — — — — — — — — $111,806 100 +2.78 99 100% — — — —
Electrical & Computer Engineering 22 — 91% 41% 18% 14% 23% 0% $103,505 21 -0.64 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering — — — — — — — — $87,784 1 -1.38 94 100% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 20 — 95% 30% 0% 5% 50% 0% $84,998 2 -1.79 93 100% — — — —
Computer Science 40 — 80% 55% 5% 2% 18% 0% $117,580 48 -0.22 99 100% 4.6% — — —
Information Technology 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,801 39 -0.31 96 95% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $14,340
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 53%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 26.2% 491 55% 28% 6% 12% 34% 0% $72,612 34 -0.46 85 93% 5.7%
Health Sciences 20.4% 382 25% 31% 18% 8% 29% 0% $93,891 91 +0.78 96 94% 5.1%
Social Sciences 18.6% 348 28% 32% 3% 13% 36% 0% $57,527 47 +0.19 68 89% 8.8%
Professional 13.1% 245 62% 36% 2% 11% 38% 0% $72,883 62 +1.27 86 93% 4.9%
Humanities 6.3% 118 42% 36% 3% 12% 36% 0% $57,250 63 +0.11 67 89% 8.7%
Computer Science 6.2% 117 75% 34% 5% 12% 30% 0% $87,089 13 -0.86 94 96% 4.6%
Education 5.8% 108 11% 21% 5% 4% 59% 0% $52,417 42 -0.02 57 94% 9.9%
Engineering 2.2% 42 93% 36% 10% 10% 36% 0% $94,692 16 -1.19 96 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 0.7% 13 31% 31% 8% 15% 38% 0% $62,173 25 -0.50 75 100% —
Arts 0.6% 12 33% 25% 8% 8% 25% 0% $45,202 20 -0.71 39 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $4.0M #115 63% $0.2M — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #342 0% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #396 91% $0 — — 360 —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #517 99% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #434 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 14 #95 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0 #622 — $0 — — — —
Total $5.0M #385 54% $0.2M 14 #430 360 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional