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San Diego, California · Private · 10,794 undergrads

National University has 10,794 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 51 fields of study. The most degrees go to Applied Behavior Analysis.

The short answers

10,794
undergraduates.
9,773
graduate students.
51
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
1,577
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
44%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
10,794
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
9,773
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
19,924
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
64%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
44%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
31.7 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$42,447

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
33%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
30%
BlackCollege Scorecard
16%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
9.1%
AsianCollege Scorecard
7.1%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
1.1%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.8%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0%

Degrees awarded in a year

Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
1,577
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
3,752
Doctoral degreesIPEDS, 2023
39
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
246
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
16
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Applied Behavior Analysis
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
96

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Other academic year
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Doctorate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Doctorate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Opportunity Colleges and Universities – Higher Access, Higher Earnings
Where these numbers come from

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers