Applying to PLNU

Point Loma Nazarene University's acceptance rate is 81.93% for 2023 admission. A total of 3,149 students applied and 2,580 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into PLNU.

PLNU's acceptance rate places 50th out of 116 California colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to PLNU, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate of Point Loma Nazarene University is 81.93% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 26.74%. 997 men and 2,152 women applied to PLNU and 897 men and 1,683 women students were accepted.

Among them, 249 men and 441 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at PLNU.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at PLNU
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,149	997	2,152	0	0
Admitted	2,580	897	1,683	0	0
Enrolled	690	249	441	0	0
Acceptance Rate	81.93%	89.97%	78.21%	-	-
Yield	26.74%	27.76%	26.20%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Point Loma Nazarene University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2022-23, total 690 first-year students enrolled in PLNU. The proportion of full-time students is 99.86% and part-time students is 0.14%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 36.09% and women students is 63.91%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at PLNU.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at PLNU
	Total	Men	Women
Total	690	249	441
Full-time	689	248	441
Part-time	1	1	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at PLNU. The english proficiency test is not reqired, but considered.

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Point Loma Nazarene University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

PLNU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Considered, if submitted
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $55 for undergraduate schools and $50 for graduate schools of Point Loma Nazarene University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to PLNU.

Admission Information for Applying to PLNU
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$55
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	www.pointloma.edu/admissions
Online Application	www.pointloma.edu/UndergradAdmissions/ApplyNow.htm
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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