National University Rankings

Schools in the National Universities category, such as the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University, offer a full range of undergraduate majors, plus master’s and doctoral programs. These colleges also are committed to producing groundbreaking research.

That’s why our degree, certificate, and credential programs are designed for adult learners who balance work, family, military duties, and everything in between.

Whether you attend classes at one of over 20 campus locations or take flexible online classes, you’ll find a program that’s perfect for you and your career goals.

Today, we educate students across all 50 states and from 65 countries, offering over 100 on-campus and online programs through our unique four-week class format. Our undergraduate and graduate programs include healthcare, business, education, engineering, law and criminal justice, and homeland security. Classes are available online or at over 20 locations in California and Nevada. As the top educator of educators in California, we have credentialed more teachers than any other California university.

Overview

National University is a private institution that was founded in 1971. It utilizes a hybrid/mixed reporting method (standard academic terms, other academic calendar)-based academic calendar. Its comprehensive cost is $30,264 (2018-19).

Contact

11255 N. Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
(855) 355-6288
www.nu.edu

School Mission and Unique Qualities

National University is the second-largest private, nonprofit institution of higher education in California. Using its core values of quality, access, relevance, accelerated pace,affordability and community, National University continues to focus on making lifelong learning opportunities accessible, challenging and relevant to a diverse population of nontraditional students. Founded in 1971, National University is comprised of five schools: Business and Management; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and Media and Communications; and the College of Letters and Sciences. National offers approximately 100 graduate and undergraduate degree programs and 16 teacher credential programs at 28 campuses across California. A leader in online learning, National offers 35 online degree programs and more than 300 courses via the Internet. The National University Library System also offers one of higher educations largest collections of electronic books and journals. For more information, visit www.nu.edu.

2019 Rankings

National University is ranked Unranked in Regional Universities West. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.