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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY W-12

11255 North Torrey Pines Rd.
La Jolla, CA 92037-1011
Tel: (619)563-7100
Free: 800-NAT-UNIV
Admissions: (858)541-7700
Fax: (619)563-7299
E-mail: advisor@nu.edu
Web Site: http://www.nu.edu/

Description:

Independent, comprehensive, coed. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1971. Setting: urban campus. Endowment: $162.7 million. Research spending 2003-04: $889,600. Educational spending 2003-04: $2528 per student. Total enrollment: 25,684. Faculty: 2,204 (182 full-time, 2,022 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. Full-time: 1,600 students, 61% women, 39% men. Part-time: 4,220 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 64 other countries, 0% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 19% Hispanic, 13% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 1% international, 82% 25 or older, 6% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: interdisciplinary studies; business/marketing; computer/information sciences. Core. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships. Off campus study at Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges. ROTC: Army (c), Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission. Option: deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, interview. Required for some: essay. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60. Tuition: $9500 full-time, $995 per course part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Central Library with 226,049 books, 253,052 microform titles, 2,794 serials, 5,539 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $3.1 million. 2,253 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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