The four-year private not-for-profit institution in La Jolla enrolled 16,930 students in fall 2018, including 7,735 in undergraduate and 9,195 in graduate programs, data shows. 42.9 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
94 percent of undergraduates are residents of California. 6 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (34 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (26 percent).
National University undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,735 | |
| Transfers | 3,315 | 42.9% |
| Male | ~3,326 | 43% |
| Female | ~4,409 | 57% |
| Age 24 and under | ~1,083 | 14% |
| Age 25 and over | ~6,652 | 86% |
| In-state residence | ~7,271 | 94% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~464 | 6% |
| Asian | ~696 | 9% |
| Black or African American | ~774 | 10% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~2,011 | 26% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~77 | 1% |
| White | ~2,630 | 34% |
| Two or more races | ~464 | 6% |
| Enrolled in distance education | ~3,790 | 49% |
| Enrolled in some distance education | ~1,702 | 22% |
| Not enrolled in distance education | 3,094 | 40% |
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