Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) is a Christian liberal arts college. It was established in 1902 by the Church of the Nazarene. Its main campus is located on the Point Loma oceanfront in San Diego, California, United States.

PLNU is one of the eight U.S. liberal arts colleges

PLNU has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges since 1949.

PLNU offers graduate program regional centers throughout Southern California.

Since 2004, over 90 percent of PLNU students who have applied for admission to medical, dental, optometry, pharmacy, and veterinary schools have been admitted.

In the 2008 Open Doors report, PLNU’s study abroad program ranked 15th in the nation (among master’s degree-granting institutions) for percentage of undergraduates participating – about 30 percent of graduating seniors have studied abroad.

PLNU is nationally recognized for its leadership in the area of sustainability – winning San Diego Environmental Services Recycler of the Year Award four out of the last six years and being named one of America's 100 greenest schools by the Sierra Club in both 2010 and 2011.

Through PLNU's LoveWorks Short-term Mission Program, more than 2,000 students, faculty, staff, and alumni have served people in need in approximately 60 world areas.

PLNU’s Center for International Development researches sustainable business practices and solutions to global poverty.
Since 2005, 22 student films/TV programs have won awards or appeared at film festivals.

PLNU’s Speech and Debate Team has been national champion in the National Parliamentary Debate Associations’ yearlong sweepstakes competition four out of the last seven years, competing against such schools as UC Berkeley and UCLA.

Contact address

Point Loma Nazarene University
3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego, CA 92106, United States