Quad

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    Catholic University of America grads earn $9.3K more ten years out than Point Loma Nazarene's ($73,250 vs. $63,998)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Point Loma Nazarene graduates 4 pts more of its students than Catholic University of America (78% vs. 75%)

    Graduation rate

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Catholic University of America$73.3K
Point Loma Nazarene$64K
Graduation rate
Catholic University of America75%
Point Loma Nazarene78%
Retention rate
Catholic University of America87%
Point Loma Nazarene86%

Borrowing

Median debt
Catholic University of America$26K
Point Loma Nazarene$23K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Catholic University of America48%
Point Loma Nazarene50%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Catholic University of America$24K
Point Loma Nazarene$19.5K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Catholic University of America73%
Point Loma Nazarene74%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Catholic University of America76%
Point Loma Nazarene79%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Catholic University of America20%
Point Loma Nazarene17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Catholic University of America68%
Point Loma Nazarene72%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Catholic University of America83%
Point Loma Nazarene80%
Pell graduation gap
Catholic University of America15 pts lower
Point Loma Nazarene8 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupCatholic University of AmericaPoint Loma Nazarene
White82%80%
Asian76%86%
Hispanic/Latino78%74%
BlackNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students
Two or more races74%64%
InternationalNot shown: under 30 studentsNot shown: under 30 students

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why