National University is the second-largest, private, nonprofit institution of higher learning in California. Founded in 1971, National University consists of five schools and one college, including the Schools of Business and Management; Education; Engineering and Technology; Health and Human Services; and Media and Communication; and the College of Letters and Sciences.
National University is proud of its commitment to diversity. National University provides more master's degrees in education to minority students than any other college or university in California, as well as more master's degrees in all disciplines combined to the state's Hispanics and African Americans, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Annually, National University also ranks in the Top 10 nationally in granting master's degrees to women.
In each of the past eight years, National University has prepared more credentialed teachers than any other single institution of higher education in the state, according to the Commission on Teaching Credentialing.
National University offers 100 undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as 16 teacher credential and certificate programs. A leader in online education, National University offers more than 50 graduate and undergraduate degree programs and over 1,200 courses online.
National University is committed to accessibility and features 13 locations throughout San Diego County. Regional campuses are also located in Camarillo, Costa Mesa, Sacramento, Redding, San Jose, Stockton, Fresno, Bakersfield, Ontario, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks, Orange and Twentynine Palms, as well as Henderson, Nevada.
National University is the flagship institution of the National University System, which was established in 2001 to meet the emerging demands for education in the 21st century. In addition to National University, the affiliates of the National University System are the National Polytechnic College of Science, Spectrum Pacific Learning Company LLC, National University Virtual High School, WestMed College, the National University Academy of Health Sciences, and National University International.
National University's administrative and academic headquarters are located in La Jolla, California.
National University is the second-largest, private, nonprofit institution of higher learning in California.