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North-West College-San Diego

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North-West College-San Diego

  • LocationSan Diego, CA
  • Type and sizePrivate for-profit · 4-year · 551 students
Official website

North-West College-San Diego is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.6 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of North-West College-San Diego, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miBlessed Sacrament Catholic Church: 0.6 mi1Saint Therese Catholic Church: 2.0 mi2Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church: 2.1 mi3Holy Spirit Catholic Church: 2.2 mi4Sacred Heart Catholic Church: 2.3 mi5Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church: 2.4 mi6North-West College-San Diego (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church — 0.6 mi · 4540 El Cerrito Drive, San Diego
  2. Saint Therese Catholic Church — 2.0 mi · 6400 Saint Therese Way, San Diego
  3. Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church — 2.1 mi · 7710 El Cajon Boulevard, La Mesa
  4. Holy Spirit Catholic Church — 2.2 mi · 2725 55th Street, San Diego
  5. Sacred Heart Catholic Church — 2.3 mi
  6. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church — 2.4 mi · 4177 Marlborough Avenue, San Diego

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

N/AAcademic Excellence: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.
Not enough information
Federal data covers too few of the measures to score this school.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.100%
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.27 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$6,117

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member27 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
551
Total students551
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
$46,503
Cost of attendance (per year)$49,552
Median federal debt at graduation$9,500
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
—
First-year retention100%
Median earnings 10 years after entry$41,472
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants47%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of San Diego

The Most Reverend Michael Pham, Bishop of San Diego

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is North-West College-San Diego a Catholic college?
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