Based upon U.S. Department of Education data for the 2004-2005 academic year, Diverse Issues in Higher Education in its July 2006 edition ranked National University as the premier university in the following categories:
Nationally
- 1st in granting master's degrees in education to all minorities
- 2nd in granting master's degrees in education to Hispanics
- 2nd in granting master's degrees in education to Asian Americans
California
All Disciplines
- 1st in granting master's degrees in all disciplines combined to Hispanics
- 1st in granting master's degrees in all disciplines combined to African Americans
- 1st in granting master's degrees in all disciplines combined to Native Americans
- 2nd in granting master's degrees in all disciplines combined to minorities
Education
- 1st in granting master's degrees in education to minorities
- 1st in granting master's degrees in education to African Americans
- 1st in granting master's degrees in education to Hispanics
- 1st in granting master's degrees in education to Asian Americans
- 1st in Granting master's degrees in education to American Indians
Psychology
- 1st in granting master's degrees in psychology to all minorities
- 1st in granting master's degrees in psychology to African Americans
- 1st in granting master's degrees in psychology to Hispanics