The Bastyr San Diego building encompasses approximately 19,300 square feet divided into two floors, with ample classroom space. The building’s design and zoning allow the University to carry out laboratory and clinical education in the future without major infrastructure investments or extensive permitting. Read more about the surrounding area.
For Kenmore campus programs, we opened our online application system for fall 2012 on September 1, 2011.
For the San Diego naturopathic medicine program, we will begin accepting applications once we receive final approval from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. To contact admissions regarding entrance requirements, please email ndadvise@bastyr.edu.
Application requirements for the naturopathic medicine program will be the same at both campuses.
It's official: Bastyr University has announced its new campus will be in San Diego, California, with the first class to begin in fall 2012.
The news comes as an exciting step forward for the University, which is pleased to be expanding and growing in a difficulty economy. After months of scouting, planning and research, the decision means prospective students and University leaders alike can prepare for the inaugural class next fall.
"We are thrilled to secure a location for our Southern California campus," says President Daniel K. Church, PhD. "To become the first regionally accredited naturopathic medical institution in California is a tremendous honor, and we look forward to providing the same quality education as our Kenmore, Washington, campus does."
The San Diego campus will be located at 4106 Sorrento Valley Boulevard in the center of the city's life sciences cluster and approximately 14 miles north of downtown. It lies within walking distance of the San Diego Coaster commuter train (which connects to more light-rail lines), and is within a short drive of the University of California-San Diego, Scripps Mercy Hospital and the VA San Diego Medical Center. Less than 6 miles away, the coastal wilderness at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve presents some of the area's most popular surfing and hiking spots.
When Bastyr University opens its San Diego campus next fall, it will be California’s only naturopathic medicine higher-education institution.
Which is quite surprising, really.
Californians hold a high level of interest in integrative medicine, as University leaders learned through their market research. The Golden State has a keen shortage of primary care physicians, an opportunity that could be filled by naturopathic doctors. And the state is one of 16 to license naturopathic doctors (NDs) to practice as primary care professionals (thanks in part to the University's advocacy to the 2003 state Legislature). Plus, California has 37 million residents — and the eighth largest economy in the world.
Kenmore, Wash. (August 12, 2011) — Bastyr University announced today its new campus will be located in San Diego, California, with plans for the first class to begin in fall 2012. 
