Northern Arizona University Overview
Northern Arizona University is a public institution situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.
What Is Northern Arizona University Known For?
5,775
Undergraduate Awards
$25,716
Avg Cost After Aid
- Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at NAU.
- During a recent academic cycle, 66% of the faculty were full-time.
- After graduation, NAU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,384 a year. That's about 33% more than their peers at other schools.
Where Is Northern Arizona University?
Contact details for NAU are given below.
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How Do I Get Into NAU?
You can apply to NAU online at: https://nau.edu/how-to-apply
Admission Requirements for NAU
| Submission |
Required? |
| High School GPA |
1 |
| High School Rank |
3 |
| High School Transcript |
1 |
| College Prep Program |
3 |
| Recommendations |
3 |
| SAT or ACT Scores |
3 |
| TOEFL |
1 |
How Hard Is It To Get Into NAU?
66%
Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 80%, NAU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.
Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.
Can I Afford Northern Arizona University?
The overall average net price of NAU is $25,716. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NAU, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $6,397 a year. That adds up to $25,588 over four years for those students.
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Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Student Diversity
20,642
Full-Time Undergraduates
40%
Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,228 undergraduate students at NAU, with 20,642 being full-time and 4,586 being part-time.
There are also 4,338 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 20,642 full-time undergraduates at NAU, 37% are male and 63% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Arizona University students is as follows.
| Race/Ethnicity |
Number of Grads |
| Asian |
438 |
| Black or African American |
586 |
| Hispanic or Latino |
5,380 |
| White |
11,622 |
| International Students |
468 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities |
2,148 |
Geographic Diversity
Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Arizona University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 80 countries are represented at NAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, China, and Saudi Arabia.
Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
| Major |
Basic Certificate |
Undergraduate Certificate |
Bachelor’s |
Graduate Certificate |
Master’s |
Doctor’s |
TOTAL |
| Nursing |
0 |
0 |
419 |
6 |
43 |
3 |
471 |
| General Psychology |
0 |
0 |
451 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
464 |
| General Biology |
0 |
0 |
414 |
0 |
12 |
8 |
434 |
| Business Administration & Management |
8 |
0 |
246 |
0 |
149 |
0 |
403 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies |
0 |
0 |
341 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
341 |
| Computer Information Systems |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
310 |
12 |
340 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific |
0 |
9 |
256 |
8 |
67 |
0 |
340 |
| Criminology |
0 |
0 |
253 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
263 |
| Educational Administration |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
153 |
30 |
229 |
| Communication Sciences |
61 |
0 |
98 |
0 |
63 |
0 |
222 |
| Social Work |
0 |
0 |
135 |
0 |
59 |
0 |
194 |
| Finance & Financial Management |
50 |
0 |
129 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
179 |
| Health & Physical Education |
0 |
0 |
179 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
179 |
| Special Education |
0 |
0 |
103 |
25 |
44 |
0 |
172 |
| Public Health |
0 |
0 |
141 |
9 |
14 |
8 |
172 |
| Marketing |
47 |
0 |
121 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
168 |
| Hospitality Management |
31 |
0 |
122 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
153 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific |
1 |
0 |
118 |
3 |
30 |
0 |
152 |
| Computer Science |
0 |
0 |
70 |
0 |
79 |
0 |
149 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
139 |
139 |
| Natural Resources Conservation |
0 |
0 |
104 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
125 |
| Mechanical Engineering |
0 |
0 |
103 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
116 |
| Public Relations & Advertising |
0 |
0 |
99 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
101 |
| Forestry |
42 |
0 |
37 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
93 |
| Communication & Media Studies |
1 |
0 |
73 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
92 |
| Allied Health Professions |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
87 |
0 |
87 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies |
0 |
0 |
84 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
86 |
| Design & Applied Arts |
0 |
0 |
77 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77 |
| Student Counseling |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
71 |
0 |
72 |
| Political Science & Government |
0 |
0 |
58 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
66 |
| General English Literature |
0 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies |
1 |
0 |
56 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
63 |
| Sociology |
0 |
0 |
52 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
62 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication |
0 |
0 |
54 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
| Accounting |
2 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
| Business/Managerial Economics |
22 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
| Writing Studies |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
0 |
51 |
| Chemistry |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
51 |
| Anthropology |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
51 |
| Management Information Systems |
16 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| Mental & Social Health Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
50 |
| Mathematics |
0 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
46 |
| Civil Engineering |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
45 |
| Construction Management |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| Other Science Technologies/Technicians |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature |
0 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
42 |
| Public Administration |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
0 |
41 |
| Health Sciences & Services |
0 |
0 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
| Dental Support Services |
0 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services |
0 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
37 |
| Electrical Engineering |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
| History |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
32 |
| Environmental Engineering |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
30 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology |
0 |
0 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
| Geological & Earth Sciences |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
29 |
| Journalism |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
| Wildlife Management |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
| Literature |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
23 |
| Geography & Cartography |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
13 |
0 |
23 |
| Romance Languages |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| Instructional Media Design |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
20 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
7 |
20 |
| Multilingual Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
| Philosophy, Politics, and Economics |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Astronomy & Astrophysics |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections |
1 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Drama & Theater Arts |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Fine & Studio Arts |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
| Music |
3 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
19 |
| International Relations & National Security |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Education Philosophy |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
| Climate Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
| Human Resource Management |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
| Curriculum & Instruction |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
| Computer Engineering |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Sustainability Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
| Physics and Astronomy |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Cultural Studies & Analysis |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Philosophy |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Data Analytics |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| Human Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| Teaching English or French |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
| Ethnic Studies |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Physics |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| International Business |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| Statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| Entrepreneurial Studies |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Data Science |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Security Science and Technology |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Homeland Security |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Urban & Regional Planning |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Applied Statistics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Biotechnology |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Materials Sciences |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Information Technology |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Biological Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Engineering Physics |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| General Engineering |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Behavioral Science |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Natural Resource Management |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Food Science Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Architectural Sciences & Technology |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| General Sales & Marketing |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Computer Programming |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Energy Systems Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Robotics Engineering |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Area Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Medical Science |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Outdoor Education |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL |
366 |
9 |
5,400 |
151 |
1,627 |
244 |
7,797 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
