by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Northern Arizona University was awarded 440 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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NAU is ranked #278 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when NAU held the #311 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
NAU also holds the #5 spot on the Best Colleges in Arizona ranking.
When it comes to admittance, Northern Arizona University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 78%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
The student to faculty ratio at Northern Arizona University is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Northern Arizona University is 68%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Northern Arizona University has a freshmen retention rate of 74%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at NAU for first-time, full-time students is 41%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 25,228 undergraduates at NAU with 20,642 being full-time and 4,586 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,520 | $11,320 | $14,142 | $17,920 | $19,585 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of NAU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,623 a year. That adds up to $26,492 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at NAU is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for NAU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4092 |
| Phone: | 928-523-9011 |
| Website: | https://nau.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Arizona-University/17091779559 |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/NAU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 526 | $63,687 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 498 | $35,678 |
| General Biology | 461 | $28,362 |
| General Psychology | 361 | $28,427 |
| Business Administration & Management | 328 | $43,418 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 288 | $38,858 |
| Criminology | 281 | $32,280 |
| Public Health | 280 | $37,324 |
| Hospitality Management | 210 | $37,974 |
| Social Work | 174 | $33,882 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 15,811 students took at least one online class at Northern Arizona University. This is a decrease from the 17,340 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 15,811 | 6,208 |
| 2019-2020 | 17,340 | 6,363 |
| 2018-2019 | 14,098 | 6,183 |
| 2017-2018 | 13,328 | 6,304 |
| 2016-2017 | 13,094 | 6,594 |
Learn more about online learning at Northern Arizona University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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