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- Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZCity: smallZIP 86011Founded 1899
ArizonaPublic
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university in Flagstaff, Arizona, with 22,903 undergraduates. It admits 90% of applicants, graduates 58% within six years and costs $17,265 a year after aid.
58%graduate
Admission rate90%
Retention76%
4-year graduation47%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans32%
$17,265net price / year
90%admission rate
—average SAT
58%graduate in 6 years
$59,083median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,500median debt
#836 of 1,704 for earnings#656 of 1,739 for lowest net price#726 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,174 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,423tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,439
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,911
- Average net price
- $17,265national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,270
$30,001–48,000$13,128
$48,001–75,000$14,548
$75,001–110,000$19,065
$110,001+$23,745
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 90%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college90%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college58%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 58%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 47%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 58%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,613
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,083middle 50%: $40,459–$85,737
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,737
Median, Northern Arizona University$59,083
Lower quarter$40,459
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 22,903
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 24.1
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 72%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,847 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,753
- Endowment, end of year
- $283,386,638
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White52%
Hispanic27%
Black3.0%
Asian4.5%
Two or more races5.7%
U.S. nonresident2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown1.2%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Health professions16%
Education7.5%
Psychology7.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences6.9%
Social sciences6.1%
Communication & journalism4.7%
Natural resources & conservation4.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND | $18,131 | 61% | $67,456 |
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| Texas State University San Marcos, TX | $16,660 | 55% | $60,523 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 105330. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q139901.