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Northern Arizona University

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Flagstaff, AZ

Population 100,000

Website http://www.nau.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 23,041

Men / Women 37% / 63%

White 49%

Hispanic 28%

Asian 7%

Native American 5%

Mixed 5%

Black 4%

International 2%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences 31%

Humanities & Social Sciences 27%

Business & Economics 15%

Education 15%

Engineering, Computing & Math 6%

Arts 4%

Professional 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,009

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $29,881

Est. In-State Cost $16,828

Est. Out-of-State Cost $38,654

10-Year ROI $174,000

ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%

4-Year Graduation Rate 48%

6-Year Graduation Rate 61%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,370 (97th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 265 (79th pctl)

Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 78%

Yield (Unbound) 15%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$68M	#135
Engineering, Computing & Math	$21M	#164
Humanities & Social Sciences	$1M	#280

Graduate Degrees

Life & Natural Sciences	170	#159
Engineering, Computing & Math	11	#198
Humanities & Social Sciences	54	#254

Honors College

Name Honors College

Students 1,200 (5%)

Standardized Tests — Test Blind

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Arts and Letters	935	33% / 67%	0%	$52,359
American Indian/Native American Studies	1 +1	0% / 100%	0%	—
Communication	64 +2	28% / 72%	2%	$51,242
Communication Management and Strategic Communications	85 +3	32% / 68%	0%	$61,808
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	—
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis	14 +2	29% / 71%	0%	$51,078
English	74 —	22% / 78%	1%	$52,944
Foreign Languages	28 +3	25% / 75%	0%	—
History	29 +1	66% / 34%	0%	$39,340
Journalism	14 —	29% / 71%	0%	$47,920
Philosophy	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Radio and Television	60 +1	50% / 50%	3%	$47,233
Spanish	20 +7	30% / 70%	0%	$51,457
Women's Studies	9 +1	11% / 89%	0%	—
General Education	344 +2	36% / 64%	0%	$54,404
Design and Visual Communications	50 —	30% / 70%	0%	$53,476
Interior Design	50 —	10% / 90%	0%	$53,476
Music	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$25,869
Music Performance	16 —	69% / 31%	0%	$25,869
Photography	21 —	24% / 76%	0%	$45,143
Studio Art	17 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Theatre	19 +1	37% / 63%	0%	$48,550

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Education	466	14% / 86%	0%	$51,734
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$54,950
Biology Teacher Education	6 —	33% / 67%	0%	$54,950
Chemistry Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,363
Earth Science Teacher Education	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,950
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	20 —	0% / 100%	0%	$50,537
Elementary Education	241 —	7% / 93%	0%	$50,363
English Education	34 —	12% / 88%	0%	$54,950
History Teacher Education	26 —	54% / 46%	0%	$54,950
Mathematics Teacher Education	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$54,950
Physics Teacher Education	5 —	80% / 20%	0%	$54,950
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,950
Spanish Language Teacher Education	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,950
Special Education	68 —	6% / 94%	0%	$50,537
Technical Teacher Education	14 —	14% / 86%	0%	$54,950
Art Education	13 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,950
Music Education	14 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,950

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences	397	70% / 30%	1%	$81,717
Civil Engineering	27 —	74% / 26%	0%	$84,194
Computer Engineering	12 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Computer Science	64 —	89% / 11%	0%	$116,742
Computer Software Engineering	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Data Science	6 —	83% / 17%	0%	—
Electrical Engineering	27 —	81% / 19%	0%	$106,568
Environmental Engineering	9 —	44% / 56%	11%	$69,755
General Engineering	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Informatics	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Information Technology	23 —	74% / 26%	0%	—
Mechanical Engineering	99 —	87% / 13%	4%	$88,146
Science Technologies/Technicians	30 —	23% / 77%	0%	$57,565
Interdisciplinary Studies	81 —	49% / 51%	0%	$47,354
Cybersecurity	12 —	75% / 25%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Health and Human Services	1,353	18% / 82%	0%	$71,567
Biomedical Sciences	224 +2	24% / 76%	1%	$55,876
Communication Sciences and Disorders	98 —	6% / 94%	0%	$60,259
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	52 —	10% / 90%	0%	$59,565
Dietetics/Dietitian	28 —	14% / 86%	0%	—
Exercise Science	106 —	36% / 64%	0%	$61,448
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	45 —	24% / 76%	0%	—
Nursing	402 —	12% / 88%	0%	$104,667
Physical Fitness Technician	77 —	43% / 57%	0%	$61,448
Public Health	150 +2	7% / 93%	0%	$58,059
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	38 —	63% / 37%	0%	$51,404
Social Work	133 —	7% / 93%	0%	$45,894

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences	807	24% / 76%	0%	$51,112
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	19 —	32% / 68%	0%	—
Anthropology	17 —	24% / 76%	0%	$53,975
Criminal Justice	16 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Criminology	176 +9	31% / 69%	0%	$53,255
Geography	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$70,279
Geography and Environmental Studies	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
International Affairs	23 +1	30% / 70%	0%	$55,238
Political Science	56 +1	55% / 45%	0%	$55,132
Psychology	452 +24	16% / 84%	0%	$49,205
Public Administration	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Sociology	32 +7	22% / 78%	0%	$51,769

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences	457	37% / 63%	0%	$55,848
Astronomy	4 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Mathematics	30 +6	47% / 53%	0%	$61,996
Physics	7 —	86% / 14%	0%	—
Physics and Astronomy	13 —	54% / 46%	0%	—
Biology	155 +2	26% / 74%	0%	$55,876
Chemistry	34 +15	44% / 56%	0%	$65,485
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	25 —	40% / 60%	0%	—
Environmental Science	33 +1	21% / 79%	3%	$48,385
Environmental Studies	72 +3	29% / 71%	0%	$48,385
Forest Sciences and Biology	49 —	65% / 35%	0%	$57,673
Geosciences	17 —	47% / 53%	6%	$50,704
Microbiology	18 —	33% / 67%	0%	$70,601

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
W.A. Franke College of Business	790	55% / 45%	1%	$72,634
Accounting	60 —	58% / 42%	2%	$79,557
Business Administration	223 +1	52% / 48%	0%	$74,188
Business/Managerial Economics	43 +2	72% / 28%	2%	$58,444
Finance	135 +3	70% / 30%	1%	$81,790
Hospitality Management	119 —	32% / 68%	1%	$52,453
Logistics	11 —	73% / 27%	0%	$74,188
Management Information Systems and Statistics	24 +1	71% / 29%	4%	$77,939
Marketing	117 +2	45% / 55%	1%	$69,193
Small Business Administration/Management	5 —	20% / 80%	0%	—
Fashion Merchandising	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Construction Management	52 —	83% / 17%	0%	$97,102