Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Flagstaff, AZ
Population 100,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,370 (97% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,200 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,297
Men / Women 38% / 62%
From State 80%
From Region 13%
Athletes 2.5%

Racial/Ethnic

White 54%
Hispanic 28%
Mixed 6%
Native American 4%
Black 3%
Asian 2%
International 2%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Letters 830 33% / 67% 0% $50,091 37 92%
Communication 68 +1 31% / 69% 1% $49,630 36 89%
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 103 +2 30% / 70% 0% $53,596 47 94%
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $49,400 35
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 6 0% / 100% 0% $51,174 40 90%
English 78 +1 27% / 73% 0% $46,588 26 90%
Foreign Languages 29 +2 38% / 62% 0% $52,549 44 96%
History 25 +4 68% / 32% 0% $39,179 11 90%
Journalism 24 38% / 62% 4% $47,409 29 100%
Native American Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $45,622 24
Philosophy 8 50% / 50% 0% $45,038 22
Radio and Television 58 +1 66% / 34% 2% $46,730 27 90%
Spanish 13 +3 8% / 92% 0% $51,345 41 97%
Women's Studies 2 +3 0% / 100% 0% $48,365 32
General Education 243 +1 33% / 67% 0% $54,328 49 91%
Design and Visual Communications 35 40% / 60% 0% $52,990 46 96%
Interior Design 61 7% / 93% 0% $52,990 46 96%
Music 5 60% / 40% 0% $25,634 2 95%
Music Performance 15 47% / 53% 0% $25,634 2 95%
Photography 20 45% / 55% 0% $44,732 21 93%
Studio Art 14 21% / 79% 0% $32,761 4 96%
Theatre 18 22% / 78% 0% $48,109 31 97%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 409 15% / 85% 0% $49,294 35 92%
Biology Teacher Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Chemistry Teacher Education $51,006 40
Early Childhood Education and Teaching $48,200 31 89%
Earth Science Teacher Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 12 0% / 100% 0% $49,553 35 93%
Elementary Education 220 7% / 93% 0% $48,200 31 89%
English Education 25 28% / 72% 0% $51,006 40 96%
History Teacher Education 19 37% / 63% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Mathematics Teacher Education 10 20% / 80% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6 67% / 33% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Physics Teacher Education $51,006 40 96%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 25% / 75% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Special Education 45 9% / 91% 0% $49,553 35 93%
Technical Teacher Education 16 50% / 50% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Art Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Music Education 29 34% / 66% 0% $51,006 40 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences 456 66% / 34% 2% $83,662 90 94%
Civil Engineering 30 53% / 47% 0% $83,629 90 100%
Computer Engineering 15 93% / 7% 0% $102,016 98
Electrical Engineering 25 84% / 16% 8% $105,853 98 96%
Environmental Engineering 8 50% / 50% 12% $69,287 78 96%
General Engineering 7 57% / 43% 0% $87,733 93
Mechanical Engineering 105 78% / 22% 2% $87,554 93 97%
Computer Science 69 80% / 20% 4% $115,863 99 97%
Computer Software Engineering 15 73% / 27% 0% $103,286 98
Cybersecurity 24 83% / 17% 0% $87,919 93
Data Science 13 +1 54% / 46% 0% $100,750 97
Informatics $83,037 90
Information Technology 19 79% / 21% 0% $92,434 95
Science Technologies/Technicians 40 22% / 78% 2% $57,574 58 89%
Interdisciplinary Studies 86 49% / 51% 0% $47,443 29 89%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health and Human Services 1,349 21% / 79% 0% $66,462 75 95%
Biomedical Sciences 189 +3 26% / 74% 1% $55,483 52 94%
Dietetics/Dietitian 23 +1 26% / 74% 4% $57,070 57
Communication Sciences and Disorders 90 3% / 97% 0% $60,051 63 95%
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 52 6% / 94% 0% $59,359 62 99%
Exercise Science 93 44% / 56% 0% $61,072 65 97%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 19 21% / 79% 0% $58,697 60
Nursing 496 20% / 80% 0% $83,903 91 96%
Physical Fitness Technician 82 30% / 70% 0% $61,072 65 97%
Public Health 147 13% / 87% 1% $57,858 58 92%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 46 43% / 57% 0% $51,090 40 94%
Social Work 112 12% / 88% 0% $45,481 23 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 883 27% / 73% 0% $50,668 39 92%
Anthropology 31 19% / 81% 0% $39,127 10 87%
Behavioral Sciences 36 19% / 81% 0%
Geography $69,719 79 100%
Geography and Environmental Studies 31 68% / 32% 0% $59,971 63
International Affairs 23 +1 35% / 65% 4% $54,797 51 89%
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 15 33% / 67% 0% $49,331 35
Political Science 44 +4 41% / 59% 0% $54,692 50 94%
Psychology 424 +13 19% / 81% 0% $48,938 33 91%
Public Administration 19 37% / 63% 0% $50,803 39 91%
Sociology 37 +4 32% / 68% 0% $51,357 41 88%
Criminal Justice 12 17% / 83% 0% $55,658 53
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 3 33% / 67% 0% $55,215 52
Criminology 208 +15 34% / 66% 0% $52,831 45 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences 497 40% / 60% 0% $55,931 54 93%
Astronomy 5 60% / 40% 0% $67,110 76
Chemistry 55 +7 45% / 55% 0% $65,092 73 95%
Geosciences 19 +1 63% / 37% 0% $50,399 38 89%
Mathematics 21 62% / 38% 0% $61,961 67 96%
Physics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $66,949 75
Physics and Astronomy 18 50% / 50% 0% $67,207 76
Biology 143 +5 29% / 71% 0% $55,483 52 94%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 37 43% / 57% 0% $48,262 31
Microbiology 21 24% / 76% 0% $70,104 79 90%
Environmental Science 50 40% / 60% 0% $47,900 30 90%
Environmental Studies 74 +1 31% / 69% 0% $47,900 30 90%
Forest Sciences and Biology 51 57% / 43% 0% $60,419 64 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
W.A. Franke College of Business 800 58% / 42% 1% $68,450 77 96%
Accounting 67 49% / 51% 0% $78,903 87 100%
Business Administration 228 +6 51% / 49% 0% $64,227 71 94%
Business Analytics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Business/Managerial Economics 46 87% / 13% 2% $57,962 59 100%
Finance 118 +3 73% / 27% 3% $71,998 81 97%
Hospitality Management 86 41% / 59% 0% $51,354 41 97%
Logistics 11 82% / 18% 0% $64,227 71 94%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 38 +1 74% / 26% 3% $79,804 88 96%
Marketing 111 41% / 59% 0% $68,623 78 95%
Organizational Leadership 44 55% / 45% 0%
Small Business Administration/Management $63,999 71
Fashion Merchandising $52,844 45
Construction Management 50 90% / 10% 0% $96,303 96 97%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,334
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,820
Est. In-State Cost $17,249
Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,869
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 48%
6-Year Graduation Rate 61%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.4% 1,277 29% / 71% 0% $49,012 34 91%
Health Sciences 19.5% 1,019 20% / 80% 0% $71,362 81 96%
Business & Economics 15.2% 796 55% / 45% 1% $65,533 73 96%
Education 11.7% 612 21% / 79% 0% $51,181 40 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 390 28% / 72% 1% $55,585 53 94%
Professional 5.2% 273 43% / 57% 0% $60,943 65 96%
Arts 4.0% 208 26% / 74% 0% $47,400 29 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 198 39% / 61% 1% $52,190 43 93%
Engineering 3.6% 190 74% / 26% 3% $89,721 94 97%
Computer Science 2.7% 140 77% / 23% 2% $105,142 98 97%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 121 53% / 47% 0% $62,685 68 94%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $32.2M #103 77% $0.1M 12 #136 78 12
Agriculture & Food Science $14.7M #64 58% $0.1M 3 #92 16 7
Physical Sciences & Math $13.2M #160 60% $0.1M 4 #197 55 7
Computer Science $10.8M #82 76% $0 8 #109 61 19
Engineering $9.9M #192 62% $0.9M 3 #204 17 2
Health Sciences $7.5M #147 60% $0.0M 5 #183 45 1
Education $1.8M #184 63% $0.0M 33 #124
Business & Economics $1.2M #198 19% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.9M #327 48% $0 13 #218 58
Total $92.3M #159 67% $1.1M 81 #200 330 48

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 90% 89% 92%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1010 – 1280
SAT Math Range 480 – 630
SAT RW Range 520 – 650