Northern Arizona University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 100,000

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 353 (1.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Letters 830 33% 56% 3% 3% 28% 0% $52,802 2 -0.60 37 92% 4.5%
English 78 +1 27% 50% 1% 3% 18% 0% $42,942 7 -1.15 13 93% — — — —
Foreign Languages 29 +2 38% 59% 3% 3% 28% 0% $43,776 5 -1.27 15 92% — — — —
History 25 +4 68% 60% 0% 0% 36% 0% $42,629 2 -1.40 13 92% — — — —
Native American Studies 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,176 15 -0.88 24 — — — — —
Philosophy 8 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $48,224 10 -1.00 25 — — — — —
Spanish 13 +3 8% 62% 8% 0% 31% 0% $54,947 40 -0.28 43 94% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,539 10 -1.19 20 — — — — —
Communication 68 +1 31% 56% 1% 4% 32% 1% $49,227 9 -1.18 27 90% 5.4% — — —
Communication Management and Strategic Communications 103 +2 30% 69% 2% 3% 21% 0% $62,484 23 -0.84 61 96% — — — —
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 4 +1 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $50,826 8 -1.28 31 — — — — —
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis 6 — 0% 67% 17% 0% 17% 0% $51,172 29 -0.52 32 90% — — — —
Journalism 24 — 38% 71% 0% 8% 17% 4% $50,319 6 -1.34 30 100% — — — —
Radio and Television 58 +1 66% 66% 2% 5% 19% 2% $50,546 12 -1.06 31 87% — — — —
General Education 243 +1 33% 42% 2% 3% 44% 0% $58,563 75 +0.41 52 91% 4.2% — — —
Design and Visual Communications 35 — 40% 57% 6% 3% 20% 0% $55,766 37 -0.33 45 93% — — — —
Interior Design 61 — 7% 62% 8% 0% 20% 0% $55,766 8 -1.41 45 93% — — — —
Music 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $39,202 13 -0.81 8 96% — — — —
Music Performance 15 — 47% 73% 7% 0% 13% 0% $39,202 13 -0.81 8 96% — — — —
Photography 20 — 45% 75% 0% 5% 5% 0% $42,501 9 -0.89 12 96% — — — —
Studio Art 14 — 21% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $34,015 5 -1.37 4 90% — — — —
Theatre 18 — 22% 61% 0% 6% 22% 0% $42,915 49 -0.02 13 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 409 15% 59% 1% 3% 33% 0% $51,824 2 -0.19 34 92% 5.1%
Biology Teacher Education 4 — 0% 25% 25% 0% 0% 0% $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Earth Science Teacher Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 12 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,980 31 -0.59 34 91% 5.4% — — —
Elementary Education 220 — 7% 56% 1% 4% 35% 0% $51,672 50 -0.09 34 91% 4.7% — — —
English Education 25 — 28% 72% 8% 0% 12% 0% $52,011 35 -0.48 35 94% 5.6% — — —
History Teacher Education 19 — 37% 74% 5% 5% 11% 0% $52,011 34 -0.58 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 10 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 6 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,011 26 -0.71 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Physics Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $52,011 27 -0.55 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4 — 25% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $52,011 35 -0.48 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Special Education 45 — 9% 53% 0% 0% 44% 0% $51,980 31 -0.59 34 91% 5.4% — — —
Technical Teacher Education 16 — 50% 56% 0% 19% 25% 0% $52,011 34 -0.36 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Art Education 11 — 0% 73% 0% 0% 27% 0% $52,011 77 +0.56 35 94% 5.6% — — —
Music Education 29 — 34% 66% 0% 0% 34% 0% $52,011 74 +0.57 35 94% 5.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences 456 66% 56% 3% 2% 25% 2% $85,772 83 -0.66 89 94% 8.6%
Civil Engineering 30 — 53% 60% 7% 0% 17% 0% $89,697 32 -0.38 91 94% — — — —
Computer Engineering 15 — 93% 33% 13% 0% 20% 0% $106,945 30 -0.48 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 25 — 84% 44% 4% 4% 24% 8% $96,442 6 -0.97 94 95% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 8 — 50% 38% 0% 0% 38% 12% $80,001 23 -0.74 85 96% — — — —
General Engineering 7 — 57% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,135 37 -0.34 93 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 105 — 78% 59% 3% 1% 23% 2% $91,392 13 -0.98 92 96% — — — —
Computer Science 69 — 80% 55% 6% 1% 29% 4% $110,780 37 -0.41 98 90% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 15 — 73% 60% 0% 0% 27% 0% $108,703 35 -0.47 98 — — — — —
Cybersecurity 24 — 83% 58% 12% 0% 21% 0% $96,740 57 +0.16 94 — — — — —
Data Science 13 +1 54% 69% 0% 0% 23% 0% $83,732 12 -1.25 88 — — — — —
Informatics — — — — — — — — $98,386 21 -0.58 95 — — — — —
Information Technology 19 — 79% 74% 0% 11% 16% 0% $96,628 53 -0.08 94 — — — — —
Science Technologies/Technicians 40 — 22% 25% 0% 0% 40% 2% $60,365 2 -1.55 57 97% 5.7% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 86 — 49% 64% 0% 7% 23% 0% $53,210 32 -0.39 38 94% 9.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Human Services 1,349 21% 51% 3% 4% 33% 0% $71,774 50 -0.23 77 96% 4.4%
Biomedical Sciences 189 +3 26% 57% 2% 4% 28% 1% $59,107 11 -0.94 54 96% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 23 +1 26% 48% 0% 4% 26% 4% $61,023 34 -0.28 58 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 90 — 3% 51% 1% 6% 37% 0% $60,050 37 -0.26 56 95% — — — —
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 52 — 6% 46% 2% 4% 38% 0% $70,673 48 -0.04 75 91% 4.1% — — —
Exercise Science 93 — 44% 58% 2% 1% 23% 0% $66,118 71 +0.51 68 96% — — — —
Health Sciences 19 — 21% 58% 5% 0% 26% 0% $114,641 99 +3.16 98 — — — — —
Nursing 496 — 20% 47% 4% 3% 39% 0% $87,177 33 -0.50 90 96% 3.1% — — —
Physical Fitness Technician 82 — 30% 51% 5% 5% 32% 0% $66,118 71 +0.51 68 96% — — — —
Public Health 147 — 13% 52% 3% 6% 27% 1% $62,387 41 -0.26 61 96% 6.2% — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 46 — 43% 72% 2% 0% 20% 0% $58,186 45 -0.22 51 94% 8.1% — — —
Social Work 112 — 12% 42% 1% 9% 38% 0% $56,555 71 +0.39 47 96% 6.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences 883 27% 58% 1% 2% 27% 0% $53,186 2 -0.58 38 94% 7.5%
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 15 — 33% 40% 7% 7% 27% 0% $48,937 15 -0.80 26 — — — — —
Anthropology 31 — 19% 71% 0% 0% 23% 0% $44,935 3 -1.08 17 82% — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 36 — 19% 53% 0% 3% 31% 0% $50,350 24 -0.72 30 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $58,832 36 -0.38 53 100% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 31 — 68% 68% 0% 0% 16% 0% $55,548 20 -0.76 44 — — — — —
International Affairs 23 +1 35% 61% 0% 0% 22% 4% $54,407 7 -0.96 41 93% — — — —
Political Science 44 +4 41% 61% 7% 5% 20% 0% $54,772 6 -1.28 42 97% — — — —
Psychology 424 +13 19% 56% 1% 3% 27% 0% $51,463 31 -0.55 33 93% 7.7% — — —
Public Administration 19 — 37% 47% 0% 16% 32% 0% $58,528 12 -1.01 52 96% — — — —
Sociology 37 +4 32% 59% 0% 0% 32% 0% $47,692 9 -0.83 23 90% 9.4% — — —
Criminal Justice 12 — 17% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $56,993 33 -0.40 48 — — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,060 33 -0.39 48 — — — — —
Criminology 208 +15 34% 62% 0% 1% 25% 0% $58,118 45 -0.25 51 98% 6.7% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences 497 40% 69% 1% 1% 19% 0% $56,906 4 -0.84 48 95%
Astronomy 5 — 60% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $69,299 12 -1.03 73 — — — — —
Chemistry 55 +7 45% 58% 0% 2% 22% 0% $59,292 7 -1.19 54 100% — — — —
Geosciences 19 +1 63% 63% 0% 0% 32% 0% $55,177 12 -0.89 43 100% — — — —
Mathematics 21 — 62% 81% 0% 0% 14% 0% $54,813 2 -1.15 42 100% — — — —
Physics 3 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,988 13 -0.98 74 — — — — —
Physics and Astronomy 18 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 28% 0% $69,557 12 -1.01 74 — — — — —
Biology 143 +5 29% 65% 3% 3% 21% 0% $59,107 16 -0.85 54 96% — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 37 — 43% 73% 0% 0% 24% 0% $47,507 14 -0.98 23 — — — — —
Microbiology 21 — 24% 52% 10% 0% 24% 0% $58,034 5 -1.65 51 87% — — — —
Environmental Science 50 — 40% 72% 0% 0% 16% 0% $54,269 27 -0.55 41 92% — — — —
Environmental Studies 74 +1 31% 77% 0% 0% 12% 0% $54,269 27 -0.55 41 92% — — — —
Forest Sciences and Biology 51 — 57% 80% 0% 0% 16% 0% $55,984 23 -0.51 45 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
W.A. Franke College of Business 800 58% 62% 3% 2% 23% 1% $73,578 53 -0.50 79 96% 5.2%
Accounting 67 — 49% 63% 1% 3% 21% 0% $81,399 37 -0.36 86 92% — — — —
Business Administration 228 +6 51% 60% 3% 2% 24% 0% $66,901 29 -0.56 70 96% 4.9% — — —
Business Analytics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,350 14 -0.98 81 — — — — —
Business Economics 46 — 87% 65% 4% 0% 17% 2% $78,548 21 -0.80 83 94% — — — —
Finance 118 +3 73% 63% 1% 4% 18% 3% $82,644 26 -0.57 87 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 86 — 41% 60% 6% 2% 22% 0% $58,568 48 -0.18 52 97% 6.4% — — —
Logistics 11 — 82% 45% 0% 9% 45% 0% $66,901 4 -1.46 70 96% 4.9% — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 38 +1 74% 66% 5% 5% 21% 3% $84,746 35 -0.44 88 93% 5.2% — — —
Marketing 111 — 41% 66% 5% 1% 22% 0% $71,136 31 -0.50 76 97% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 44 — 55% 55% 0% 7% 32% 0% $66,901 22 -0.66 70 96% 4.9% — — —
Small Business Administration/Management — — — — — — — — $65,647 32 -0.45 67 — — — — —
Fashion Merchandising — — — — — — — — $56,398 27 -0.52 46 — — — — —
Construction Management 50 — 90% 64% 0% 0% 32% 0% $97,643 38 -0.25 95 100% — — — —

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 65th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 19.5% 1,020 27% 58% 2% 4% 27% 0% $52,993 24 -0.65 37 93% 7.4%
Health Sciences 19.5% 1,019 20% 48% 3% 3% 35% 0% $76,206 46 -0.22 81 96% 3.9%
Business & Economics 15.2% 796 55% 62% 3% 3% 22% 1% $71,177 29 -0.50 76 95% 5.5%
Education 11.7% 612 21% 52% 2% 3% 37% 0% $54,488 57 -0.00 41 91% 4.7%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.5% 390 28% 61% 2% 3% 25% 1% $57,949 12 -0.95 50 95% —
Professional 5.2% 273 43% 60% 0% 1% 29% 0% $65,296 45 -0.25 67 99% 6.7%
Humanities 4.9% 257 39% 57% 2% 4% 25% 0% $47,612 9 -0.87 23 93% 9.9%
Arts 4.0% 208 26% 65% 4% 1% 20% 0% $49,600 41 -0.62 28 94% 5.6%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 198 39% 73% 0% 1% 16% 1% $55,495 30 -0.51 44 92% —
Engineering 3.6% 190 74% 56% 4% 1% 22% 3% $92,638 9 -0.81 93 95% —
Computer Science 2.7% 140 77% 60% 5% 2% 25% 2% $103,718 39 -0.35 97 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 121 53% 64% 0% 1% 22% 0% $60,074 5 -1.10 56 100% —

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 #196 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 #123 — —
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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 137 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Football 120 $6.8M $6.8M $0
Basketball 14 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Tennis 10 $333K $333K $0
Total 203 $10.2M $10.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 38 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $970K $970K $0
Volleyball 16 $851K $851K $0
Basketball 13 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Golf 7 $453K $453K $0
Tennis 7 $460K $460K $0
Total 150 $7.1M $7.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 243 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Football 120 $6.8M $6.8M $0
Soccer 38 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 27 $3.2M $3.2M $0
Swimming & Diving 26 $970K $970K $0
Tennis 17 $793K $793K $0
Volleyball 16 $851K $851K $0
Golf 7 $453K $453K $0
Total 353 $27.1M $27.1M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 90%
Yield (non-ED) 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