Colleges / Northern Arizona University
College · Public · Flagstaff, AZ · City
NAU

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Hispanic-serving
Address1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4092
Websitenau.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size22,903
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

22,903 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$120k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$63k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.9k
Room & board
$14.4k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
22,903
Location
Flagstaff, AZ
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
NAU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White52%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native4%
  • Black3%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.

Colleges / Northern Arizona University
College · Public · Flagstaff, AZ · City
NAU

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, AZ

Hispanic-serving
Address1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4092
Websitenau.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate90%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$14k
Undergrad size22,903
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $14k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 90% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.

If you get in

22,903 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $14k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$120k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$57k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$63k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.2x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.0k
Tuition · out-of-state
$29.9k
Room & board
$14.4k
Books & supplies
$900

How students pay for it.

Pell grants31%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $8k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention74%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr61%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$54k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
22,903
Location
Flagstaff, AZ
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Higher Learning Commission
Also known as
NAU
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White52%
  • Hispanic27%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native4%
  • Black3%
  • International2%
  • Unknown1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time13%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$41k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 82

What you can study.