Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
- Public
- City
- 22,903 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 90%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $17,265per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 60%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,08310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Access2Excellence initiative, Northern Arizona University provides full tuition coverage for new first-time undergraduate students with a family income of $65,000 a year or less.
Northern Arizona University provides full tuition coverage for members of Arizona's 22 federally recognized tribes through an expansion to the Access2Excellence initiative.
Northern Arizona University guarantees admission to all students who have finished their junior year and are on track to graduate with a core GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
The Access2Excellence program helps qualifying Arizona students and tribal members attend NAU tuition-free.
Source: Access2Excellence | Making higher education affordable at NAU
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 90%About 9 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-blindScores are not considered, even if you send them.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
From Northern Arizona University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
51% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.70. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 90%35,561 admitted of 39,685 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–12803% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 19–2627% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 25%55% were in the top quarter. Based on the 9% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- GPA
Important
- How challenging your classes were
Considered
- Test scores
Not considered
- Class rank
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Interview
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Northern Arizona University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,265full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $33,423sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $13,439Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $30,911Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 60%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 75%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $59,08310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 22,903Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 36%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 39%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- University of Arizona Tucson, AZ — admits 86%
- Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA — admits 88%
- East Carolina University Greenville, NC — admits 89%
- Iowa State University Ames, IA — admits 89%
- Illinois State University Normal, IL — admits 88%
- Appalachian State University Boone, NC — admits 90%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Northern Arizona University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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