Northern Arizona University

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Nearest large-hub airport: 123 mi (PHX)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

• Most Selective Colleges in Arizona#5

Applying

• RDJul 29

Common App member

Yes

Application fee

$40

Personal essay

Required

Writing supplement

No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 75 reported programs.

Campus facts

• Founded in 1899source
• Athletic nickname: "Lumberjacks"source
• Walkup Skydome seats about 11,230source
• Competes in NCAA Division Isource
• School colors: Blue and Goldsource
• Mascot: Louie the Lumberjacksource
• Formerly known as "{{collapsible list | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;padding-left:0.5em;font-size:100%; | liststyle = text-align:left;white-space:nowrap; | title=|Northern Arizona Normal School" (1899–1925)source
• Formerly known as "Northern Arizona State Teachers College" (1925–1929)source
• Formerly known as "Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff" (1929–1945)source
• Formerly known as "Arizona State College at Flagstaff" (1945–1958)source
• Formerly known as "Arizona State College (1958–1966) }}"source
• Athletic conference: FCSsource
• A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
• A Space-grant]] institutionsource
• Plays for the "HintonBurdick Grand Canyon Trophy" (since 1982)source
• Fight song: ""Lumberjack Fight Song""source
• Notable alum: Clyde Tombaughsource
• Notable alum: Seamus Deversource
• Notable alum: Katie Hobbssource

Athletics — 8 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,708,768 (M $3,864,940 · W $2,843,828)

• Basketball
• Football
• Golf
• Soccer
• Swimming and Diving (combined)
• Tennis
• Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
• Volleyball

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Similar-size colleges

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Northern Arizona University’s 23,041 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

Key links

• Official websitenau.edu
• College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 105330)
• Compare colleges in AZRe-score with your weights
• The Most Selective Colleges in ArizonaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
• Compare with American InterContinental University SystemSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
• Showdown: Northern Arizona University vs American InterContinental University SystemHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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