Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a high research university founded in 1899. Its main campus is located at South San Francisco Street, Flagstaff, Arizona. It has a branch campus in Yuma, Arizona which shares its site with Arizona Western College. Almost 40 Northern Arizona University community campuses are located in various sites throughout the State of Arizona including those located in Apache Junction, Aravaipa, Bullhead City, Chandler-Gilbert, Chinle, East Valley, Fort Defiance, Ganado, Gateway, Glendale, Kayenta, Keams Canyon, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Mesa, North Valley, Page, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Prescott, Scottsdale, Show Low, Signal Peak, South Mansion, Thatcher, Tuba City, Tucson, Tucson North, Verde Valley, West Valley, White River, Yavapai, and Yuma.
These community campuses serve as extension sites for providing higher education to students in their own communities. Programs are offered through the College of Arts and Letters; College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences; College of Education; College of Health and Human Services; College of Social and Behavioral Sciences; and the W.A. Franke College of Business in the undergraduate and graduate levels. The program delivery formats are flexible with the availability of on-campus, online, and hybrid classes as well as classes offered in-person with evening or weekend schedules in different parts of Arizona.
Degrees offered include 84 undergraduate degrees, 49 master’s degrees and 9 doctoral degrees. Present undergraduate enrollment is 18,301 while graduate students total 5,299. The average class size is 28. The faculty is comprised of 1,515 members. The main campus occupies a 740-acre property housing various buildings including 22 structures used for student residential purposes. Northern Arizona University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Resident tuition costs $ 263.00 per credit for undergraduate students or $ 296.00 per credit for graduate students. Non-resident rate costs $ 652.00 per credit for undergraduate programs or $ 893.00 per credit for graduate programs. Extended campus students are charged for the Arizona Student Association fee, Financial Aid Trust fee and the Information Technology fee.
For more information on admissions, college majors, degrees offered, online programs, athletics, school rankings, tuition, scholarships and financial aid options, please contact Northern Arizona University.