Northern Arizona University Business Programs

Northern Arizona University is a public institution situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Northern Arizona University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at NAU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#9	Most Popular Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#110	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#115	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#150	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards NAU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	College Factual
#30	Best Hospitality Management Schools	College Factual
#47	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#167	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#201	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#245	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Northern Arizona University?

Contact details for NAU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1900 S Knoles Dr, Babbitt Administrative Center, Room 200, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4092
Phone:	928-523-9011
Website:	https://nau.edu/
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Arizona-University/17091779559
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/NAU

How Do I Get Into NAU?

You can apply to NAU online at: https://nau.edu/admissions/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for NAU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into NAU?

The acceptance rate at Northern Arizona University is 82%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 83%.

Can I Afford Northern Arizona University?

The overall average net price of NAU is $25,716. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At NAU, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,388 a year. That adds up to $25,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at NAU is 4.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 25,228 undergraduate students at NAU, with 20,642 being full-time and 4,586 being part-time.

There are also 4,338 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,642 full-time undergraduates at NAU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Northern Arizona University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	438
Black or African American	586
Hispanic or Latino	5,380
White	11,622
International Students	468
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,148

Geographic Diversity

Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at Northern Arizona University. At this time, 46 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at NAU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Kuwait, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Northern Arizona University

In 2019-2020, 17,340 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at NAU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of NAU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Northern Arizona University was $11,896 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $26,642. The following table shows how NAU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#1
Public Relations & Advertising	#4	#7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	#13	#7
Supply Chain Management	#13	#7
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#13	#16
Hospitality Management	#19	#16
Finance	#34	#65
Finance & Financial Management	#37	#68
Management Information Systems	#52	#52
General Management Information Systems	#52	#46

Online Growth Rankings of NAU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Northern Arizona University was -0.1%. This is the #1,588 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at NAU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at NAU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at NAU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Management Information Systems	#93
Management Information Systems	#125

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Northern Arizona University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	2	314	0	32	348
General Hospitality Administration/Management	57	210	0	0	267
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	151	0	0	151
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	25	116	0	0	141
General Management Information Systems	35	83	0	21	139
Finance	0	136	0	0	136
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	8	0	2	118	128
Accounting	6	91	0	0	97
Business Economics	18	33	0	0	51
Investments and Securities	44	0	0	0	44
Construction Management	0	42	0	0	42
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	34	0	0	0	34
Supply Chain Management	0	14	0	0	14
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	7	0	0	0	7
International Business/Trade/Commerce	6	0	0	0	6
Technical & Scientific Communication	0	0	6	0	6
Tourism and Travel Services Management	5	0	0	0	5
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	1	1
Advertising	0	1	0	0	1
Public Relations	0	1	0	0	1
Fashion Merchandising	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	247	1,192	8	172	1,619

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Teksaz227 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.