Northern Arizona University Teaching Programs

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

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:	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/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for NAU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into NAU?

NAU has an acceptance rate of 80%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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 81%.

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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At NAU, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $6,623 a year. That adds up to $26,492 over four years for those students.

Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 24,162 undergraduate students at NAU, with 19,918 being full-time and 4,244 being part-time.

There are also 4,549 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,918 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	430
Black or African American	559
Hispanic or Latino	5,154
White	11,426
International Students	381
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,968

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

There are 15 bachelor’s degree and 42 master’s degree programs available online at NAU. In 2022-2023, 15,293 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 4th most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of NAU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Mathematics Education	5%

Northern Arizona University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	0	307	0	56	0	363
General Special Education	0	0	96	0	50	0	146
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	105	0	105
Community College Education	0	0	0	0	73	12	85
Early Childhood Education	0	35	5	0	29	0	69
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	0	0	63	0	63
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	44	0	44
History Education	0	0	32	0	0	0	32
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	0	15	0	15	30
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	27	0	2	0	29
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
Music Education	0	0	26	0	0	0	26
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	19	0	4	0	23
Mathematics Education	0	0	11	1	10	0	22
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	0	0	0	22	0	0	22
Technical Teacher Education	0	0	15	5	0	0	20
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	18	0	0	18
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed	0	0	0	18	0	0	18
Art Education	0	0	16	0	0	0	16
Spanish Education	0	0	5	0	7	0	12
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
International School Administration/Leadership	0	0	0	0	10	0	10
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	1	0	0	0	7	0	8
Biology Education	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Secondary Education	0	4	0	0	2	0	6
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Physics Education	0	0	3	0	0	0	3
Science Education	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry Education	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	39	579	79	520	35	1,253

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
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