Northern Arizona University (NAU) vs BYU-Idaho

Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho) are two distinct institutions of higher learning that offer unique educational experiences. NAU, a public research university, boasts an acceptance rate of 84%, while BYU-Idaho, a private university affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has a more selective acceptance rate of 58%. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors at NAU including Business, Education, and Health Professions, and popular majors at BYU-Idaho including Business Management, Elementary Education, and Information Systems Technology. NAU's student body is more diverse, with 30% of students identifying as Hispanic/Latino and 4% as African American, while BYU-Idaho's student body is predominantly White (92%). Graduation rates also differ, with NAU reporting a four-year graduation rate of 30% and BYU-Idaho reporting a four-

	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Northern Arizona University
Overview
Location	Rexburg, Idaho	Flagstaff, Arizona
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	74.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Mormon

Admission
Acceptance rate	96.6%	78.4%
Application fees	$35	Undergraduate: $25 Graduate: $65
SAT range	990 - 1200	N/A
ACT range	20 - 26	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	31.0%
Students submitting ACT score	50.0%
Total number of applicants	9,963	42,872
Total number of admissions given out	9,621	33,592
Admitted students who chose to enroll	4,858	5,297
Yield rate	50.5%	15.8%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$12,880	In state: $28,430 Out of state: $43,176
Average net price	$6,327	$16,059
Tuition	$4,416	In state: $10,650 Out of state: $25,396
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $6,000 Meal plan: $5,338
Available payment plans		Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	45.0% Average amount $6,132	97.0% Average amount $12,922
Students receiving federal student loan	18.0% Average amount $5,882	34.0% Average amount $5,314
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $4,811	4.0% Average amount $13,306

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	44,304 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	24,162 Men 37.0% Women 63.0%
Graduate students	N/A	4,549 Men 32.1% Women 67.9%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	31.9%
International students	3.4%	2.2%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Small
Dormitory capacity	1,162	9,853
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	Arizona California Colorado Nevada New Mexico

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Education Health Professions Business Engineering Public Administration and Social Service
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	21:1
Institutional accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	49.6%	59.0%
Dropout rate	25.4%	40.0%
Transferred out	18.1%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,097 Year 2: $77,966 Year 3: $89,777 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,778 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $84,400 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,924 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $76,101 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,318 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $70,703 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,955 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,614 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,669 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $65,263 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,593 Year 2: $54,209 Year 3: $63,131 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,585 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $61,312 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,429 Year 2: $46,924 Year 3: $54,022 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,978 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,390	Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $94,560 Year 2: $101,406 Year 3: $108,112 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $100,716 Year 2: $92,632 Year 3: $96,135 Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $80,374 Year 2: $79,081 Year 3: $89,768 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $69,244 Year 2: $76,117 Year 3: $81,532 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,225 Year 2: $74,890 Year 3: $79,106 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $67,718 Year 2: $68,219 Year 3: $75,432 Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $71,725 Year 2: $71,183 Year 3: $71,928 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $58,840 Year 2: $59,350 Year 3: $70,793 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $58,911 Year 2: $65,042 Year 3: $70,433 Civil Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,712 Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $68,199

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