Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at NAU is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.0% of undergraduate students being women and 37.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,162, with 15,212 women and 8,950 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at NAU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 67.9% of undergraduate students being women and 32.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 4,549, with 3,087 women and 1,462 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.0% 8,950 students
- women 63.0% 15,212 students
Graduate Students
- men 32.1% 1,462 students
- women 67.9% 3,087 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 56.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 13,367 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 26.4% of the student body, with 6,209 students. Mixed race students represent 5.7% of the population, with 1,350 students, while African American students account for 3.1%, with 734 students. Asian students account for 2.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 522 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 63 students.
International students make up 1.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 401 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.6% of the population, totaling 842 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within NAU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 56.9% 13,367 students
- Hispanic 26.4% 6,209 students
- Mixed race 5.7% 1,350 students
- Unknown race 3.6% 842 students
- African American 3.1% 734 students
- Asian 2.2% 522 students
- International students 1.7% 401 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 63 students
Graduate Students
- White 59.0% 2,582 students
- Hispanic 19.2% 838 students
- Unknown race 6.6% 290 students
- International students 5.1% 225 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 171 students
- African American 3.8% 165 students
- Asian 2.2% 97 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 6 students
Transfer Students
- White 53.4% 1,064 students
- Hispanic 32.2% 642 students
- African American 4.9% 98 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 92 students
- Asian 2.8% 55 students
- Unknown race 1.3% 25 students
- International students 0.5% 10 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 6 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 37% 8,942 students
- 20-21 33% 8,026 students
- 22-24 12% 2,976 students
- 25-29 6% 1,509 students
- 30-34 4% 878 students
- 40-49 3% 621 students
- 35-39 2% 539 students
- 50-64 1% 290 students
- 25-29 26% 1,168 students
- 22-24 22% 999 students
- 30-34 16% 715 students
- 40-49 15% 690 students
- 35-39 12% 570 students
- 50-64 7% 308 students
- 20-21 2% 81 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Northern Arizona University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,590 | 68.07% | |
| California | 685 | 12.99% | |
| Colorado | 202 | 3.83% | |
| Nevada | 111 | 2.10% | |
| New Mexico | 106 | 2.01% | |
| Washington | 96 | 1.82% | |
| Hawaii | 76 | 1.44% | |
| Oregon | 68 | 1.29% | |
| Texas | 61 | 1.16% | |
| Alaska | 53 | 1.00% | |
| Idaho | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 17 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 10 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 1 | less than 1% |
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