History, Affiliations and Rankings
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university situated in Flagstaff, Arizona that was founded in 1899 as a teacher’s college and was the final public university to be established in Arizona State, 13 years before Arizona was admitted to the USA as the 48th state. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and ranked No. 191 in the National Science Foundation (NSF) national research rankings for the fiscal year 2019.
Governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, NAU has been ranked as the third-best college by the American Institute of Economic Research. NAU is also a member of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. The NAU Lumberjacks compete in the NCAA Division I, primarily as part of the Big Sky Conference and have won several national championships, notably in cross country running. Times Higher Education ranked NAU at #501-600 in World University Rankings 2022, #401-600 in Impact Rankings 2022 and #501-600 in US College Rankings 2022.
Infrastructure, Campuses and Courses
NAU’s main campus is located at Flagstaff, and in addition to the students it serves at Flagstaff, The university also has a smaller statewide campus which has more than 9,000 online accredited programs at NAU’s statewide campuses in the region.
It has been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and provides more than 158 baccalaureate and graduate degree courses. Further, it also offers the Pledge program to undergraduate students across the world to help them pursue higher education at the same tuition rate for four years.
The University has the following colleges in it:- College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, College of Engineering, Informatics and Applied Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, College of Social and Behavioural Sciences, College of the Environment, Forestry and Natural Sciences, Graduate College, Honors College and the W.A. Franke College of Businesses.
Accomplishments and Alumni
The university is home to over 30,000 students and has incorporated the Western Undergraduate Exchange Program that lowers tuition fees for students coming from the Western United States.
NAU also has over 400 recognised social, academic and professional organizations which are run by students and are associated with global academic institutions. It also provides intramural recreation activities to students and hosts a variety of individual and team sports championships around the year
Notable Alumni at NAU include Robin Braun (U.S. Navy Vice Admiral), Samus Dever (Actor), Diana Gabaldon(Author), Lopez Lomong(Athlete, Olympian) and Raúl Héctor Castro(Former Arizona Governor).
Student Diversity and Visiting Companies
NAU has more female students admitted at its campus than Male Students (18,304 to 10,414). Northern Arizona University boasts a diverse international graduate student body & provides graduate programs to students from over 60 countries. The Alumni from Northern Arizona University are recruited by the likes of Arizona State University, Amazon, Vanguard, Carvana, Deloitte and Banner Health.
