Northern Arizona University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University operates as a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 22,903 students of which 25,247 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Northern Arizona University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,158, with published in-state tuition of $13,009 and a Pell grant recipient share of 31.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $54,384 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,308 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 988900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.