The student population at Northern Arizona University is 28,086 (23,204 undergraduate and 4,882 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,492 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at NAU is 82.62% which is increased by 1,044 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 448 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.73 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

5,570 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 9.19% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 29,289 where 28,086 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

82.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 17.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,044 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 448 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.73 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in NAU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Northern Arizona University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,59422,1609,34312,8174,4341,4562,978
2014-1527,705
1,111
23,328
1,168
9,893
550
13,435
618
4,377
-57
1,496
40
2,881
-97
2015-1629,021
1,316
25,115
1,787
10,328
435
14,787
1,352
3,906
-471
1,289
-207
2,617
-264
2016-1730,361
1,340
26,500
1,385
10,805
477
15,695
908
3,861
-45
1,209
-80
2,652
35
2017-1831,051
690
27,084
584
10,845
40
16,239
544
3,967
106
1,217
8
2,750
98
2018-1931,066
15
27,072
-12
10,587
-258
16,485
246
3,994
27
1,225
8
2,769
19
2019-2030,733
-333
26,511
-561
10,208
-379
16,303
-182
4,222
228
1,327
102
2,895
126
2020-2129,566
-1,167
25,228
-1,283
9,401
-807
15,827
-476
4,338
116
1,315
-12
3,023
128
2021-2228,711
-855
24,162
-1,066
8,950
-451
15,212
-615
4,549
211
1,462
147
3,087
64
2022-2328,086
-625
23,204
-958
8,550
-400
14,654
-558
4,882
333
1,724
262
3,158
71
Average29,28925,0369,89115,1454,2531,3722,881
Northern Arizona University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,036 where 23,204 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northern Arizona University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,16018,5777,98410,5933,5831,3592,224
2014-1523,32819,1738,21510,9584,1551,6782,477
2015-1625,11520,3578,48511,8724,7581,8432,915
2016-1726,50021,4948,89212,6025,0061,9133,093
2017-1827,08421,9908,93513,0555,0941,9103,184
2018-1927,07221,8918,49913,3925,1812,0883,093
2019-2026,51121,7318,28313,4484,7801,9252,855
2020-2125,22820,6427,61513,0274,5861,7862,800
2021-2224,16219,9187,31412,6044,2441,6362,608
2022-2323,20420,0117,50412,5073,1931,0462,147
Average25,03625,0368,17312,40625,0361,7182,740
Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,253 where 4,882 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Northern Arizona University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,4341,9567221,2342,4787341,744
2014-154,3772,0007831,2172,3777131,664
2015-163,9061,8636571,2062,0436321,411
2016-173,8611,8526331,2192,0095761,433
2017-183,9671,9096511,2582,0585661,492
2018-193,9941,9626971,2652,0325281,504
2019-204,2222,1727551,4172,0505721,478
2020-214,3382,2287251,5032,1105901,520
2021-224,5492,4258221,6032,1246401,484
2022-234,8822,7241,0091,7152,1587151,443
Average4,2534,2537451,3644,2536271,517
Northern Arizona University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.65%. The percentage was 63.97% 10 years ago and NAU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.97% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Northern Arizona University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-148714308394,8998117,0121,166
2014-158384688885,3686217,2801,337
2015-168665269466,0237317,6361,470
2016-178255821,0076,6357917,9751,625
2017-188396111,0677,1027817,9521,685
2018-198496291,0707,2357417,4481,665
2019-208786691,0197,3958616,9391,660
2020-218926319857,3776716,2601,582
2021-228496198997,0476915,9491,521
2022-238418258336,9606815,3481,505
Average8555999556,6047416,9801,522
Northern Arizona University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

5,570 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 9.19% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Arizona University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1527,7055,1015,40117,203
2015-1629,0215,9335,83617,252
2016-1730,3616,4026,50417,455
2017-1831,0516,5946,50017,957
2018-1931,0666,3047,02417,738
2019-2030,7336,1837,91516,635
2020-2129,5666,36310,97712,226
2021-2228,7116,2089,60312,900
2022-2328,0865,5709,72312,793
Average29,5896,0737,72015,795

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