Graduation Rate at NAU

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Northern Arizona University, the graduation rate is 61 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 75 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is around the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 56.21% (public Research University with high research activity).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,093 students out of 5,044 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Northern Arizona University.

By gender, 996 male and 2,097 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total5,0443,09361.32%
Men1,75999656.62%
Women3,2852,09763.84%
Northern Arizona University graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Northern Arizona University.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 36.84%
  • Asian: 70.83%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 49.25%
  • Hispanic: 58.44%
  • White: 64.24%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 45.45%
  • Two or More Race: 53.50%
  • Unknown: 57.14%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native36.84%(42/114) 40.00%(10/25) 35.96%(32/89)
Asian70.83%(68/96) 62.50%(20/32) 75.00%(48/64)
Black (Non-Hispanic)49.25%(66/134) 49.02%(25/51) 49.40%(41/83)
Hispanic58.44%(793/1,357) 52.95%(242/457) 61.22%(551/900)
White64.24%(1,809/2,816) 59.11%(584/988) 67.01%(1,225/1,828)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander45.45%(5/11) 40.00%(2/5) 50.00%(3/6)
Two or More Race53.50%(168/314) 51.38%(56/109) 54.63%(112/205)
Unknown57.14%(36/63) 48.00%(12/25) 63.16%(24/38)
Northern Arizona University graduation rate by race

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Northern Arizona University, 106 of 139 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 76.26%.


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