Student Population by Gender

Northern Arizona University has a total of 28,086 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 23,204 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,882 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 10,274 male and 17,812 female students (the male-female ratio is 37:63) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total28,08623,2044,882
Men10,2748,5501,724
Women17,81214,6543,158
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Gender

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 15,348 White, 833 Black, and 825 Asian students out of a total of 28,086 are attending at Northern Arizona University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (all students)
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Race
Northern Arizona University Demographics Pie Chart
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Student Population by Race
Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Demographics
Student Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Population by Race
Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Population Pie Chart

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 23,204 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,777 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.66%.1,287 students have transferred in as full-time status and 490 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students Population by Attendance Status

Student Age Distribution

All Students Undergraduate Graduate
By age, NAU has 347 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 21,321 students under 25 years old, and 6,765 students over 25 years old out of 28,086 total students.
Students Age Distribution by Gender
Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
In undergraduate programs, 347 students are younger than 18 and 17 students are older than 65. NAU has 20,046 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,158 students aged 25 and over.
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Age
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
Undergraduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Northern Arizona University Undergraduate Student Population by Age
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Age Pie Chart
It has 1,275 graduate students aged under 25 and 3,607 students aged 25 and over.
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Gender
Graduate Students Age Distribution by Attendance Status
Northern Arizona University Graduate Student Population by Age
Northern Arizona University Student Population by Age Pie Chart

Online Classes (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northern Arizona University, 5,570 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,723 students are enrolled in some online courses.
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online Courses Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students28,0865,5709,723
Undergraduate23,2043,4139,073
Graduate4,8822,157650
Online Program Student Population
Northern Arizona University Online Student Population

Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses

2,854 students lived in Arizona or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,716 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Arizona ResidentsOther States in U.S. Outside of U.S.
All Students2,8542,603113
Undergraduate1,8311,53547
Graduate1,0231,06866
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Distance Learning Course
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