Northern Arizona University Student Population

How many students at NAU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northern Arizona University has a total enrollment of 28,467 students, including 22,990 undergraduate and 5,477 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 10,625 male students (37.3%) and 17,842 female students (62.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 14,252 White students (50.1%) and 7,113 Hispanic students (25%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 22,990 undergraduate students (80.8%) and 5,477 graduate students (19.2%).
• Class Delivery: 5,237 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 9,552 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - NAU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 10,625 male (37.32%) and 17,842 female (62.68%) students are attending Northern Arizona University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.55.

By class level, 22,990 (80.76%) are undergraduate students and 5,477 (19.24%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.97% are male and 63.03% are female, while among graduate students, 38.80% are male and 61.20% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 14,252 White, 863 Black, and 1,161 Asian students out of a total of 28,467 are attending at Northern Arizona University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northern Arizona University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, NAU has 327 students under 18 years old and 34 students over 65 years old. There are 21,711 students under 25 years old, and 6,756 students over 25 years old out of 28,467 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 327 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65. NAU has 20,246 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,744 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,465 graduate students aged under 25 and 4,012 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Northern Arizona University, 5,237 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9,552 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,419 students who live in Arizona or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,818 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 22,990 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,582 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.88%.1,209 students have transferred in as full-time status and 373 students transferred in as part-time status.