[Last update: December 11, 2025]

19,225 students (83% of total 23,128 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Northern Arizona University (NAU). The average amount of the aid awarded is $13,046.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 99% of total 5,362 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $13,085.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Northern Arizona University, 19,225 undergraduate students (83% of total 23,128 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $13,046.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - NAU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship19,22583% $250,809,852$13,046
Pell Grants7,23031% $42,881,103$5,931
Federal Student Loan7,30432% $48,732,320$6,672

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

5,307 beginning undergraduate students (99% of total 5,362 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Northern Arizona University. The average amount of aid received is $13,085.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - NAU
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid5,30799% --
Grants or Scholarships5,30099%$69,348,544$13,085
Federal Grants2,03038%$12,547,263$6,181
Pell Grants1,99637%$12,203,079$6,114
Other Federal Grants1853%$344,184$1,860
State/Local Grants1,30924%$5,602,209$4,280
Institutional Grants5,27798%$51,199,072$9,702
Student Loan Aid2,19441%$15,499,106$7,064
Federal Student Loans2,07739%$11,268,525$5,425
Other Student Loans2625%$4,230,581$16,147

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2023-2024 at Northern Arizona University.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,2922,229$33,400,907$14,573
0-30,000594594$11,381,958$19,162
30,001-48,000387386$7,151,897$18,480
48,001-75,000409399$6,251,009$15,284
75,001-110,000332315$3,479,976$10,482
110,001 or more570535$5,136,067$9,011

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