NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY E-8

South San Francisco St.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Tel: (928)523-9011; 888-MORE-NAU
Admissions: (928)523-8483
Fax: (928)523-0226
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.nau.edu/

Description:

State-supported, university, coed. Part of Arizona University System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1899. Setting: 730-acre small town campus. Endowment: $11.4 million. Research spending 2003-04: $18.8 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $6608 per student. Total enrollment: 19,147. Faculty: 1,316 (710 full-time, 606 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 17:1. 7,789 applied, 85% were admitted. 17% from top 10% of their high school class, 41% from top quarter, 80% from top half. Full-time: 11,358 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 1,975 students, 61% women, 39% men. Students come from 50 states and territories, 66 other countries, 25% from out-of-state, 7% Native American, 11% Hispanic, 2% black, 2% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 23% 25 or older, 38% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 69% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: education; business/marketing; liberal arts/general studies. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at National Student Exchange. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: high school transcript. Recommended: minimum 3.0 high school GPA. Required for some: essay, recommendations, interview, SAT, ACT, SAT or ACT. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: 8/1. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $3983 full-time, $208 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,503 full-time, $524 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $90 full-time, $23 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to program. College room and board: $5785. College room only: $3160. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 157 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities; 4% of eligible men and 3% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: ASNAU, Black Student Union, New Student Organization, Cardinal Key Society, Blue Key Society. Major annual events: Homecoming, Parents' Weekend, International Student Week. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 6,000 college housing spaces available; 5,500 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. Options: coed, men-only, women-only housing available. Cline Library plus 1 other with 633,417 books, 547,729 microform titles, 2,595 serials, 31,746 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $5.5 million. 903 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Flagstaff, population 58,000, is a city of Seven Wonders in the heart of the Coconino National Forest located at the foot of the San Francisco Peaks. Mountain slopes, canyons, buttes, Indian ruins, forests, and deserts mingle in a setting forever challenging in its appeal. The elevation, the protection provided by the forest, and the Arizona sunshine give Flagstaff unsurpassed year round climate. Recreational activities include hiking, bicycling, boating, fishing, and hunting. Skiing is nearby as are the Grand Canyon, the Petrified forest, numerous Indian villages, and national monuments.