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Acceptance Rate 89.61%
Yield 15.82%
Applicants 35,100
Admitted 31,453
Enrolled 4,975

NAU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 89.61% at Northern Arizona University. Total 35,100 students applied and 31,453 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://nau.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://nau.edu/how-to-apply
Acceptance Rate89.61%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 89.61%. A total of 35,100 students (12,779 men and 22,155 women) have applied to and 31,453 (11,316 men and 19,987 women) students admitted to Northern Arizona University.
Among them, 1,886 male and 3,068 female students have enrolled into NAU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.82%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at NAU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants35,10012,77922,1551660
Admitted31,45311,31619,9871500
Enrolled4,9751,8863,068210
Acceptance Rate 89.61% 88.55% 90.21% 90.36% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.82% 16.67% 15.35% 14.00% -
[Chart] Northern Arizona University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Northern Arizona University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for NAU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at NAU

The calendar system at Northern Arizona University is Semester. Northern Arizona University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Northern Arizona University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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