How has Northern Arizona University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 65% (2010) to 90% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 31,773 (2010) to 35,100 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment rose from 25,197 (2010) to 28,467 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
Not enough history yet
Northern Arizona University doesn't have enough years of comparable SAT data to chart. Many schools stopped reporting scores after going test-optional.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 19–25 (2001) to 20–25 (2013).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $8,826 (2011) to $13,439 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.