2026 Rankings for Northern Arizona University

What ranking badges has NAU been awarded? Every College Factual accolade NAU has received are listed below.

NAU was awarded 520 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for NAU:



#1 out of 3	#1 out of 4	#1 out of 5	#1 out of 3

NAU offers graduate-level programs too. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/northern-arizona-university/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

How NAU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

#370 Best Colleges

#1 Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona

#1 Best General Biomedical Sciences Schools in Arizona

Top Placement in Best Colleges Ranking

#370 out of 3,449.

This makes NAU a top 15% school for students.

The Best Colleges Ranking identifies the strongest colleges nationwide.

Top Ranked Majors

NAU has 1,086 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Evolutionary Biology Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	8	View Report
Best Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best General Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best General Biomedical Sciences Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Construction Management Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Construction Management Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Radio & Television Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Information Technology Schools in Arizona	1	10	View Report
Best Community College Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Community College Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Superintendency & Educational System Administration Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Bilingual & Multilingual Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Art Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Art Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Art Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best English & Language Arts Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best English & Language Arts Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	5	View Report
Best English & Language Arts Education Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best History Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best History Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best History Education Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best History Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Mathematics Education Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Mathematics Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Technical Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Technical Teacher Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Technical Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best General Literature Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best General Literature Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Literature Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Literature Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Creative Writing Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best Professional, Technical, Business & Scientific Writing Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Rhetoric & Composition Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Writing Studies Schools in Arizona	1	7	View Report
Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Modern Languages Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region	1	7	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Spanish Language & Literature Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Romance Languages Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Athletic Training Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Dental Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Dietetics/Dietitian Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	View Report
Best Health Sciences & Services Schools in Arizona	1	6	View Report
Best General History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best General History Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best History Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best History Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	3	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Schools in Arizona	1	20	View Report
Best Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Sustainability Studies Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best Sustainability Science Schools in Arizona	1	5	View Report
Best Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report

How NAU Ranks for Value

Top Placement in Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking

#404 out of 2,000.

This makes NAU a top 10% value school for students seeking value.

The Best Colleges for the Money Ranking identifies the best-value colleges in the country.

Top Value Majors

NAU has 1,086 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Evolutionary Biology Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Supply Chain Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business Economics Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Business/Managerial Economics Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Construction Management Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Management Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Management Information Systems Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Radio & Television Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Radio & Television Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Community College Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Community College Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Superintendency & Educational System Administration Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value College Student Counseling & Personnel Services Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Chemistry Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Chemistry Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Earth Science Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value History Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value History Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value History Education Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Mathematics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	3	View Report
Best Value Mathematics Education Schools in Arizona	1	3	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Physics Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Technical Teacher Education Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value General Literature Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Literature Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Rhetoric & Composition Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Modern Languages Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Physician Assistant Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dental Hygiene/Hygienist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dental Support Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics/Dietitian Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics/Dietitian Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Schools	1	2	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	5	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies & Analysis Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	5	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies & Analysis Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Cultural Studies & Analysis Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in Arizona	1	2	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Value Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Sciences & Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Sciences & Biology Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forest Sciences & Biology Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forestry, General Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report
Best Value Forestry Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona	1	1	View Report

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Notes and References

The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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