NAU earned 92 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 30 in the top 5%, 29 in the top 10% and 29 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 15 in Most Popular Online for Managerial Economics, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 92 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 30
Highest placement: #1 of 15, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 18
Placements this edition: 514
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Northern Arizona University Earned?
Northern Arizona University holds 92 ranking badges across 18 fields of study, 34 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Our rankings are refreshed through the year as new data arrives. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
30
Top 10%
29
Top 15%
29
Total
92
What Is Northern Arizona University Known For?
Northern Arizona University is best known for Health Professions: 12 of its 68 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Communication Sciences, Teacher Education Grade Specific and Computer Information Systems. Its highest traditional-student placement is #5 of 380 in Most Popular for Communication Sciences.
How Does Northern Arizona University Rank in Athletics?
Northern Arizona University earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #161 of 596 in Tennis (top 28%).
How Does Northern Arizona University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Northern Arizona University earned 17 badges across 16 online programs, 7 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 15 in Most Popular Online for Managerial Economics.
How Does Northern Arizona University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Northern Arizona University earned 7 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 5 in Top Ranked Veterans for Cultural Studies & Analysis.
Badges on this page come from rankings calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Northern Arizona University appears in 514 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team