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Northern Arizona University 2025 Best Colleges Ranking Media Kit

College Factual has updated it’s Best Colleges Rankings for 2025 and Northern Arizona University has received a top ranking. You can read more about this year’s release or keep reading for details on how your school did in this year’s analysis.

This page was created to give you an overview of how NAU fared in College Factual’s Best Colleges Rankings.

How Northern Arizona University Fared in College Factual’s 2025 Best Colleges Rankings

Nationwide Ranking

NAU ranked #221 out of 2,152 schools analyzed in the 2025 Best Colleges Ranking. This scores it among the best of colleges and universities in the country for students!

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This report includes highlighted rankings from the following degree levels:

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Bachelor’s Degree Rankings

Rankings by Major

In addition to the top overall ranking, NAU has been ranked for quality bachelor’s degree programs:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Percentile
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15	654	97.7%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	200	97.0%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17	630	97.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	816	90.8%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20	374	94.7%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6	72	91.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10	128	92.2%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	332	87.9%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	114	933	87.8%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	150	1,187	87.4%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	72	883	91.9%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	136	1,055	87.1%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14	136	89.7%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	116	1,150	89.9%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97	959	89.9%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95	925	89.7%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40	366	89.1%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66	502	86.9%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120	609	80.3%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	42	97.6%
Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1	6	83.3%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	102	502	79.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101	558	81.9%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93	417	77.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53	235	77.5%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68	371	81.7%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	228	80.3%
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	72	94.4%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107	533	79.9%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	36	97.2%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	23	95.7%
Best Criminology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	8	87.5%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	7	85.7%
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1	6	83.3%
Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	83.3%
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1	4	75.0%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1	3	66.7%
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	1	3	66.7%
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13	60	78.3%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	54	257	79.0%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51	233	78.1%
Best Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8	31	74.2%
Best Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12	47	74.5%
Best General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	4	70	94.3%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164	694	76.4%
Best Public Administration & Social Service Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	43	88.4%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160	571	72.0%
Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45	182	75.3%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132	540	75.6%
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	110	88.2%
Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11	83	86.8%
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	15	115	87.0%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99	320	69.1%
Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	8	51	84.3%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools	161	573	71.9%
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	2	10	80.0%
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	40	82.5%
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	103	88.4%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	95	87.4%
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	8	58	86.2%
Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	66	81.8%
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11	75	85.3%
Best Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	6	37	83.8%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	27	81.5%
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	40	82.5%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75	231	67.5%
Best Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	122	373	67.3%
Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43	129	66.7%
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	20	75.0%
Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	24	79.2%
Best Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	2	6	66.7%
Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	12	52	76.9%
Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	64	79.7%
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona	3	10	70.0%
Best Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	3	10	70.0%
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	14	54	74.1%
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	7	29	75.9%
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	19	73.7%
Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	56	76.8%
Best Natural Resources Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	5	17	70.6%
Best Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	11	42	73.8%
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	13	49	73.5%
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	18	67	73.1%

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