Northern Arizona University

NAU is on a 829-acre campus in the small town setting of Flagstaff, Arizona.

NAU Student Activities

NAU has many clubs, organizations, and activities for students to join – including band, chorus, theater groups, a campus newspaper, a radio station and more.

Interested in Greek life? NAU has fraternities and sororities.

NAU has the Louies Cupboard. In fact, more students participate in the Louies Cupboard than any other on-campus activity.

Other popular student organizations at NAU include Kappa Delta, NAU Feral Cat Alliance, Pi Beta Phi and Delta Delta Delta.

NAU students' favorite campus events are LumberJack Experience, Family Weekend and Homecoming Week.

NAU Housing

This table offers information on housing at NAU.

NAU offers housing for students. Students are not required to live on campus. First year students are guaranteed on-campus housing.

Most NAU students live off campus. In 2022, 37% of undergrads at NAU lived in some kind of on-campus housing and 63% of students lived off-campus or commuted to NAU. There are 9,853 spots available in on-campus housing for all 24,168 undergraduates. In the 2021-2022 school year, 9,140 students chose to live in campus housing. First year students are allowed to park a car on campus.

NAU offers coed housing and housing for students with disabilities.

NAU Athletics

At NAU there are a variety of athletic options for students interested in joining a sports program.

Intercollegiate sports are the highest tier of college sports and can be very competitive. Intercollegiate teams are regulated by the NCAA, funded by the university, and compete against teams from other universities. The division of a sports team depends on the size of the university, funding, and competition level. An intercollegiate school team will be Division I, II or III, with Division I being the highest level.

Club sports are not regulated by the NCAA and are a great option for students not interested in trying out for an intercollegiate team. Club sports are usually student run but can also be funded by the university.

Intramural sports are the most casual and informal. Intramural sports are often free and require very little time commitment.

Let's take a look at the athletic options available at NAU:

Safety at NAU

College is like a home away from home. Whether you're walking to class or coming back from late-night studying (or partying!), it's important to feel safe on campus.

Northern Arizona University is patroled 24 hours a day by trained security. The NAU campus has emergency telephones or alarms for students to use anytime of day or night. The school also has student security patrols.

NAU offers late-night transportation or safety escorts for students. Campus housing is secure and dorms can only be accessed with secure key cards.

Additionally, NAU has NAU Safe Mobile app for lighting and safety walk, maintenance and emergency communications; ongoing training/workshops/exercises.

Plan a Visit to NAU

Visiting colleges is one of the best ways to get a sense of the campus and student body. If you'd like to visit NAU, take I-40 and I-17 to Flagstaff, AZ. If you need to fly, book your flight to Flagstaff Pulliam airport.

While you're planning, check out other schools in Arizona you may want to visit too. Click the heart at the top of each school's page to save it to your college list.

Want to visit but can't make the trip? Explore NAU's campus without leaving home by taking a virtual campus tour

Keep Reading About NAU

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Overview

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