Is Northern Arizona University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Northern Arizona University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Northern Arizona University's acceptance rate?

90% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 31,453 of 35,100 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 19%, from 29,583 in 2015 to 35,100 in 2024, and Northern Arizona University's admit rate went from 77% to 90%.

What ACT score do you need for Northern Arizona University?

27% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 19–26, with a median of 23. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1010–1280 works out to about 19–27.

What GPA do you need for Northern Arizona University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.70 high school GPA, and 25% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Northern Arizona University? (Middle 50%: 1010–1280)

First-year students at Northern Arizona University who sent an SAT scored 1010–1280, with a median of 1175 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Northern Arizona University admits 90% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Northern Arizona University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1010–1280, median 1175

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Northern Arizona University by the numbers

Admit rate: 90%
Middle 50% SAT: 1010–1280
Median SAT: 1175
About on the ACT: 19–27
Sent an SAT: 3%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Northern Arizona University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 19%, from 29,583 in 2015 to 35,100 in 2024, and Northern Arizona University's admit rate went from 77% to 90%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	35,100	31,453	90%
2023	37,805	34,383	91%
2022	44,855	35,881	80%
2021	42,872	33,592	78%
2020	37,386	30,523	82%
2019	36,810	31,248	85%
2018	36,831	30,428	83%
2017	36,875	29,812	81%
2016	36,511	28,495	78%
2015	29,583	22,739	77%

In fall 2024, 4,975 of the 31,453 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Northern Arizona University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 960Far reachHold
960–1000ReachHold
1010–1170TargetHold
1180–1270TargetSend
1280 and upLikelySend

80090010001100120013001400

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Northern Arizona University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	483	565	630
SAT Reading and Writing	520	590	650
SAT total	1010	1175	1280
ACT composite	19	23	26

Of enrolled first-year students, 3% sent an SAT and 27% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.70; 91% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 25%; of new students who reported a rank

Northern Arizona University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $14,158; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 61%
Median earnings: $54,384; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 24,919

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Northern Arizona University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Northern Arizona University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Northern Arizona University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1010–1280, and the median was 1175. At 1175 or higher you're above half of them. Northern Arizona University admits 90% of applicants.

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