Northern Arizona University

Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public Research university with High research activity.

The university offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees: 95 undergraduate degree programs and 57 graduate degree programs ; and consists of six colleges :

• College of Arts and Letters,
• College of Education
• College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences
• College of health and Human Services
• College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
• The W.A. Franke College of Business

Flagstaff—or “Flag” as locals call it—is a small city located in the north central Arizona (60,000 population) with a thriving arts and culture scene (Orpheum Theater, Lowell Observatory—one of the premiere deep space research sites in the world, and where Pluto was discovered!), only 1.5 hours from the Grand Canyon. It is also situated at the base of San Francisco peaks, a 12,633-foot-high dormant volcano. Flagstaff is the county seat of Coconino County, the second largest in the United States, which encompasses Meteor Crater, the Painted Desert and Oak Creek Canyon. Flagstaff receives abundant snow fall and even hosts its own ski resort—Arizona Snowbowl, just 7 miles from downtown.