Naropa University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #4082 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1141 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #1068 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #17 of 38 | In Colorado |
| #2 of 4 | In Boulder |
| #3139 of 4,425 | For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 94%
- Undergraduates
- 368
- Graduates
- 749
- Male:Female Ratio
- 26:74
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Master's degree
- Website
- naropa.edu
Naropa University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Naropa University has an acceptance rate of 94% and is among the 32% of the easiest universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 94% | 83% | 99% |
| Applicants | 100 | 30 | 70 |
| Admissions | 94 | 25 | 69 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 24 | 5 | 19 |
154 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
379 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
Admissions requirements
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| SAT/ACT | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 780 (70%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 103 (9%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 86 (8%) |
| Two or more races | 65 (6%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 29 (3%) |
| Asian | 29 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 23 (2%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 1 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Naropa University is $31,491 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $20,428 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $21,626 |
| $48-75K | $26,342 |
| $75-110K | $40,662 |
| $110K+ | $43,733 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $34,400 | $22,250 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,400 | $22,250 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $34,400 | $22,250 |
| Fee in-district | $200 | $200 |
| Fee in-state | $200 | $200 |
| Fee out-of-state | $200 | $200 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 103 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $10,465 |
| Room charge | $7,000 |
| Meal charge | $3,465 |
Naropa University majors
Naropa University has granted 70 bachelor's degrees across 9 programs and 185 master's across 6 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Naropa University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Counseling Psychology | 139 | |
| Psychology, General | 33 | |
| Psychology, Other | 17 | |
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 16 | |
| Creative Writing | 12 | |
| Religion & Religious Studies | 1 | 9 |
| Environmental Studies | 6 | |
| Pastoral Studies & Counseling | 6 | |
| Art Therapy & Therapist | 4 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 4 | |
| Yoga Teacher Training & Yoga Therapy | 3 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 2 | |
| Systems Science and Theory | 2 | |
| Music, General | 1 | |
| Grand Total | 70 | 185 |
Naropa University has a graduation rate of 46%, which is among the 34% lowest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 46% | 22% | 54% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Naropa University has published 228 scientific papers with 3,138 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Psychology, Medicine, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Computer Science, Art & Design, and Theology / Divinity / Religious studies.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | 7 |
| 1993 | 0 | 6 |
| 1994 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 4 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 5 |
| 2001 | 3 | 14 |
| 2002 | 1 | 22 |
| 2003 | 2 | 17 |
| 2004 | 1 | 23 |
| 2005 | 5 | 36 |
| 2006 | 4 | 53 |
| 2007 | 17 | 45 |
| 2008 | 1 | 52 |
| 2009 | 3 | 72 |
| 2010 | 3 | 44 |
| 2011 | 8 | 76 |
| 2012 | 9 | 67 |
| 2013 | 11 | 96 |
| 2014 | 13 | 102 |
| 2015 | 13 | 111 |
| 2016 | 14 | 125 |
| 2017 | 12 | 165 |
| 2018 | 9 | 194 |
| 2019 | 14 | 227 |
| 2020 | 17 | 274 |
| 2021 | 11 | 320 |
| 2022 | 16 | 263 |
| 2023 | 12 | 286 |
| 2024 | 11 | 269 |
Notable alumni
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Justine Frischmann
- Occupations
- musicianpainterguitaristsinger
- Biography
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Justine Elinor Frischmann is an English artist and retired musician. After forming Suede, she co-founded the Britpop band Elastica before retiring from the music industry and pursuing a career as an artist.
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Gregory Alan Isakov
- Occupations
- singer-songwritermusician
- Biography
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Gregory Alan Isakov is a South African-born American singer and songwriter currently based in Boulder, Colorado. Isakov and his family immigrated to the United States in 1986 and he was raised in Philadelphia.
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William John Sullivan
- Occupations
- engineercomputer scientistprogrammer
- Biography
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William John Sullivan is a software freedom activist, hacker, and writer. John was formerly executive director of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), where he has worked since early 2003. He is also a speaker and webmaster for the GNU Project. He also maintains the Plannermode and delicious-el packages for the GNU Emacs text editor.
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Brad Will
- Occupations
- photographerenvironmentalistjournalistdirector
- Biography
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Bradley Roland Will was an American activist, videographer, and journalist. He was affiliated with Indymedia. On October 27, 2006, during a labor dispute in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Will was shot twice, possibly by government-aligned paramilitaries, resulting in his death.
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Eleni Sikelianos
- Occupations
- poetwriter
- Biography
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Eleni Sikelianos is an American experimental poet with a particular interest in scientific idiom. She is Professor of Literary Arts at Brown University.
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Bao Nguyen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bao Nguyen is an American Democratic politician from Orange County, California, and a former mayor of Garden Grove, California. He also previously served as a trustee on the Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education.
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Tim Z. Hernandez
- Occupations
- poet
- Biography
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Tim Z. Hernandez is an American writer, performer, and multi-disciplinary artist. His first poetry collection, Skin Tax, received the 2006 American Book Award, and his debut novel, Breathing, in Dust (2010), was awarded the 2010 Premio Aztlán Literary Prize, and was a finalist for the California Book Award. In 2011, Hernandez was named one of sixteen New American Poets by the Poetry Society of America. In 2014, he received the Colorado Book Award for his poetry collection, Natural Takeover of Small Things, and the 2014 International Latino Book Award for his historical fiction novel, Mañana Means Heaven. In 2018, he received the Luis Leal Award for Distinction in Chicano Letters administered by UC Santa Barbara, and in 2019 he was inducted into the Texas Institute of Letters.
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Trinidad Escobar
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Trinidad Escobar is an author, poet, and cartoonist active in the San Francisco Bay Area, and an educator at the California College of the Arts.
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Miranda Mellis
- Occupations
- novelist
- Biography
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Miranda Mellis is the author of Demystifications, The Spokes, None of This Is Real, and The Revisionist. Her fiction, reviews, and essays have appeared in various publications including The Believer's The Logger, Harper’s, Conjunctions, the New York Times, Fence and elsewhere. She has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the John Hawkes Prize in Fiction, and has been an Artist in Residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts and the Millay Colony. She co-founded and co-edited The Encyclopedia Project and once played in a band called My Invisible. She teaches at Evergreen State College. She has taught in the MFA programs at California College of the Arts, Mills College, and University of San Francisco and has taught undergraduates at University of Chicago, University of California at Santa Cruz, and Brown University.
General info
| Alternative names | NU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Academic calendar | August to May (August - December; January-May) |
| Total FTE staff | 260 |
| Carnegie classification | Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Location and contacts
| Address | 2130 Arapahoe Ave Boulder, Colorado, 80302-6697 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 108,000 |
| Phone | 3034440202 |