{"id":48,"date":"2018-08-23T04:56:57","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T04:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/peer-data\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T23:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:12:22","slug":"peer-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/peer-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Peer Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Peer data<\/h1>\n<p>NAU Peer Institutions are assigned by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). These are institutions that share similar characteristics with NAU.<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"Carnegie Classification\" href=\"http:\/\/carnegieclassifications.iu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carnegie Classification<\/a>\u2122 is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. \u00a0The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification of colleges and universities to support its program of research and policy analysis. NAU is currently classified as a Research 1 university, recognized for Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production. It is also classified as a Professions-focused Undergraduate\/Graduate-Doctorate Large institution with Lower Access and Higher Earnings, according to the 2025 Institutional and Student Access and Earnings Classifications (Carnegie Classification 2025).<\/p>\n<p>If you cannot retrieve the data you need because of an accessibility issue due to a disability, please email <a href=\"mailto:Institutional.Research@nau.edu\">Institutional.Research@nau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Peer Comparison<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2025\/10\/ABOR-Education-Comparators-2024_Web-Data.xlsx\">NAU ABOR Education Comparators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/129\/2025\/10\/Public-4-Year-Carnegie-Matched-Institutions-2024_Web-Data.xlsx\">U.S. Public 4-Year Carnegie-Matched Institutions<\/a><br \/>\nR1 &#8211; Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production, Professions-focused Undergraduate\/Graduate-Doctorate Large, Lower Access\/Higher Earnings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>NAU ABOR Education Comparator Institutions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bowling Green State University - Main Campus\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ball State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"George Mason University\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cmich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Georgia State University\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">East Carolina University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fau.edu\/\">Florida Atlantic University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiasouthern.edu\/\">Georgia Southern University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kent State University - Kent Campus\" href=\"https:\/\/illinoisstate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Illinois State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mtsu.edu\/\">Middle Tennessee State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Northern Illinois University\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msstate.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mississippi State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Old Dominion University\" href=\"http:\/\/www.odu.edu\/#prospective\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Old Dominion University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Southern Illinois University Carbondale\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shsu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Houston State University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.utrgv.edu\/\">The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The University of Alabama\" href=\"https:\/\/www.towson.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Towson University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"University of Akron - Main Campus\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uakron.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Akron &#8211; Main Campus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"University of Maine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.louisiana.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Louisiana at Lafayette<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unlv.edu\/\">University of Nevada, Las Vegas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"University of Nevada, Las Vegas\" href=\"https:\/\/ung.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of North Georgia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"University of North Carolina at Greensboro\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vcu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virginia Commonwealth University<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Western Michigan University\" href=\"https:\/\/wmich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Michigan University<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peer data NAU Peer Institutions are assigned by the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR). These are institutions that share similar characteristics with NAU. The Carnegie Classification\u2122 is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. \u00a0The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification of colleges and universities to support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ring_central_script_selection":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-48","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2633,"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/48\/revisions\/2633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/institutional-research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}