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Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, New Mexico Public 4-year Remote rural area

Overview

Navajo Technical University is a public four-year institution in Crownpoint, New Mexico. The campus sits in a remote rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,704, made up of 1,678 undergraduates and 26 graduate students. It is a tribal college and a land-grant institution.

Navajo Technical University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 57 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Pre-Nursing Studies, Welding Technology, and Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science. It awarded 153 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 38% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,704
Students enrolled
38%
First-year retention
153
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
57
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 57

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 3
Business, Management and Marketing 6
Precision Production 1
Construction Trades 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Education 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Engineering Technologies 5
Legal Professions and Studies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Architecture 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Engineering 6
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 2
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Social Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
38%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
20
Associate degrees
36
Master's degrees
5
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
92

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,704
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,678
Graduate students, fall 2024
26
Full-time, fall 2024
41%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,229
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,201
Graduate students, 2024-25
28
Full-time, 2024-25
39%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
59%
Men
41%
White
1%
Hispanic or Latino
1%
Asian
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
96%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Tribal Colleges
Athletic association
NSCAA
President
Elmer Guy
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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