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Summary
Naropa University is a private institution that was founded in 1974. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 425, its setting is city, and the campus size is 12 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Its tuition and fees are $26,390 (2012-13).
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Naropa University is a private, nonprofit, nonsectarian liberal arts institution dedicated to advancing contemplative education. Informed by ancient Eastern educational philosophies, contemplative education at Naropa experiments with another way of knowing through its joining of rigorous liberal arts training and the disciplined training of the heart. It educates the whole person, cultivating academic excellence and contemplative insight in order to infuse knowledge with wisdom. The university nurtures in its students a lifelong joy in learning, a critical intellect, the sense of purpose that accompanies compassionate service to the world, and the openness and equanimity that arise from authentic insight and self-understanding. Ultimately, Naropa students explore the inner resources needed to engage courageously with a complex and challenging world, to help transform that world through skill and compassion, and to attain deeper levels of happiness and meaning in their lives. Naropa values ethnic and cultural differences for their essential role in education. It embraces the richness of human diversity with the aim of fostering a more just and equitable society and an expanded awareness of our common humanity. A Naropa education, reflecting the interplay of discipline and delight, prepares its graduates both to meet the world as it is and to change it for the better. Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the university comprises a four-year undergraduate college and graduate degree programs in the arts, education, environmental leadership, psychology and religious studies. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1974 |
| Religious affiliation | N/A |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | city |
| 2011 Endowment | N/A |
Applying
When applying to Naropa University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling. The application fee at Naropa University is $50. It is less selective, with an acceptance rate of 91.2 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | less selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 91.2% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | N/A |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Naropa University is 9:1, and the school has 88.6 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Naropa University include: Psychology, General; Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other; Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General; English Language and Literature, General; and Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 63.8 percent.
Student Life
Naropa University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 425, with a gender distribution of 40.0 percent male students and 60.0 percent female students. At this school, 12.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 82.0 percent of students live off campus.
| Total enrollment | 1,094 |
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| Undergraduate men who are members of a fraternity | N/A |
| Undergraduate women who are members of a sorority | N/A |
| Collegiate athletic association | N/A |
Campus Info & Services
Naropa University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring and health insurance. Naropa University also offers campus safety and security services like late night transport/escort service, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Alcohol is not permitted for students of legal age at Naropa University.
| Students who have cars on campus | N/A |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Naropa University, 68.4 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $18,208.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $26,390 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $8,902 (2012-13) |
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* Overview details based on 2011 data
