Northern Arizona University is a 4-year public research institution in Flagstaff and a designated Hispanic-serving institution. NAU is home to nine colleges granting bachelor’s degrees in 12 academic divisions. To take advantage of its setting in the midst of mountains and the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, NAU Outdoor Adventures offers a number of student trips to participate in activities such as rock climbing, snowshoeing, and whitewater rafting. For sports fans, NAU fields 11 men’s and women’s athletic teams known as the Lumberjacks.