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Applications for 2024 are now open! 
 
The birthplace of the modern mindfulness movement, Naropa University is challenging mainstream higher education by inviting the whole student—mind, body, and spirit—to show up in the classroom.
 
We believe education shouldn’t be just about acing tests or memorizing facts—but should also help cultivate wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all.
 

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Naropa’s academic programs blend contemplative practices with traditional academic studies, igniting a spark of presence throughout the educational journey. This allows intellectual knowledge and intuitive wisdom to work together, resulting in a sense of purpose and moral clarity that drives professional success and a life of service.

 

Follow Your Heart to Naropa University…

You’re on a heart-first journey—as a scholar, spiritual practitioner, compassionate counselor, planet guardian, equity activist, creative artist, performer, yoga practitioner, experimental writer, outrider poet, or any other path that’s led you here—and you’re ready to take another leap. Follow the impulse of your heart to Naropa and learn, study, grow, and uncover your gifts to contribute to the evolution of society and our planet.

Tap on the heart to take your next step!

 

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Transform Yourself, Transform the World

A Naropa education is unlike any other. Students from all walks of life and all different parts of the world come here because they are looking for a more meaningful education—one that supports their growth personally as well as professionally.

Transform Yourself, Transform the World

A Naropa education is unlike any other. Students from all walks of life and all different parts of the world come here because they are looking for a more meaningful education—one that supports their growth personally as well as professionally.

Latine Heritage Month

This month Naropa celebrates Latine Heritage, recognizing the contributions, accomplishments, and liberation of the Latin-American community, while honoring the ancestral

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Disability Pride Month

Dear Beloved Naropa Community, July marks Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate, in radical acceptance, the varietal and divergent

Latine Heritage Month

This month Naropa celebrates Latine Heritage, recognizing the contributions, accomplishments, and liberation of the Latin-American community, while honoring the ancestral

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Disability Pride Month

Dear Beloved Naropa Community, July marks Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate, in radical acceptance, the varietal and divergent

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Naropa by the Numbers

1,057

Total # Students

32

Average Age

8:1

Student-Faculty
Ratio

14

Average
Class Size

14.2%

Grads Who Are
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This is where experiential learning meets academic rigor. Where you challenge your intellect and uncover your potential. Where you discover the work you’re moved to do—then use it to transform our world.

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