- The Inkwell
- Alaska
- University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AKCity: largeZIP 99508Founded 1954
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1954
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uaa.alaska.edu
AlaskaPublic
University of Alaska Anchorage
University of Alaska Anchorage is a public university in Anchorage, Alaska, with 7,212 undergraduates. It graduates 31% within six years and costs $13,077 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Retention71%
4-year graduation12%
Pell Grant share26%
Federal loans13%
$13,077net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$53,994median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,687median debt
#1,067 of 1,704 for earnings#365 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,537 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $24,783tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $7,966
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $22,366
- Average net price
- $13,077national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,421
$30,001–48,000$12,234
$48,001–75,000$12,395
$75,001–110,000$15,553
$110,001+$18,042
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college26%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 12%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 32%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,739
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,994middle 50%: $32,638–$81,309
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,687
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$81,309
Median, University of Alaska Anchorage$53,994
Lower quarter$32,638
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 7,212
- Part-time
- 47%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 25.1
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 26%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 53%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,110 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $16,384
- Endowment, end of year
- $101,005,876
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic12%
Black3.8%
Asian12%
Two or more races13%
U.S. nonresident1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native5.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown3.3%
33 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions21%
Liberal arts & humanities15%
Business & management14%
Mechanic & repair technologies5.6%
Psychology5.0%
Computer & information sciences3.4%
Engineering technologies3.4%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies3.4%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Alaska
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK | $7,570 | 37% | $52,180 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel University McKenzie, TN | $13,267 | 29% | $49,011 |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO | $13,803 | 32% | $57,612 |
| Bellevue University Bellevue, NE | $11,743 | 29% | $65,909 |
| Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, AL | $13,789 | 35% | $51,305 |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $14,298 | 34% | $58,747 |
| Touro University Worldwide Los Alamitos, CA | $12,436 | 37% | $77,590 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 102553. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1285252.