- The Inkwell
- Alaska
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AKCity: smallZIP 99775Founded 1917
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1917
- Motto
- Ad summum
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uaf.edu
- Member of
- APLU
AlaskaPublic
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public university in Fairbanks, Alaska, with 4,207 undergraduates. It graduates 37% within six years and costs $7,570 a year after aid.
37%graduate
Retention74%
4-year graduation21%
Pell Grant share28%
Federal loans16%
$7,570net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
37%graduate in 6 years
$52,180median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,375median debt
#1,160 of 1,704 for earnings#94 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,420 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
- $20,938tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,956
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,352
- Average net price
- $7,570national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$5,261
$30,001–48,000$4,936
$48,001–75,000$6,091
$75,001–110,000$9,056
$110,001+$12,728
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 college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college37%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college28%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 37%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 21%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 36%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,975
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,180middle 50%: $28,975–$76,667
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.1%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,667
Median, University of Alaska Fairbanks$52,180
Lower quarter$28,975
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
- 4,207
- Part-time
- 41%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 25.5
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 62%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,444 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,769
- Endowment, end of year
- $159,604,689
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic9.8%
Black3.0%
Asian3.2%
Two or more races11%
U.S. nonresident1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native13%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown5.1%
31 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Health professions10%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting9.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.0%
Engineering6.7%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
Psychology5.0%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Public colleges in Alaska
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK | $13,077 | 31% | $53,994 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA | $7,761 | 38% | $53,518 |
| Idaho State University Pocatello, ID | $8,910 | 41% | $50,919 |
| California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA | $6,858 | 49% | $73,868 |
| Marshall University Huntington, WV | $7,341 | 53% | $49,444 |
| Tennessee State University Nashville, TN | $12,154 | 34% | $47,151 |
| Portland State University Portland, OR | $8,337 | 53% | $62,447 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 102614. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1285262.