University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK · Public · Large city · UAA
Public institution in Anchorage, AK · 6,916 undergraduates · 67% acceptance rate · $51,871 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 17%Undergraduates
- Top 25%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $13,780572nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $7,566326th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,693954th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,848490th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,210666th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,871971st highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $42,3131,070th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 28.9%1,796th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.7%1,155th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 66.5%532nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6,916373rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 19.1%1,769th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,441 mi (SEA)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 53 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $78,971 | $72,274 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,971 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $72,083 | $72,101 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $68,219 | $61,177 |
| Engineering-Related TechnologiesEngineering Technology | bachelors | $66,171 | $65,332 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $66,728 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,623 | $66,325 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $57,645 | $61,020 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, OtherScience Technologies | bachelors | $54,035 | $52,107 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,562 | $55,840 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $49,436 | $47,260 |
| Air TransportationTransportation | bachelors | $48,432 | $44,984 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1954source
- Athletic nickname: "Seawolves"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: #00583D and #FFC425source
- Mascot: Spiritsource
- Motto: "Ad summum (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 1,702 acressource
- Formerly known as "Anchorage Community College (1954–1977)"source
- Formerly known as "Anchorage Senior College (1971–1977)"source
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- Notable alum: Mark Begichsource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,159,839 (M $1,017,411 · W $1,142,428)
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Gymnastics
- Ice Hockey
- Skiing
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteuaa.alaska.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 102553)
- Compare colleges in AKRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in AlaskaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: University of Alaska Anchorage vs University of Alaska FairbanksHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.