University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UAF
Public institution in Fairbanks, AK · 4,027 undergraduates · $48,866 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 15%Average net price
- Top 22%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 23%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
- $9,634299th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $8,640442nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $22,752996th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,182449th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $20,291667th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,8661,133rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,7461,169th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 32.0%1,722nd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.1%1,132nd highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 22604th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4,027584th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.4%1,581st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 1,531 mi (SEA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 56 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $93,865 | $75,889 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,012 | $68,219 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,516 | — |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,350 | $63,997 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $53,358 | $43,798 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $43,798 | $42,682 |
| Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $41,937 | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $39,369 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,214 | $30,771 |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $37,208 | $30,228 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $31,133 | $31,314 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $28,236 | $27,204 |
Campus facts
- An Alaska Native- / Native Hawaiian-serving Institutionsource
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1917source
- Motto: "Ad summum"source
- Athletic nickname: "Nanooks"source
- Carlson Center seats about 4,595source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Blue and Goldsource
- Mascot: Nooksource
- Campus size: about 2,250 acressource
- Formerly known as "Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines" (1917–1935)source
- Formerly known as "University of Alaska" (1935–1975)source
- Athletic conference: GNACsource
- A [[Sea Grant Colleges institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[Space grant colleges institutionsource
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- Fight song: ""UAF Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Mike J. Dunleavysource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $1,882,331 (M $973,211 · W $781,530 · Coed $127,590)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Alaska Fairbanks’s 4,027 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AK
- Charter CollegeAnchorage, AK · 2,277 undergrads
- University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK · 6,916 undergrads
- University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau, AK · 920 undergrads
- Alaska Pacific UniversityAnchorage, AK · 400 undergrads
- Ilisagvik CollegeBarrow, AK · 175 undergrads
- Alaska Bible CollegePalmer, AK · 34 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT · 4,032 undergrads
- Aurora UniversityAurora, IL · 4,021 undergrads
- Universidad del Sagrado CorazonSanturce, PR · 4,042 undergrads
- Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, MA · 4,043 undergrads
- Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX · 4,043 undergrads
- University of South Carolina-UpstateSpartanburg, SC · 4,008 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuaf.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 102614)
- 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
- Compare with Charter CollegeSide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Alaska Fairbanks vs Charter CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 7 EADA programs at this school
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