University of Alaska Southeast
Juneau, AK · Public · Rural (fringe) · UAS
Public institution in Juneau, AK · 920 undergraduates · 63% acceptance rate · $48,475 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 9%Average net price
- Top 12%Cost of attendance
- Top 14%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
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
- $7,233178th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,960277th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,096923rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $16,796229th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,111558th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,4751,154th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,8111,303rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 31.0%1,747th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 71.4%1,159th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.5%441st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9201,402nd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 14.0%1,958th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 911 mi (SEA)
On 2 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 25 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $51,794 | $55,383 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $46,087 | $42,682 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $26,933 | $37,208 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesArea & Ethnic Studies | bachelors | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- An Alaska Native- / Native Hawaiian-serving Institutionsource
- A Native American Non-Tribal Institutionsource
- Founded in 1972source
- School colors: Blue and Whitesource
- Athletic nickname: "Humpback Whales"source
- Mascot: Spikesource
- Motto: "Ad summum (Latin)"source
- Campus size: about 198 acressource
- Formerly known as "University of Alaska Juneau" (1972–1987)source
- Formerly known as "Ketchikan Community College" (1962–1987)source
- Formerly known as "Islands Community College" (1954–1987)source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Alaska Southeast’s 920 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In AK
- Alaska Pacific UniversityAnchorage, AK · 400 undergrads
- Ilisagvik CollegeBarrow, AK · 175 undergrads
- Alaska Bible CollegePalmer, AK · 34 undergrads
- Charter CollegeAnchorage, AK · 2,277 undergrads
- University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AK · 4,027 undergrads
- University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AK · 6,916 undergrads
Elsewhere
- Keuka CollegeKeuka Park, NY · 920 undergrads
- Inter American University of Puerto Rico-BarranquitasBarranquitas, PR · 919 undergrads
- Yeshivath ViznitzMonsey, NY · 921 undergrads
- Hilbert CollegeHamburg, NY · 922 undergrads
- The University of OlivetOlivet, MI · 918 undergrads
- Valley City State UniversityValley City, ND · 918 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuas.alaska.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 102632)
- 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 Alaska Pacific UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: University of Alaska Southeast vs Alaska Pacific UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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