University of Alaska, Fairbanks

University of Alaska, Fairbanks

CITY & STATE
Fairbanks, AK
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
Public
UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION*
7,162
STUDENT POPULATION*
8,283
AVERAGE GRANT AID*
$6,964
TOTAL ANNUAL COST*
$32,563
ALUMNI SALARY
$38,200
ACCEPTANCE RATE*
73%
SAT COMPOSITE RANGE*
950-1200
ACT COMPOSITE RANGE*
19-26
Situated in Alaska’s interior region, the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is a public institution with a dedication to research and polar bears. UAF’s campus is just 120 miles south of the Arctic Circle. Much of the school’s research is arctic, such as a recent analysis of a 17,000-year-old wooly mammoth fossil housed on campus. The College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences is one of UAF’s nine schools, educating future leaders in Alaska’s many rich fisheries. Named after the local Native Alaskan word for polar bear, the
UAF athletic teams compete as the Nanooks. Fitting for its Alaska location, ice hockey, rifle and skiing are among the Nanooks’ 10 sports.
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On forbes lists
#551
Top Colleges 2021Dropped off in 2022
#262
In Public Colleges
#265
In Research Universities
#109
In The West
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Carnegie Classification
Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity
Retention Rate
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
15%
6-Year Graduation Rate
42%
BY THE NUMBERS
Attendance
FULL-TIME
45%
PART-TIME
55%
Enrollment By Race/ Ethnicity
WHITE
46.5%
RACE/ETHNICITY UNKNOWN
23.3%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE
13.1%
HISPANIC/LATINO
5.6%
TWO OR MORE RACES
4.6%
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN
2.6%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
2%
ASIAN
1.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.7%
Enrollment By Gender
MALE
43%
FEMALE
57%

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