UAS Housing Costs

$5,948 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

How Do Housing Costs Compare at UAS?

Make the best college choice by understanding the true cost of college. Start by understanding the yearly costs at University of Alaska Southeast.

On this page you will find:

Outline of Housing Costs
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at UAS

Housing and meal plans are priced out separately here. The standard student paid $6,100 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $6,720. All in all, the average on-campus student at University of Alaska Southeast faced a yearly bill of about $28,082 in 2026 once room, board, books and other living expenses are included.

The following table outlines average expected costs for both on-campus and off-campus housing, meals and other expenses at University of Alaska Southeast.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$20,734	$23,114
— Housing	$6,100
— Meals	$6,720
Other Living Expenses	$5,948	$5,948
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
Total	$28,082	$30,462

Room & Board Over Four Years? Projected Four-Year Total: $172,606

The price of living on campus is rarely the same in your senior year as it was your first. Estimating the trend now makes for a more accurate four-year budget.

Over four years you could pay about $172,606 in room, board and other essentials.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at University of Alaska Southeast.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$12,248
Two Years Ago	$12,278
One Year Ago	$18,768
Most Recent Year (2026)	$20,734
One Year From Now *	$25,522
Two Years From Now *	$31,416
Three Years From Now *	$38,672
Four Years From Now *	$47,604

* estimated

Room and board changed an average of 23.1% a year over the last three years. Based on current trends, incoming freshmen can expect to pay about $32,870 in housing, food and other costs their first year.

Projected forward, the last year of a four-year degree runs about $54,952 for a four-year (bachelor’s) degree, and about $38,764 by the end of a two-year program.

Across all four years, on-campus living costs would total approximately $172,606 for a four-year degree, versus about $71,634 for a two-year (associate) degree.