by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is what you can expect to pay at Alaska Pacific University, including attendance costs, projected four- and two-year degree costs, average net price, debt outcomes, and how aid is distributed across income levels.
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The cost of attendance at Alaska Pacific University stands at about $34,964.00 per year.
Below, the published cost is shown three ways — the full sticker price with no aid, the net price after the average grant package, and the net price for low-income students who typically receive the most aid.
| Tuition and fees | $20,760.00 |
| + Room, board & other expenses | $14,204.00 |
| Total cost | $34,964.00 |
| That is 7% above the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,964.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$12,410.00 |
| Net price | $22,554.00 |
| That is 31% below the national average net price. |
| Total cost | $34,964.00 |
| − Grants and scholarships | −$14,622.00 |
| Net price | $20,342.00 |
| That is 38% below the national average net price. | |
| Go deeper on the components with the tuition & fees page plus room and board. |
The tables below project a full degree at the current published cost. The tables below project the cost forward across a full degree, side by side for a low-income student with aid, a typical student with average aid, and a student paying full sticker price with no aid. Loan math assumes ten-year repayment at 6.8% interest.
| Projected 4-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $20,342.00 | $22,554.00 | $34,964.00 |
| Senior year | $20,342.00 | $22,554.00 | $34,964.00 |
| Total 4-year net price | $81,368.00 | $90,216.00 | $139,856.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $30,998.00 | $34,369.00 | $53,280.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $936.00 | $1,038.00 | $1,609.00 |
| Total amount paid | $112,366.00 | $124,585.00 | $193,136.00 |
| Projected 2-year net costs | Low Income w/ Aid | w/ Average Aid | No Aid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual growth rate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Freshman year | $20,342.00 | $22,554.00 | $34,964.00 |
| Senior year | $20,342.00 | $22,554.00 | $34,964.00 |
| Total 2-year net price | $40,684.00 | $45,108.00 | $69,928.00 |
| 10-year loan interest @ 6.8% | $15,499.00 | $17,185.00 | $26,640.00 |
| Total monthly payment | $468.00 | $519.00 | $805.00 |
| Total amount paid | $56,183.00 | $62,293.00 | $96,568.00 |
| Read more in the net price section below. |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most students, this is the more useful number than published tuition because it reflects the real out-of-pocket cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $21,616.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $18,976.00 |
What families actually pay shifts with income, since need-based grants are larger for lower-income students. Below, average net price is broken out by family income:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $18,371.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $15,564.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $18,313.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $23,460.00 |
Get a tailored estimate from the Alaska Pacific University Net Price Calculator, or reach out to the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the grants & scholarships detail.
The typical debt load for borrowers leaving Alaska Pacific University works out to $12,696.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden bucket.
Here’s how debt at graduation distributes across borrowers:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,250.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $12,696.00 |
| 75th | $27,000.00 |
| 90th | $36,000.00 |
The distance from the 10th to the 90th percentile shows how widely debt outcomes vary.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt page.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $11,250.00 |
| Middle income | $11,000.00 |
| High income | $16,000.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $12,500.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $13,360.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Comparing Pell recipients vs non-recipients shows how debt is distributed by need.
The median debt gap between Pell and non-Pell graduates of Alaska Pacific University is $-2,749.00.
The default-rate classification at Alaska Pacific University is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 4.7% |
For scale, federal Stafford loan disbursements at Alaska Pacific University total $52,569,400.00 over 2,092 loan recipients.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 30 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,095.00 |
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 1 |
| Avg DoD Tuition Assistance | $3,000.00 |
For the full rundown of veteran and military benefits, see the veterans benefits detail.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about Alaska Pacific University, the questions below are worth your time:
Each page below covers one part of paying for college in more detail:
Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.