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University of Alaska Anchorage Data & Information Overview

7 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
65% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of Alaska Anchorage Ranked?

#1,235 Best Colleges in Nation
#1 Best Colleges in AK
Health/Medical Prep Programs Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

University of Alaska Anchorage was awarded 7 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health/medical prep programs.

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Overall Quality

UAA landed the #1,235 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.

UAA is also ranked #1 out of 4 schools in Alaska.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UAA?

65% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at University of Alaska Anchorage is a competitive 65%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Learn more about University of Alaska Anchorage admissions.

University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty

11 to 1 Student to Faculty
52% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UAA it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of Alaska Anchorage is 52%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  52 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at University of Alaska Anchorage

66% Freshmen Retention
13% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at University of Alaska Anchorage is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  66 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UAA is 13%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  13 out of 100
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University of Alaska Anchorage Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,721 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,323 undergraduates at UAA with 4,721 being full-time and 6,602 being part-time.

How Much Does University of Alaska Anchorage Cost?

$10,978 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
$24,252 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UAA is $10,978. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UAA

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,450 $9,746 $12,476 $16,796 $19,569

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UAA, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UAA, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,063 a year. That adds up to $24,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAA is 1.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UAA Graduates Make?

$51,871 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UAA make around $51,871 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for UAA students since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of University of Alaska Anchorage

Alaska State
4,721 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The location of UAA is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for UAA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-786-1800
Website: www.uaa.alaska.edu/

University of Alaska Anchorage Majors

92 Majors With Completions
3,790 Undergraduate Degrees
3,790 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 92 majors graduated from University of Alaska Anchorage. Of these students, 3,790 received undergraduate degrees and 3,790 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 251 NA
Nursing 142 $86,823
Business Administration & Management 116 $51,451
Accounting 91 $65,560
Health/Medical Prep Programs 84 NA
Public Health 68 $42,552
General Psychology 61 $36,497
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 56 NA
Social Work 49 $45,565
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 48 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of Alaska Anchorage along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UAA

76% Take At Least One Class Online
39% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 7,974 students took at least one online class at University of Alaska Anchorage. This is a decrease from the 9,440 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 7,974 4,040
2021-2022 9,440 5,421
2020-2021 11,385 9,007
2018-2019 7,653 2,779

Learn more about online learning at University of Alaska Anchorage.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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