UAA earned 46 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 5 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 12 in the top 10% and 22 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 10 in Most Popular (Alaska), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 46 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 5 / 7
Highest placement: #1 of 10, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 15
Placements this edition: 273
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Alaska Anchorage Earned?
University of Alaska Anchorage holds 46 ranking badges across 15 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Learn more about our data sources and methodologies. If you are an administrator interested in using our badge program to showcase your college’s strengths, please contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
5
Top 5%
7
Top 10%
12
Top 15%
22
Total
46
What Is University of Alaska Anchorage Known For?
University of Alaska Anchorage is best known for Health Professions: 4 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Vehicle Maintenance & Repair, Construction Management and Health/Medical Prep Programs.
How Does University of Alaska Anchorage Rank in Athletics?
University of Alaska Anchorage earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #4 of 15 in Gymnastics (D2) (top 27%).
How Does University of Alaska Anchorage Rank for Online Students?
University of Alaska Anchorage earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #22 of 36 in Most Popular Online for Anthropology.
How Does University of Alaska Anchorage Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Alaska Anchorage earned 21 badges, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #173 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Alaska Anchorage appears in 273 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team