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College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
College Factual ranked UAF as #1,675 out of 5,192 colleges and universities in the country on its 2026 Best Colleges list.
UAF also holds the #4 spot on the Best Colleges in Alaska ranking.
See all of the rankings for University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UAF with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $53,747 in their early years. That’s great news for UAF students since it is 32% more than the average college graduate’s salary of $40,669 per year.