by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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.
University of Alaska Southeast was awarded 164 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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College Factual ranked UAS as #1,127 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UAS held the #1,449 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 3 colleges in Alaska, UAS is ranked at #3.
If you're applying to University of Alaska Southeast you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 56%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
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 UAS it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Alaska Southeast is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
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 Southeast is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 13% for first-time, full-time students at UAS, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Alaska Southeast.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,805 undergraduates at UAS with 534 being full-time and 1,271 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,590 | $10,614 | $10,534 | $11,662 | $11,639 |
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 UAS, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UAS, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $6,059 a year. That adds up to $24,236 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UAS is 5.1%. 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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See which majors at University of Alaska Southeast make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Alaska Southeast.
Contact details for UAS are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801-8697 |
| Phone: | 877-465-4827 |
| Website: | www.uas.alaska.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 42 | $53,862 |
| General Social Sciences | 21 | $31,404 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 19 | NA |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 16 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 16 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 9 | NA |
| General Biology | 7 | NA |
| Special Education | 6 | NA |
| Mathematics | 2 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 2 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,407 students took at least one online class at University of Alaska Southeast. This is a decrease from the 1,747 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,407 | 1,064 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,747 | 1,351 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,423 | 1,055 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,533 | 1,146 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,656 | 1,274 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Alaska Southeast.
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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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