UAF at a Glance
- Originally founded in 1917 when Alaska was still a territory, today UAF is America's northernmost Land, Sea and Space Grant institution.
- UAF encompasses the central campus in Fairbanks; Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham; Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue; Interior-Aleutians Campus, covering the Interior and Aleutians; Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel; Northwest Campus in Nome; and Tanana Valley Campus in Fairbanks.
- UAF's geographically diverse student body represents all 50 states and 45 foreign countries.
- UAF offers 163 degrees and 24 certificates in 113 disciplines.
- The UAF Center for Distance Education offers 135 courses in 39 disciplines, typically serving more than 3,000 individual students in an academic year.
- The UAF mascot is the Nanook, a derivation of "nanuq," the Inupiaq Eskimo word for polar bear. When UAF was first founded basketball teams were nicknamed the Polar Bears. Up until the mid-70s, the men's basketball team was known as the "Flying Nanooks" because of the regular, and long, airplane rides they took in order to compete with other college teams. Since 1963 all University of Alaska Fairbanks sports teams have been called "Nanooks."
Degrees Conferred, Spring 2005
- 726 certificates and associate or baccalaureate degrees
- 261 master's and doctoral degrees
Enrollment
| Fairbanks Campus | 5,630 |
| Tanana Valley Campus | 3,087 |
| Center for Distance Education | 1,514 |
| Interior-Aleutians Campus | 473 |
| Northwest Campus | 261 |
| Bristol Bay Campus | 418 |
| Kuskokwim Campus | 368 |
| Chukchi Campus | 179 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks (total*) | 9,380 |
*Some students attend more than one campus and are not counted twice in the total.
| Female | 59% |
| Male | 41% |
| Alaska Native/American Indian | 21% |
| Undergraduate | 88% |
| Graduate | 12% |
| Median age | 26 |
| International students | 280 |
Estimated 2006-2007 UAF Annual Costs
Alaska
Resident |
Non-resident |
WUE* |
|
| Freshmen and Sophomores | |||
| Tuition and fees** (30 credits, 100-200-level classes) |
$4,270 |
$12,640 |
$6,070 |
| Room and board (double room & 19 meals/week on campus) |
6,030 |
6,030 |
6,030 |
| ANNUAL TOTAL | $10,300 |
$18,670 |
$12,100 |
| JUNIORS AND SENIORS | |||
| Tuition and Fees** (30 credits, 300-400-level classes) |
$4,720 |
$13,090 |
$6,746 |
| Room and board (double room & 19 meals/week on campus) |
6,030 |
6,030 |
6,030 |
| ANNUAL TOTAL | $10,750 |
$19,120 |
$12,776 |
| Graduate Students | |||
| Tuition and Fees** (18 credits, 600-level classes) |
$5,494 |
$10,516 |
|
| Room and board (double room & 19 meals/week on campus) |
6,030 |
6,030 |
|
| ANNUAL TOTAL | $11,524 |
$16,546 |
|
*Western Undergraduate Exchange
**Includes estimated course and lab fees and student life, student government, UA network, technology and health center fees. Does not include health insurance, books, supplies, transportation, parking, miscellaneous expenses or special costs associated with international or exchange students. Costs are subject to change.