UAF Facts and Figures

  • 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 the Aleutian Islands; Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel; Northwest Campus in Nome; and Community and Technical College in Fairbanks.
  • UAF's geographically diverse student body represents all 50 states and 48 foreign countries.
  • UAF offers 170 degrees and 34 certificates in 129 disciplines.
  • As America's arctic university, UAF offers a number of unique programs and degrees particularly focused on the biology, climate, natural resources and peoples of northern latitudes, the circumpolar North and the Pacific rim.
  • The UAF mascot is the Nanook, a derivation of "nanuq," the Inupiaq Eskimo word for polar bear. 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 2011

  • 54 occupational endorsements
  • 35 recommendations for education licensure
  • 854 certificates and associate or baccalaureate degrees
  • 245 master's and doctoral degrees

Student Profile, Fall 2011

Enrollment

Fairbanks Campus 5,936
Community and Technical College 3,729
Bristol Bay Campus 889
Chukchi Campus 335
Interior-Aleutians Campus 512
Kuskokwim Campus 354
Northwest Campus 320
eLearning and Distance Education 2,088
University of Alaska Fairbanks (total*) 11,149

* 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 89%
Graduate 11%
Median age 25

Estimated 2012 - 2013 UAF Annual Costs

Alaska Resident Non-resident WUE*
Freshmen and Sophomores
Tuition and fees**
(30 credits, 100-200-level classes) 		$5,907 $18,606 $8,432
Room and board
(double room & 19 meals/week on campus) 		7,200 7,200 7,200
ANNUAL TOTAL $13,107 $25,806 $15,632
JUNIORS AND SENIORS
Tuition and fees**
(30 credits, 300-400-level classes) 		$6,978 $19,677 $10,038
Room and board
(double room & 19 meals/week on campus) 		7,200 7,200 7,200
ANNUAL TOTAL $14,178 $26,877 $17,238
Graduate Students
Tuition and fees**
(18 credits, 600-level classes) 		$7,842 $15,186
Room and board
(double room & 19 meals/week on campus) 		7,200 7,200
ANNUAL TOTAL $15,042 $22,386

* Western Undergraduate Exchange

** Includes Wood Center student life, student government, technology, transportation, UA network, athletics, Student Recreation Center and health center fees. Does not include health insurance, books, supplies, parking, sustainability, travel, miscellaneous expenses or special costs associated with international or exchange students. Costs are subject to change.