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UAF is the only national university in Alaska, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2022 rankings. In fact, Times Higher Education ranked UAF a top 10 U.S. school for quality education in their 2022 impact rankings, and among the world's best small universities in 2021.
The Center for First Generation Student Success recognizes UAF as a First-Gen Forward Institution.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ online bachelor’s degree programs are ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report.
UAF is a military friendly college that offers in-state tuition, military pricing, credits for military training, VA educational benefits advising and other resources for veteran and military students.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
More options, more opportunities
Launch a rocket. Monitor muskoxen. Study in Spain. It's your life. Make it off the charts or off the grid.
Whether Alaska is home or a new beginning, a UAF degree offers the ultimate opportunity: a chance to make a living doing what you love. So choose the path that intrigues you -- you never know where it might lead.
Through our strategic plan, UAF has defined six visionary and aspirational goals that reflect our mission, core themes and key messaging. Each goal is equally important in supporting the success of the university.
May 25, 2022
Read about students tracking Alaska's erosion troubles, a professor hunting Alaska coronavirus variants, a musical alumnus creating an endowment and more in the spring 2022 edition of Aurora magazine.
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The worst fire year we can remember
May 27, 2022
In a gorgeous warm May this year, we have not yet sniffed the bitter scent of flaming spruce. When we do, some of us will think back to a year that still haunts us.
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Aug18
Ice Cream Thursdays return for summer
Location: Wood Center
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
We acknowledge the Alaska Native nations upon whose ancestral lands our campuses reside. In Fairbanks, our Troth Yeddha' Campus is located on the ancestral lands of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River.