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We're a top university
UAF is the only national university in Alaska, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2021 rankings. In fact, Times Higher Education ranked UAF the #1 U.S. school for quality education in their 2020 impact rankings, and among the world's best small universities in 2020.
UAF's online bachelor's degrees rank among best
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ online bachelor’s degree programs are ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report.
We’re committed to first-generation student success
The Center for First Generation Student Success recognizes UAF as a First-Gen Forward Institution.
We're military friendly
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.
We're accredited
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
We have a 360+ million-acre classroom
UAF was named the #1 college for hiking by Backpacker Magazine and one of the best outdoor schools in America by Best College Reviews.
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.
Aurora magazine: Summer 2021
Mapping for Mars rovers: Former UAF grad student has an out-of-this-world job
Fred Calef is on the NASA team that creates maps of where the Perseverance rover has been and where it's going.
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The peak of summer warmth is near
July 8, 2021Read articleYou may not notice it as you scoop fish out of the Copper River or ride your bike through the tawny light of 10 p.m., but Alaska is about to make a left turn toward winter.
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Research team discovers Arctic dinosaur nursery
June 24, 2021Read articleImages of dinosaurs as cold-blooded creatures needing tropical temperatures could be a relic of the past. UAF and Florida State University scientists have found that nearly all types of Arctic dinosaurs, from small bird-like animals to giant tyrannosaurs, reproduced in the region and likely remained there year-round.
Events
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Jul19
Author’s Corner lecture series
BP Design Theater, ELIF Building
7 p.m., Mondays, through Aug. 23 -
Jul20
BP Design Theater, ELIF Building
7 p.m., Tuesdays, through Aug. 17 -
Jul21
Discover Alaska lecture series
BP Design Theater, ELIF Building
7 p.m., Wednesdays, through Aug. 4 -
Jul22
Georgeson Botanical Garden
7 p.m., Thursdays, through Aug. 12
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.