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UAF gets it done
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: Winter 2021
Read about a bowhead whale skeleton taking shape at the UA Museum of the North, beavers changing the Arctic landscape, a UAF student writing equations to predict radio waves during moon missions, and much more in the winter 2021 Aurora.
Read current issueNews
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Study brings sharper focus to warm Arctic seawater
April 28, 2021Read articleA new study provides the first high-resolution observations of warm, northbound water sliding beneath the surface of the cold Beaufort Sea.
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Alda, Nelson-Karikomi honored with UAF student awards
April 26, 2021UAF has selected Ray Alda and Sheri Monica Nelson-Karikomi as its top student award winners for 2021.Read article
Events
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May1
UAF to host drive-in, virtual commencement ceremonies
Drive-in ceremony, 11 a.m., Patty Center parking area; virtual ceremony, 4 p.m., Facebook and YouTube
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May1
KUAC to host one-day spring fundraiser
Online
7 a.m.-9 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.