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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 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: From Kodiak to the moon
Student Kahryn Buchanan’s equations help future lunar missions.
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‘Ghost forest’ got run over by a glacier
February 18, 2021Read articleAs a few scientists hiked a path between the ice towers of a Southeast Alaska glacier and crashing ocean waves in 2016, they topped a ridge and saw massive tree trunks poking from gravel ahead. The dead, sheared-off rainforest stems pointed toward the ocean like skeletal fingers.
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As NASA readies for Mars landing, UAF research into red planet continues
February 17, 2021Read articleNASA’s Perseverance lander is expected to touch down on Mars on Thursday on a mission aimed at looking for clues about life on the red planet. As it does, additional NASA-funded Mars research continues at the Geophysical Institute at UAF.
Events
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Feb27
UAF to host virtual Blue and Gold Celebration on Feb. 27
Online
6:30 p.m. -
Mar8
Food safety management trainings scheduled
Zoom webinar
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 8 and April 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.