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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Fairbanks, AK
Population 95,000
Website http://www.uaf.edu
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Weather

Comfortable Days 28 (1% 🥵) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,117 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 259 (73%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,750
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 78%
From Region 0%
Athletes 5.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 58%
Mixed 12%
Hispanic 9%
Native American 8%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 Men: 52.1% 52.1% 2016 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2017 Men: 46.5% 46.5% 2018 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2019 Men: 44.8% 44.8% 2020 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2021 Men: 46.3% 46.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 18.2% 18.2% 2012 Native: 18.8% 18.8% 2013 Native: 19.4% 19.4% 2014 Native: 20.8% 20.8% 2015 Native: 18.0% 18.0% 2016 Native: 15.8% 15.8% 2017 Native: 13.0% 13.0% 2018 Native: 10.6% 10.6% 2019 Native: 12.4% 12.4% 2020 Native: 10.8% 10.8% 2021 Native: 12.5% 12.5% 2022 Native: 14.9% 14.9% 2023 Native: 16.9% 16.9% 2024 Native: 14.6% 14.6% 2011 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2012 Asian: 4.0% 4.0% 2013 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2014 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2018 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2019 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2022 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2023 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2024 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2012 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2013 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2014 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2017 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2018 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2019 Black: 1.3% 1.3% 2020 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2021 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Black: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2011 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2012 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2013 Hispanic: 3.7% 3.7% 2014 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2015 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2016 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2017 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2018 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2019 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 Hispanic: 4.7% 4.7% 2021 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2023 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2024 Hispanic: 7.0% 7.0% 2011 White: 63.1% 63.1% 2012 White: 62.5% 62.5% 2013 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2014 White: 60.9% 60.9% 2015 White: 60.8% 60.8% 2016 White: 36.1% 36.1% 2017 White: 49.6% 49.6% 2018 White: 35.2% 35.2% 2019 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2020 White: 37.1% 37.1% 2021 White: 48.9% 48.9% 2022 White: 51.6% 51.6% 2023 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2024 White: 57.7% 57.7% 2011 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2012 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2020 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 2.1% 2.1%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 11.1% 11.1% 2021 Native: 12.4% 12.4% 2022 Native: 11.5% 11.5% 2023 Native: 10.4% 10.4% 2024 Native: 9.6% 9.6% 2025 Native: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2020 Black: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2024 Black: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9% 2023 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2024 Hispanic: 8.5% 8.5% 2025 Hispanic: 9.3% 9.3% 2020 White: 53.1% 53.1% 2021 White: 55.5% 55.5% 2022 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2023 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2025 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2020 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2021 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2025 International: 1.3% 1.3%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Mines 70 84% / 16% 0% $91,075 96 99%
Civil Engineering 13 — 85% / 15% 0% $90,035 95 96%
Computer Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $93,405 96 —
Electrical Engineering 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $90,684 96 —
Geological Engineering 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $87,055 94 —
Mechanical Engineering 29 — 83% / 17% 0% $92,224 96 100%
Mining Engineering 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $89,776 95 —
Petroleum Engineering 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $84,833 93 100%
Computer Science 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $92,807 96 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 158 33% / 67% 2% $46,683 36 97%
Biological and Physical Sciences — — — — $52,947 54 —
Alaska Native Studies — — — — $45,427 32 —
Anthropology 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,168 34 —
Area Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $45,597 33 —
Communication 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,939 40 —
English 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $43,062 25 —
Foreign Languages 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,974 37 —
Geography — — — — $52,932 54 —
History 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $46,774 36 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 55 — 36% / 64% 4% $56,685 63 97%
Japanese 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $47,551 39 —
Journalism — — — — $50,653 48 —
Languages and Linguistics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $48,310 41 —
Linguistics 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $47,951 40 —
Philosophy 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 6 — 67% / 33% 0% $52,850 54 —
Psychology 46 — 20% / 80% 2% $38,819 15 97%
Art 13 — 38% / 62% 0% $36,020 10 —
Drama and Theatre Arts 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $37,245 12 —
Music Performance — — — — $36,857 12 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Natural Science and Mathematics 59 42% / 58% 0% $47,976 40 93%
Chemistry 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $60,589 70 —
Geosciences 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $56,167 62 —
Mathematics 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $58,627 67 —
Physics — — — — $61,239 71 —
Biology 49 — 39% / 61% 0% $45,874 34 93%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Rural and Community Development 74 35% / 65% 0% $55,090 59 89%
Rural Development 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,996 65 —
Social Work 23 — 4% / 96% 0% $41,908 22 88%
Emergency Management 29 — 62% / 38% 0% $63,600 75 —
Justice 19 — 37% / 63% 0% $57,600 65 91%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 31 10% / 90% 0% $50,041 46 100%
Sport Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,725 45 —
Child Development 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,341 29 —
Elementary Education 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $51,981 51 100%
Secondary Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,981 51 100%
Music Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $53,063 54 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Management 71 39% / 61% 3% $68,182 81 89%
Accounting 21 — 24% / 76% 0% $71,760 84 96%
Business Administration 50 — 46% / 54% 4% $66,680 79 85%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences 23 17% / 83% 0% $48,917 43
Wildlife, Fish, and Wildlands Science and Management 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $48,375 41 —
Natural Resources Conservation 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $50,872 48 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,163
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,787
Est. In-State Cost $11,853
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,945
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 38%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 26.3% 26.3% 2012 Graduated: 30.9% 30.9% 2013 Graduated: 30.9% 30.9% 2014 Graduated: 32.2% 32.2% 2015 Graduated: 28.2% 28.2% 2016 Graduated: 25.1% 25.1% 2017 Graduated: 30.2% 30.2% 2018 Graduated: 31.5% 31.5% 2019 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2020 Graduated: 38.7% 38.7% 2021 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5% 2022 Graduated: 38.5% 38.5% 2023 Graduated: 32.0% 32.0% 2024 Graduated: 38.0% 38.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 21.9% 21.9% 2012 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2013 Men: 28.0% 28.0% 2014 Men: 31.6% 31.6% 2015 Men: 25.4% 25.4% 2016 Men: 24.2% 24.2% 2017 Men: 30.3% 30.3% 2018 Men: 32.1% 32.1% 2019 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2020 Men: 38.5% 38.5% 2021 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2022 Men: 37.7% 37.7% 2023 Men: 29.9% 29.9% 2024 Men: 42.2% 42.2% 2011 Women: 30.7% 30.7% 2012 Women: 29.7% 29.7% 2013 Women: 33.9% 33.9% 2014 Women: 32.8% 32.8% 2015 Women: 31.2% 31.2% 2016 Women: 25.9% 25.9% 2017 Women: 30.1% 30.1% 2018 Women: 31.0% 31.0% 2019 Women: 31.5% 31.5% 2020 Women: 38.9% 38.9% 2021 Women: 35.0% 35.0% 2022 Women: 39.4% 39.4% 2023 Women: 33.9% 33.9% 2024 Women: 34.1% 34.1%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 12.8% 12.8% 2012 Native: 10.6% 10.6% 2013 Native: 16.9% 16.9% 2014 Native: 11.3% 11.3% 2015 Native: 10.7% 10.7% 2016 Native: 10.4% 10.4% 2017 Native: 13.6% 13.6% 2018 Native: 11.1% 11.1% 2019 Native: 13.5% 13.5% 2020 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2021 Native: 11.5% 11.5% 2022 Native: 22.0% 22.0% 2023 Native: 15.7% 15.7% 2024 Native: 17.6% 17.6% 2011 Asian: 25.8% 25.8% 2012 Asian: 26.7% 26.7% 2013 Asian: 42.3% 42.3% 2014 Asian: 27.8% 27.8% 2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Asian: 20.0% 20.0% 2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2018 Asian: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Asian: 41.7% 41.7% 2022 Asian: 57.1% 57.1% 2023 Asian: 47.6% 47.6% 2024 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2011 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 17.2% 17.2% 2014 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2015 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2017 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2018 Hispanic: 26.5% 26.5% 2019 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2020 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9% 2021 Hispanic: 30.6% 30.6% 2022 Hispanic: 29.5% 29.5% 2023 Hispanic: 32.7% 32.7% 2024 Hispanic: 19.5% 19.5% 2011 White: 30.6% 30.6% 2012 White: 37.3% 37.3% 2013 White: 36.4% 36.4% 2014 White: 39.1% 39.1% 2015 White: 33.0% 33.0% 2016 White: 27.9% 27.9% 2017 White: 37.7% 37.7% 2018 White: 39.9% 39.9% 2019 White: 40.8% 40.8% 2020 White: 46.4% 46.4% 2021 White: 46.9% 46.9% 2022 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2023 White: 36.7% 36.7% 2024 White: 43.3% 43.3% 2011 International: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 International: 55.0% 55.0% 2013 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 International: 71.4% 71.4% 2015 International: 76.9% 76.9% 2016 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2017 International: 80.0% 80.0% 2018 International: 44.4% 44.4% 2019 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2021 International: 15.4% 15.4% 2022 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 International: 72.7% 72.7% 2024 International: 50.0% 50.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 35.8% 174 28% / 72% 2% $47,244 38 95%
Business & Economics 14.8% 72 39% / 61% 3% $67,926 80 89%
Engineering 12.6% 61 84% / 16% 0% $90,820 96 99%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 49 39% / 61% 0% $45,874 34 93%
Professional 9.9% 48 52% / 48% 0% $61,225 71 91%
Arts 4.7% 23 39% / 61% 0% $38,616 15 —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.3% 21 10% / 90% 0% $49,749 45 —
Education 3.9% 19 5% / 95% 0% $51,981 51 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 10 60% / 40% 0% $58,281 66 —
Computer Science 1.9% 9 89% / 11% 0% $92,807 96 —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $149M #20 77% $2.3M 10 #167 91 15
Engineering $35.7M #119 47% $2.1M 2 #209 19 5
Life & Natural Sciences $27.7M #112 67% $1.4M 9 #153 34 9
Agriculture & Food Science $11.6M #70 59% $0.1M 5 #72 46 9
Business & Economics $4.6M #103 23% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $2.5M #188 22% $0.7M — — — 1
Humanities & Social Sciences $1.6M #280 71% $0.0M — — 69 —
Computer Science $1.5M #204 85% $0 — — — —
Education $1.1M #231 75% $0 — — — —
Total $235M #112 69% $6.5M 26 #352 259 39

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 63% 59%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 Acceptance: 73.1% 73.1% 2016 Acceptance: 73.5% 73.5% 2017 Acceptance: 76.7% 76.7% 2018 Acceptance: 76.1% 76.1% 2019 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0% 2020 Acceptance: 67.0% 67.0% 2021 Acceptance: 64.7% 64.7% 2015 Yield: 70.2% 70.2% 2016 Yield: 67.7% 67.7% 2017 Yield: 64.3% 64.3% 2018 Yield: 58.2% 58.2% 2019 Yield: 65.3% 65.3% 2020 Yield: 73.2% 73.2% 2021 Yield: 74.8% 74.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 Applicants: 1,554 1,554 2016 Applicants: 1,557 1,557 2017 Applicants: 1,631 1,631 2018 Applicants: 1,683 1,683 2019 Applicants: 1,383 1,383 2020 Applicants: 1,361 1,361 2021 Applicants: 1,402 1,402 2015 Admitted: 1,136 1,136 2016 Admitted: 1,144 1,144 2017 Admitted: 1,251 1,251 2018 Admitted: 1,281 1,281 2019 Admitted: 1,051 1,051 2020 Admitted: 912 912 2021 Admitted: 907 907 2015 Enrolled: 798 798 2016 Enrolled: 775 775 2017 Enrolled: 804 804 2018 Enrolled: 746 746 2019 Enrolled: 686 686 2020 Enrolled: 668 668 2021 Enrolled: 678 678

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 18%
SAT Range 1050 – 1280
SAT Math Range 490 – 610
SAT RW Range 550 – 670

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 960 960 2016 25th: 950 950 2017 25th: 1030 1030 2018 25th: 1050 1050 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2020 25th: 1050 1050 2021 25th: 1110 1110 2015 75th: 1220 1220 2016 75th: 1200 1200 2017 75th: 1270 1270 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1280 1280 2020 75th: 1270 1270 2021 75th: 1360 1360

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 470 470 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 550 550 2015 75th: 610 610 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 630 630 2021 75th: 680 680

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 510 510 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 530 530 2021 25th: 560 560 2015 75th: 610 610 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 640 640 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 650 650 2020 75th: 640 640 2021 75th: 680 680

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0% 2016 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0% 2019 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2020 Submitted: 60.0% 60.0% 2021 Submitted: 28.0% 28.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.