Alaska Healthcare Colleges

#1

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Anchorage is 12,766, of which 12,103 students are undergraduates and of those, 5,521 are full-time. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 15 to 1.

The school doesn’t accept everyone who applies - it has an acceptance rate of 83%. Of the accepted students, 44% are men and 56% are women.

Roughly 27% of students at UAA take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $5,535 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 10.5% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from UAA is $36,000.

#2

Alaska Career College

Anchorage, Alaska

There are 361 full-time undergraduates at Alaska Career College, and 361 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 16 to 1.

75% of Alaska Career College students take out loans to afford college costs. The average amount of student loans is $6,260 a year. Students should know that the student default rate at this school is 18.6% which is higher than the national average of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $25,300 during the early-career years.

#3

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

The total student population at University of Alaska Fairbanks is 7,179, of which 6,206 students are undergraduates and of those, 2,596 are full-time. It takes the average UAF undergraduate about 4.8 years to complete their degree.

About 77% of students who apply get accepted. Around 45% of accepted students are men, and 55% are women.

Roughly 31% of students at UAF take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $6,851 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 10.7% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

The early-career average earnings of bachelor’s-degree holders from UAF is $30,700.

#4

University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska

There are 2,150 students at UAS in total, 1,886 of which are undergraduates, and of those, 588 are full-time. The average graduation time for an undergraduate student at UAS is 4.6 years.

About 71% of students who apply get accepted. Around 43% of accepted students are men, and 57% are women.

29% of UAS students take out loans to afford college costs. The typical student loan amount is $5,494 a year. This school’s student loan default rate of 9.8% is close to the national average of 10.8%.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $31,500 during the early-career years.

#5

Ilisagvik College

Barrow, Alaska

There are 48 full-time undergraduates at Ilisagvik College, and 233 students altogether. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1.

#6

Alaska Pacific University

Anchorage, Alaska

There are 337 undergraduates at Alaska Pacific, of which 244 are full-time, and there are 529 students altogether. The average graduation time for an undergraduate student at Alaska Pacific is 4.2 years.

Around 86% of students who apply get accepted. Around 31% of accepted students are men, and 69% are women.

Approximately 63% of the students who attend this school take out loans. The typical student loan amount is $5,736 a year. The student loan default rate of 5.0% means most graduates are not struggling to pay off their loans.

A typical bachelor’s-degree holder from this school earns an average of $33,200 during the early-career years.

#7

Alaska Christian College

Soldotna, Alaska

There are 95 students at Alaska Christian College in total, 86 are full-time undergraduates. The school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 11 to 1.

Roughly 38% of students at Alaska Christian College take out loans to pay for college. The average amount of student loans is $5,143 a year. Students should know that the student default rate at this school is 39.0% which is higher than the national average of 10.8%.