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Located in Anchorage, Alaska, University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution. Anchorage is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

381 Undergraduate Degrees
37 Graduate Degrees
$38,442 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
65% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Alaska Anchorage?

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Contact details for UAA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone: 907-786-1800
Website: www.uaa.alaska.edu

How Do I Get Into UAA?

You can apply to UAA online at: uaonline.alaska.edu/

Admission Requirements for UAA

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 3
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAA?

65% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
UAA has an acceptance rate of 65%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford University of Alaska Anchorage?

$38,442 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UAA is $38,442. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UAA, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $6,063 a year. That adds up to $24,252 over four years for those students.

University of Alaska Anchorage Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,721 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 11,323 undergraduate students at UAA, with 4,721 being full-time and 6,602 being part-time.

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There are also 630 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,721 full-time undergraduates at UAA, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Alaska Anchorage students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 375
Black or African American 144
Hispanic or Latino 414
White 2,365
International Students 131
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,292

Geographic Diversity

Alaska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alaska Anchorage. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at UAA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Russia.

University of Alaska Anchorage Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Registered Nursing 0 0 130 0 14 144
Pre-Nursing Studies 0 83 0 0 0 83
General Public Health 0 0 37 0 13 50
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 24 0 0 0 24
Radiologic Technology 0 19 0 0 0 19
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 0 9 6 0 0 15
Dietetics/Dietitian 0 0 8 2 4 14
Physical Therapy Assistant 0 12 0 0 0 12
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology 0 0 10 0 0 10
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 0 10 0 0 10
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 8 0 0 0 8
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist 7 0 0 0 0 7
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 5 0 0 0 0 5
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 5 0 0 0 0 5
Laboratory Technician 0 4 0 0 0 4
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 4 0 0 0 4
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 2 0 2
Nursing Education 0 0 0 1 0 1
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies 0 0 0 1 0 1
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 0 0 0 0 0 0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nursing Practice 0 0 0 0 0 0
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 17 163 201 6 31 418

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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