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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.

$38,442 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
69% 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 Considered but not required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAA?

69% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at UAA is 69%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 68%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

Can I Afford University of Alaska Anchorage?

$38,442 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
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 $5,628 a year. That adds up to $22,512 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAA is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Alaska Anchorage Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,052 Full-Time Undergraduates
56% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,259 undergraduate students at UAA, with 4,052 being full-time and 6,207 being part-time.

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There are also 586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,052 full-time undergraduates at UAA, 44% are male and 56% 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 371
Black or African American 125
Hispanic or Latino 377
White 1,972
International Students 111
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,096

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.

Online Learning at University of Alaska Anchorage

5,421 Took All Classes Online
9,440 Took At Least One Class Online
57.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 36 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at UAA. In 2020-2021, 9,440 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAA has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Alaska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of UAA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Alaska Anchorage was 57.6%. This is the #467 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UAA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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