University of Alaska - Anchorage

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 320,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 35 (2% 🥵) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,061 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (47%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,265
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 92%
From Region 0%
Athletes 193 (5.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 49%
Mixed 13%
Asian 12%
Hispanic 11%
Native American 6%
Black 4%
International 3%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 264 31% 50% 8% 5% 13% 3% $53,182 2 -0.58 47 93% 5.8%
Chemistry 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,473 22 -0.59 73 — — — — —
Geosciences 7 — 43% 57% 0% 0% 29% 0% $62,369 45 -0.24 67 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,457 20 -0.75 73 — — — — —
Biology 21 — 43% 33% 19% 10% 10% 5% $54,371 7 -1.40 50 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,411 48 -0.16 57 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 19 — 53% 58% 0% 11% 0% 5% $58,944 56 +0.04 61 95% — — — —
English 14 — 29% 36% 29% 0% 14% 0% $45,309 14 -0.87 26 90% — — — —
Foreign Languages 10 — 50% 60% 0% 0% 10% 0% $49,267 19 -0.78 36 — — — — —
History 24 — 46% 62% 0% 4% 17% 0% $45,398 5 -1.13 26 92% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 16 — 31% 50% 0% 6% 6% 6% $53,428 32 -0.37 47 — — — — —
Philosophy 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $53,280 30 -0.61 47 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 — 10% 40% 0% 0% 10% 10% $50,247 23 -0.60 39 100% — — — —
Communication 5 — 0% 20% 20% 0% 40% 0% $55,254 26 -0.62 52 — — — — —
Global Studies 5 — 40% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,258 16 -0.70 62 — — — — —
Journalism 12 — 25% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $58,652 35 -0.41 60 96% — — — —
Political Science 9 — 44% 44% 0% 11% 22% 0% $61,681 21 -0.77 66 — — — — —
Psychology 69 — 19% 52% 10% 7% 12% 6% $50,942 28 -0.63 41 92% 5.8% — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $49,560 19 -0.66 37 — — — — —
Art 13 — 8% 38% 23% 0% 0% 0% $52,457 78 +0.60 45 90% — — — —
Music 4 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,520 41 -0.24 24 — — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,566 54 +0.07 21 — — — — —
Justice 12 — 17% 42% 8% 0% 25% 0% $59,298 50 -0.08 62 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Public Policy 128 44% 41% 18% 4% 9% 4% $72,021 50 -0.70 81 93%
Accounting 25 — 40% 36% 32% 0% 8% 8% $76,119 27 -0.71 84 92% — — — —
Business Administration 44 — 43% 50% 14% 2% 2% 5% $70,300 42 -0.38 79 94% — — — —
Economics 6 — 83% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,450 14 -0.92 82 — — — — —
Finance 15 — 53% 47% 13% 13% 7% 0% $74,682 10 -0.84 83 93% — — — —
Hospitality Management — — — — — — — — $54,805 24 -0.52 51 — — — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $76,969 18 -0.89 85 — — — — —
Marketing 16 — 19% 19% 38% 6% 12% 6% $65,779 16 -0.92 73 85% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 6 — 83% 50% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,300 6 -1.27 79 94% — — — —
Construction Management 8 — 62% 50% 0% 0% 12% 0% $104,881 62 +0.39 98 100% — — — —
Legal Studies 8 — 12% 25% 12% 12% 38% 0% $43,548 1 -2.25 21 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 20 35% 50% 15% 5% 10% 15% $56,112 4 -0.43 54 93%
Exercise Science 16 — 44% 56% 6% 6% 6% 19% $56,743 31 -0.59 56 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 4 — 0% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $53,588 66 +0.19 48 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 76 86% 46% 22% 1% 7% 9% $98,247 93 -0.64 96 94%
Civil Engineering 16 — 81% 62% 25% 0% 0% 6% $85,110 13 -1.03 90 94% — — — —
Computer Engineering 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $104,465 24 -0.59 98 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 8 — 88% 50% 12% 0% 0% 0% $109,129 38 -0.37 98 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 20 — 90% 50% 10% 0% 10% 15% $95,407 32 -0.48 95 91% — — — —
Computer Science 31 — 84% 35% 32% 3% 6% 10% $103,852 28 -0.62 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health 167 14% 53% 16% 6% 10% 1% $78,708 69 +0.01 86 95% 3.1%
Dietetics 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,813 22 -0.59 58 — — — — —
Dental Hygiene 10 — 10% 60% 20% 0% 20% 0% $69,803 44 -0.13 78 — — — — —
Medical Laboratory Science 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $83,941 83 +0.55 90 94% — — — —
Nursing 89 — 13% 49% 20% 3% 10% 1% $86,595 29 -0.56 91 98% 3.1% — — —
Public Health 34 — 18% 59% 18% 6% 6% 0% $79,725 88 +1.35 87 91% — — — —
Human Services 7 — 0% 71% 0% 29% 0% 0% $52,748 44 -0.06 46 94% — — — —
Social Work 16 — 19% 38% 6% 19% 6% 6% $59,067 84 +0.69 61 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Community and Technical College 46 67% 63% 7% 4% 4% 0% $81,731 77 +0.10 88 95%
Occupational Safety 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,128 74 +0.46 83 — — — — —
Geomatics 10 — 70% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,491 99 +2.80 91 96% — — — —
Applied Science Technology 15 — 87% 60% 7% 7% 13% 0% $85,088 31 -0.30 90 96% — — — —
Aviation Technology 18 — 61% 50% 11% 6% 0% 0% $77,391 13 -1.13 85 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $8,130
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,684
Est. In-State Cost $10,517
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,344
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 14%
6-Year Graduation Rate 30%
Transfer-Out Rate 21%

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 22.1% 155 17% 52% 17% 4% 10% 3% $80,650 65 -0.08 88 96% 3.1%
Social Sciences 20.4% 143 23% 55% 6% 8% 10% 4% $56,141 40 -0.20 55 93% 5.8%
Business & Economics 16.0% 112 45% 41% 20% 4% 7% 4% $71,709 32 -0.67 80 92% —
Humanities 9.6% 67 39% 51% 6% 3% 15% 1% $48,227 13 -0.82 33 91% —
Professional 8.7% 61 52% 48% 8% 5% 15% 0% $74,891 65 -0.67 83 95% —
Engineering 6.4% 45 87% 53% 16% 0% 7% 9% $94,387 16 -0.66 95 94% —
Computer Science 4.4% 31 84% 35% 32% 3% 6% 10% $103,852 39 -0.62 97 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 28 43% 64% 0% 7% 4% 4% $58,566 43 -0.15 60 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.0% 21 43% 33% 19% 10% 10% 5% $54,371 6 -1.40 50 97% —
Arts 2.6% 18 17% 44% 17% 0% 11% 0% $50,199 45 +0.39 39 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.3% 16 50% 56% 0% 0% 12% 0% $64,109 11 -0.50 70 — —
Education 0.6% 4 0% 25% 50% 0% 25% 0% $53,588 50 +0.19 48 93% —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $4.9M #92 76% $0.1M — — — 1
Life & Natural Sciences $4.8M #199 76% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $3.4M #179 52% $0.1M — — — 1
Physical Sciences & Math $3.2M #256 56% $0.1M — — — 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $2.4M #245 45% $0.0M 3 #297 24 —
Business & Economics $2.4M #146 37% $0 — — — —
Engineering $1.8M #252 50% $0.1M — — — —
Education $0.4M #306 88% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — $0 — — — —
Total $23.3M #246 61% $0.4M 3 #533 24 4

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.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 44 $443K $443K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 43 $155K $155K $0
Ice Hockey 29 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Cross Country 21 $224K $224K $0
Basketball 17 $906K $906K $0
Skiing 16 $484K $484K $0
Total 106 $4.2M $4.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 22 $155K $155K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $394K $394K $0
Gymnastics 20 $836K $836K $0
Volleyball 17 $796K $796K $0
Basketball 15 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Cross Country 14 $293K $293K $0
Skiing 13 $505K $505K $0
Total 87 $4.1M $4.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 66 $838K $838K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 65 $310K $310K $0
Cross Country 35 $517K $517K $0
Basketball 32 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Ice Hockey 29 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Skiing 29 $989K $989K $0
Gymnastics 20 $836K $836K $0
Volleyball 17 $796K $796K $0
Total 193 $10.5M $10.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 46%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional