by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Alaska Fairbanks was awarded 251 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural sciences.
UAF landed the #1,079 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UAF held the #1,198 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 3 colleges in Alaska, UAF is ranked at #2.
If you're applying to University of Alaska Fairbanks you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 67%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 30% of students accepted to UAF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 530 and 640. Math scores were between 520 and 630.
Learn more about University of Alaska Fairbanks admissions.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at UAF it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Alaska Fairbanks is 61%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Alaska Fairbanks enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 20% for first-time, full-time students at UAF, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,850 undergraduates at UAF with 2,399 being full-time and 3,451 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,880 | $9,093 | $11,587 | $11,476 | $12,552 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UAF, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UAF, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $7,078 a year. That adds up to $28,312 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UAF is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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See which majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks make the most money.
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Contact details for UAF are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1731 South Chandalar Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775 |
| Phone: | 907-474-7034 |
| Website: | www.uaf.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uafairbanks |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/uafairbanksumblr.com |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 51 | $44,355 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 48 | $35,170 |
| General Biology | 47 | $21,760 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 39 | NA |
| Homeland Security | 39 | $44,057 |
| General Psychology | 32 | $26,635 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 28 | $43,220 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 26 | $62,735 |
| Social Work | 25 | NA |
| Natural Sciences | 22 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2019-2020, 6,106 students took at least one online class at University of Alaska Fairbanks. This is an increase from the 4,867 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 6,106 | 4,305 |
| 2018-2019 | 4,867 | 2,948 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,440 | 2,662 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,475 | 2,538 |
| 2015-2016 | 4,275 | 2,351 |
Learn more about online learning at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Footnotes
*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.
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