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University of Alaska Anchorage

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

Anchorage, AK7,251 students
Acceptance Rate
60%
open admission
Median SAT
1,115
Middle 50%: 1030–1230
Net Price After Aid
$15.6k
Sticker $25.9k
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution in Anchorage, AK with an acceptance rate of 60% and 7,251 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1030–1230 on the SAT and present an average GPA near 3.11. The average net price after financial aid is $15,609 per year.

About University of Alaska Anchorage

A public 4-year urban university in Anchorage, AK.

University of Alaska Anchorage campus
Campus · Anchorage

University of Alaska Anchorage is a college in Anchorage, AK. It enrolls roughly 7,251 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 60%. Admitted students typically score between 1030 and 1230 on the SAT.

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Acceptance Rate
60%
Open Admission
Total Enrollment
7,251
Medium
Retention
71%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

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Acceptance Rate
60%
60 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA
3.11
Average across admitted students

Accessible admissions with broad enrollment.

What strengthens an application here

  1. SAT scores of 1030 to 1230
    The middle half of admitted students scored in this range. A score in the upper part of it strengthens an application.
  2. A GPA near 3.11 or higher
    This is the average across admitted students.
  3. Depth in one or two activities
    Sustained commitment, a leadership role, or a result in a few activities says more than a long list of memberships.

Your chances estimate is based on your academic profile and activities — it is a guide, not a guarantee of admission. Decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into University of Alaska Anchorage. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,0201,210
1,115
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
1724
21
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max
2.683.64
3.11
average

This school doesn't require test scores, so these ranges reflect only students who chose to submit — applicants who submit tend to have higher scores. The real admitted range likely runs lower. Don't rule yourself out on scores alone.

Application requirements

  • Test-blind

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at University of Alaska Anchorage after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
—
Tuition $25,950
Average net price after aid
$15,609
53% of students receive financial aid

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$11,436
$30,001 – $48,000
$11,993
$48,001 – $75,000
$13,543
$75,001 – $110,000
$18,947
$110,001 +
$19,563

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
18%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
14%
Avg loan $11,231 / year
Avg Grant Aid
—
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at University of Alaska Anchorage concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
11:1
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Health
26% of degrees awarded
Retention
71%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends University of Alaska Anchorage. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White53%
  • Asian13%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Black4%
  • Two or more races16%
  • International2%

Gender

  • Female59%
  • Male41%
International
2%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
—
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
7,251

Outcomes after graduation

What University of Alaska Anchorage graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$51.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
—
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
—
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
29%
6-year, full-time

Is it worth it?

Earnings, debt, and price side by side — context for the cost-vs-payoff question, not a ranking.

Median earnings
$51.9k
10 yrs after entry
Typical debt
$11.2k
median, borrowers only
Avg. net price
$15.6k/yr
after aid
  • These numbers reflect who enrolls, not the value the school adds. A college's earnings can look high simply because it admits wealthier, higher-scoring students — not because of what happens there.
  • Earnings vary far more by major and career path than by school. A school-wide median blends engineers and artists into one number that may match no real student.
  • Federal earnings and debt figures cover only students who received federal aid, so they leave out full-pay students and can skew the picture.
  • Net price is an average across aided students and debt is the median for borrowers only — many students borrow nothing. Your actual cost depends on your own aid package.

What this means

$52k is near the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 29% graduation rate is below the national average.

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