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

4,052 Full-Time Undergraduates
$6,192 Avg In-State Tuition

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

Can I Afford UAA?

$6,192 In-State Tuition
20% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
For the <nil> academic year, part-time UAA students paid $258 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $824 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,192 $19,776
Fees $1,316 $1,859
Books and Supplies $600 $600
On Campus Room and Board $12,662 $12,662
On Campus Other Expenses $8,022 $8,022

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 #463 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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