Alaska Pacific University

Overview

Alaska Pacific University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Anchorage, Alaska. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 593, made up of 479 undergraduates and 114 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Alaska Pacific University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 21 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 185 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 21

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

68%

First-year retention, part-time students

40%

Student-to-faculty ratio

7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees

46

Associate degrees

53

Master's degrees

37

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

40

Postbaccalaureate certificates

9

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

593

Undergraduates, fall 2024

479

Graduate students, fall 2024

114

Full-time, fall 2024

64%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

832

Undergraduates, 2024-25

685

Graduate students, 2024-25

147

Full-time, 2024-25

53%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

77%

Men

23%

White

32%

Hispanic or Latino

7%

Black or African American

4%

Asian

7%

Two or more races

12%

American Indian or Alaska Native

29%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

1%

International (U.S. nonresident)

1%

Race or ethnicity unknown

7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

2

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

15%

Students taking some online courses

52%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large city

Academic calendar

Semester

Religious affiliation

United Methodist

Carnegie classification

Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields

President

Dr. Janelle Vanasse

Services and opportunities

ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience

For veterans and service members

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training