University of Alaska Fairbanks is a public four-year institution based in Fairbanks, Alaska. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 6,893 students in fall 2024, including 5,827 undergraduates and 1,066 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of University of Alaska System of Higher Education.
University of Alaska Fairbanks offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 136 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. It awarded 1,203 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 52 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
6,893
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
1,203
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
136
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 136
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
74%
First-year retention, part-time students
42%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
486
Associate degrees
242
Master's degrees
205
Doctoral degrees (research)
31
Certificates under 1 year
67
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
120
Postbaccalaureate certificates
52
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
6,893
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,827
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,066
Full-time, fall 2024
45%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,865
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,559
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,306
Full-time, 2024-25
32%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
63%
Men
37%
White
49%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
13%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
52
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
43%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
University of Alaska System of Higher Education
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Great Northwest Athletic Conference
Chancellor
Mike Sfraga
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization