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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • University of Alaska Anchorage
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks

What stands out

University of Alaska Fairbanks has the lower average net price, University of Alaska Fairbanks reports the higher graduation rate, University of Alaska Anchorage reports higher median earnings ten years on, while University of Alaska Anchorage leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

University of Alaska Anchorage compared with University of Alaska Fairbanks
MetricUniversity of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage, AKPublic · 4-yearLowest median debtHighest median earningsUniversity of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, AKPublic · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateHighest retention
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$15,301$10,892lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$24,096$22,407
In-state tuition$7,738$8,736
Out-of-state tuition$21,322$22,320
Admissions
SAT midpointNot reported1,235
ACT midpointNot reported22
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.29%35%highest
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.71%74%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$20,210lowest$20,291
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$51,871highest$48,866
Campus
Undergraduates7,2124,207

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.