To protect your privacy, the University of Alaska Fairbanks will assign you a student ID (SID) number that is different from your social security number (SSN). Your SID, rather than your SSN, will be used to identify your educational records. Your SSN will not be recorded on transcripts.

However, UAF is required to obtain your SSN for federal financial aid and tax reporting purposes. Privacy Act Notice--Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to give your correct SSN to persons who must file information returns with the IRS to report certain information. The IRS uses the numbers for identification purposes and to help verify the accuracy of your tax return. For more information please refer to IRS code 6050S.

To use the secure web admissions application your SSN is required. (This will assist us in avoiding duplication of student records.) If you do not wish to provide your SSN using the web application you may download, complete and mail in an undergraduate student application (PDF) or a graduate student application (PDF).