Fact Sheet

 

Enrollment information

Enrollment

Campus Enrollment Credit hours
UA Fairbanks 7,451 59,897
Fairbanks 5,414 43,684
UAF CTC 2,290 10,823
Combined Rural 987 3,066
eCampus 4,550 27,513

Note: Reporting level headcount is unduplicated. Headcount totals add up to more than overall total because students may enroll in more than one level; Audit hours were not included; eCampus defines credit hours delivered by UAF eCampus and Distance education office.

Demographics

Men: 2,692 (36%) Women: 4,637 (62%)
Unknown: 122 (2%)  
Full‐Time: 2,875 (39%) Part‐Time: 4,576 (61%)
Pell Grant Full-Time: 734 (29%) Pell Grant Part-Time: 551 (14%)
 
Undergraduate (DS): 4,100 (55%)  
Graduate: 972 (13%)   
Non‐degree‐seeking: 2,379 (32%)  
 
IPEDS 12-Month (2022-23) Student FTE: 4,281
 
In‐State: 5,695 (76%) Out‐of‐State: 1,517  (20%)
Foreign: 205 (3%) Not reported: 34 (<1%)
 
Alaska Native: 1,504 (20%) Other Minorities: 882 (12%)
 
Baccalaureate Degree‐Seeking
Men: 1,260 (41%) Women: 1,814 (59%)
Unknown: 4 (<1 %)
Full‐Time: 1,964 (64%) Part‐Time: 1,113 (36%)

New Undergraduate Students

First‐Time Freshmen: 743 %  From Alaska: 606/743 = 82%
New Transfers: 366 % Out‐of‐State: 141/366 = 39%

Academic Awards

2022-2023 (FY23) Academic Awards: 1,127
OEC: 95     Licensure: 40
Certificate: 136     Graduate Certificates: 11
Associate: 192     Master: 178
Baccalaureate: 444     PhD: 31
Students Receiving Awards: 1,037

Baccalaureate Retention and Graduation Rates

First-time, full-time freshmen students starting Fall 2022
    Fall-to-Fall Retention: 72%  

First-time, full-time freshmen students starting Fall 2017
Six-Year Graduation Rate                                      

All Baccalaureate: 33% 
Men: 30%  Women: 36%
AK Native: 14%  Asian: 57%
African American: 20% White: 36% 
2 or More Race: 22%  Unknown Race: 38%
Hispanic: 27%    U.S. Nonresident: 67%
Hawaiian: 0%  

                                                                                                             

Recipients of Pell Grant: 25%
Direct Loan (Did not receive a Pell Grant): 34%
Did not receive either a Pell Grant or a Direct Loan: 36%

   

Employees

Student-Faculty Ratio: 12:1
Regular Faculty: 551
       Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty: 299
       Full-time Instructional Faculty: 286
Adjunct Faculty: 245
Total Faculty: 796

Regular Staff: 1,414  (Full-Time: 1,299   Part-Time: 115)
Extended Temporary Staff: 11  (Full-Time: 9   Part-Time: 2)
Temporary Staff: 404 (Full-Time:  73   Part-Time: 331)
Total Staff: 1,829

Graduate Students: 297
Undergraduate Students: 470
Total Students: 767

Financial Aid Fall 2023

Aid Source First-time Freshman Paid Amount Degree-seeking students Paid amount
Federal 281 $1,050,996 1,810 $8,023,342
Alaska 239 $498,438 1,132 $2,269,035
Institutional 366 $1,066,865 1,325 $4,081,911
Native Corp. 59 $314,727 416 $1,819,396
Private 101 $373,384 288 $1,085,118
Foundation 77 $183,347 494 $1,328,497

 

 

Annual Students Costs

Full‐time Tuition and Basic Fees (2023-2024)*

  Resident tuition Fees3 Non-resident tuition Fees3
Undergraduate
   CTC1 $7,020 $2,040 $24,000 $2,730
   Troth Yeddha'2 $8,670 $2,130 $25,650 $2,820
Graduate $9,702 $1,458 $19,890 $1,872

Double occupancy room and Weekly 7 Block meal plan:  $11,330 to $12,656 for 2 semesters.
* Full‐time costs are calculated for 30 credits per year for undergraduates and 18 credits per year for graduate students.
1. CTC, Bristol Bay, Chukchi, Interior Alaska, Kuskokwim, Northwest Campuses
2. Rural College and Troth Yeddha' Fairbanks
3. Fees based on UAF, CTC, eCampus, and Juneau Fisheries. Fees at other campuses are lower. Fees do not include course fees, parking fees and health insurance. Textbook costs vary (about $250 - $1,000 per semester)

Research Expenditures, FY23

(in thousands of $)

Federal/Direct $143,093.1
Federal/Through State $1,135.9
Federal/Through Other $12,083.6
State/Direct $6,598.9
Private, Local and Other/Direct $12,378.7
Subtotal of Non‐Capital $175,290.2
Capital ($0.00)
Total $175,290.2

Foundation, FY23

Endowment Value: $296,220,904
Annual Giving: $21,376,339 (includes private grants)

Budget

Expenditures (in thousands of $)

  FY 23 Actual FY 24 Authorized
Instruction and Student Related $129,592.1 $126,551.3
Infrastructure $151,639.2 $146,116.0
Public Services $28,392.7 $29,186.0
Restricted and Unrestricted Research $200,234.4 $236,000.5
Auxiliary Services $16,761.9 $16,763.7
Unallocated Authority $0.00 ($62,262.0)
Total $526,620.3 $492,355.5

Revenues (in thousands of $)

  FY 23 Actual FY 24 Authorized
Unrestricted General Funds $152,093.1 $172,631.2
Technical Vocational Education Programs $1,624.3 $1,621.9
University Receipts $148,810.5 $130,112.4
Federal Receipts $141,938.7 $148,140.0
Other Funds $82,153.7 $39,850.0
Total $526,620.3 $492,355.5

Square footage/Acres

Total Acres Managed: 10,184 Buildings: 258
Gross Square Feet: 4,116,506  

Accountability

Accredited by Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities:
UAF Accreditation website

State of Alaska OMB Performance Report

Sources

Enrollment, Employees, Financial Aid and Research Expenditures – UA Decision Support Database (RPTP.DSDMGR and RPTP.FAIFMGR)  
Annual Students Costs – UAF Catalog 2023-2024, Tuition and Fees 

Foundation financialsUniversity of Alaska Foundation Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2023, page 25 (PDF)
Annual Giving – UA Foundation staff member, Lauren Hartman

Budget – FY24 Authorized Operating and Capital Budgets, page 53 (PDF) 
Total Acres Managed ‐ via Dian Ellis-Siegfried, Property Manager, UA Land Management, desiegfried@alaska.edu
Buildings, Gross Square Feet  – University of Alaska 2023 Facilities Inventory Report, page 9 (PDF)

Click here to download the Fall 2023 report

Previous Fact Sheets

Fall 2022 (PDF)

Fall 2021 (PDF)

Fall 2020 (PDF)

Fall 2019 (PDF)

Fall 2018 (PDF)

Fall 2017 (PDF)

Fall 2016 (PDF)