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Degrees and programs

More options, more opportunities: UAF offers 179 degrees and certificates. 80 minors. 112 disciplines

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Tuition and fees

An education shouldn't cost you a fortune. See a list of costs and financial aid options, or learn about UAF's a 25% tuition discount for selected programs.

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We're a top university

UAF is the only national university in Alaska, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2019 rankings. In fact, Times Higher Education ranked UAF No. 10 among the world's best small universities in 2019.

We're accredited

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

We're military friendly

UAF has been designated a Military Friendly® School by GI Jobs magazine for the past eight years, and has been selected as a TOP SCHOOL by Military Advanced Education for the fourth year in a row.

We have a 360+ million-acre classroom

UAF was named the #1 college for hiking by Backpacker Magazine and the #12 U.S. college for outdoor adventures by the OutBound Collective.

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Computer Science major Tristan Van Cise helped UAF's team win the 2018 At Large Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

More options, more opportunities

Launch a rocket. Monitor muskoxen. Study in Spain. It's your life. Make it off the charts or off the grid.

Whether Alaska is home or a new beginning, a UAF degree offers the ultimate opportunity: a chance to make a living doing what you love. So choose the path that intrigues you -- you never know where it might lead.

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News and Events

e-Aurora magazine

Read about Professor Kelly Drew's brain injury research, and much more, in the fall 2019 e-Aurora.

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News

Living dead scattered across Alaska landscape

October 17, 2019

Their bodies cooling with the October air, wood frogs are now snug in leafy blankets all over Alaska. Down there inside those thumb-size frogs, even smaller creatures are hitching a ride. These tiny parasites have the power to make frogs develop up to a dozen extra legs, or no legs at all.
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Peter Stortz named to 4-H Hall of Fame

October 10, 2019

Retired Palmer 4-H agent Peter Stortz will be inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame on Oct. 11, becoming the sixth Alaskan to receive that honor.
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