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UAF's online bachelor's degrees rank among top 100
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ online bachelor’s degree programs are ranked among the top 100 by U.S. News & World Report.
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 among the world's best small universities in 2019.
We're military friendly
UAF is a military friendly college that offers in-state tuition, credits for military training, VA educational benefits advising and other resources for veteran and military students. We are also ranked as one of America’s Best Military Friendly Online Colleges.
We're accredited
The University of Alaska Fairbanks is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
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.
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.
News
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The secret life of a red fox family
March 26, 2020One year ago, in a world with the same mountains and valleys but feeling very different, we made a discovery.Read article -
Village grave led to virus breakthrough
March 19, 2020One-hundred-two years ago, a strain of influenza virus spread across the globe, eventually reaching Brevig Mission in Alaska. Within five days, 72 of the 80 villagers died. Researchers used genetic material preserved in the villagers’ frozen grave to develop a modern vaccine, assuring that the Spanish flu would never again infect anyone with access to modern medicine.Read article