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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 2021 rankings. In fact, Times Higher Education ranked UAF the #1 U.S. school for quality education in their 2020 impact rankings, and among the world's best small universities in 2020.
UAF's online bachelor's degrees rank among best
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ online bachelor’s degree programs are ranked among the best by U.S. News and World Report.
We’re committed to first-generation student success
The Center for First Generation Student Success recognizes UAF as a First-Gen Forward Institution.
We're military friendly
UAF is a military friendly college that offers in-state tuition, military pricing, credits for military training, VA educational benefits advising and other resources for veteran and military students.
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 one of the best outdoor schools in America by Best College Reviews.
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.
Aurora magazine
August 25, 2021
Read about Ray Alda's tenacity, Fred Calef's Mars rover map work and the chemical clues in animals' diets -- all in the summer 2021 Aurora.
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News
Work by UAF researchers, NASA aids Hurricane Ida response
September 17, 2021
Federal emergency managers needed information as Hurricane Ida approached Louisiana at the end of August. In Fairbanks, 3,400 miles away, scientists went to work using new techniques they developed.
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Setting traps to catch an Alaska virus
September 17, 2021
A biologist who lives in Atlanta and works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is hunting for a virus in Alaska that was unknown to humans until 2015.
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Events
Free animation workshop offered
September 13, 2021
A free animation workshop Sept. 13-17 will teach how to create engaging data visualizations.
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Memorial stair climb event scheduled for 9/11
September 11, 2021
A memorial stair climb to recognize the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the firefighters who died at the World Trade Center that day will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Carlson Center.
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We acknowledge the Alaska Native nations upon whose ancestral lands our campuses reside. In Fairbanks, our Troth Yeddha' Campus is located on the ancestral lands of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River.