University of Alaska, Anchorage
State: Alaska
County: Anchorage
City/town: Anchorage
Post: 99501
Phone: (907)474-7211
Fax: unknown
Email: unknown
Web site: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/
Status: Active
Review: The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 17,200 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage. The University of Alaska Anchorage (locally called UAA) is divided into six teaching units at the Anchorage campus: the colleges of Education, Health and Social Welfare, Arts and Sciences, Business and Public Policy, the Community and Technical College, and the School of Engineering. Included with UAA for administrative purposes are four community campuses: Matanuska-Susitna College, Kenai Peninsula College, Kodiak College, and Prince William Sound Community College. UAA offers graduate school degrees, including the master's degree and the Doctor of Philosophy degree through its Graduate Division. The university's history in Anchorage began in 1954, when the Anchorage Community College opened, using the Anchorage High School building during evenings. Anchorage Senior College began teaching upper-division classes in 1969, and then it became the four-year University of Alaska Anchorage in 1976. UAA, the community college, and the rural extension units were merged in 1987 to form the present institution.
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Complete Academic Data
Type: Public- 4-year or aboveCarnegie Classification: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Student to Faculty Ratio: 15:1
Total Student Population (Graduate + Undergraduate): 17,276
Undergraduate Population: 16,242
Percent Admitted: 72.0%
SAT Composite Range:
Enrollment by Gender, Male: 41%
Enrollment by Gender, Femail: 59%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 6.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Black or African American: 3.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Hispanic/Latino: 3.0%
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, White: 65.0%
Attendance Status, Full-Time: 45.1%
Attendance Status, Part-Time: 54.9%
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Complete Tuition Data
In-State Tuition: $5,186Out of State Tuition: $15,776
Books and Supplies: $1,182
Total Annual Cost: $28,201
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Complete Financial Aid Data
Percent of Student Receiving Any Financial Aid: 69.0%Percent of Student Receiving Any Grants: 27.0%
Total Grant Aid Received by Student Body: $17,096,345
Undergraduate Application Fee: $50
University of Alaska, Anchorage, Complete Student Life Data
Calendar System: SemesterCampus Housing Offered: Yes
