University of Alaska - Fairbanks

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THE World Ranking: 601

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The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) is a recognized Land, Sea, and Space Grant university and serves as an international center for research, education, and the arts. UAF integrates teaching, research, and public service as it prepares students for active citizenship and lifelong learning and careers. Renowned for its entrepreneurship, workforce development, and hands-on, personalized learning, UAF provides a world-class experience, energized by innovative research, student-centered teaching, and creative expression. Undergraduates make up nearly 90 percent of the total student body at UAF. As the vast environmental laboratory of Alaska, UAF attracts academic superstars and adventure-seekers alike. The university has seven campuses across the state and is home to over 8,500 students from all over the world, all seeking to make their mark in the world.

Subjects you can study at University of Alaska - Fairbanks

  • Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
  • Applied and Pure Sciences Applied and Pure Sciences
  • Architecture and Construction Architecture and Construction
  • Business and Management Business and Management
  • Computer Science and IT Computer Science and IT
  • Creative Arts and Design Creative Arts and Design
  • Education and Training Education and Training
  • Engineering Engineering
  • Health and Medicine Health and Medicine
  • Humanities Humanities
  • Law Law
  • Social Studies and Media Social Studies and Media
  • Travel and Hospitality Travel and Hospitality
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Hotcourses Diversity Index (What is this?)

DIVERSITY INDEX
Source: IIE

48 International student nationalities at this university

FEEL AT HOME INDEX
Source: IIE

24.11% International students from India

Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
Source: THE

601

OVERALL SCORE

38.2–43.2

TEACHING

34%

INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK

70.3%

INDUSTRY INCOME

51.9%

RESEARCH

31%

CITATIONS

55.3%
QS World University Rankings 2025
Source: QS

801

Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024
Source: ARWU

801

Student life in numbers

COSTS PER YEAR
LIVING COSTS
Source: College Board

3,76,898

AVERAGE PRIVATE RENT
Source: College Board

8,27,202

AVERAGE TUITION FEE PER YEAR

UNDERGRADUATE

24,13,702

POSTGRADUATE

19,40,601

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I have taken classes at probably 20+ colleges, ranging from community colleges to Berkeley and Stanford, for personal interest and professional development. As is said many times, school is what you make of it, and taking classes at all these different schools convinced me that I could learn just as muc read full review

I have taken classes at probably 20+ colleges, ranging from community colleges to Berkeley and Stanford, for personal interest and professional development. As is said many times, school is what you make of it, and taking classes at all these different schools convinced me that I could learn just as much in UAF as I could anywhere else. I won't pretend that at UAF, degree is more prestigious than a degree from some place like Eastern Washington or Sacramento State, but early in my career, when job interviewers saw that I went to school in Alaska, they would usually say something like "Wow, what was going to school in Alaska like?" show less