University of Alaska Fairbanks

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Alaska Fairbanks operates as a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 4,207 students of which 9,814 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Alaska Fairbanks is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,892, with published in-state tuition of $8,736 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,291, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 34.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.1%. Graduates earn a median of $48,866 ten years after enrolling, compared with $40,746 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 215800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.