University of Alaska Southeast

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

University of Alaska Southeast operates as a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska (rural: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 907 students of which 3,122 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 Southeast is categorized as “19” 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. The reported admission rate is 63.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,357, with published in-state tuition of $7,056 and a Pell grant recipient share of 14.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $19,111, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 29.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.5%. Graduates earn a median of $48,475 ten years after enrolling, compared with $38,811 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 65700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 60.0% 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.