University of Alaska Anchorage Teaching Programs

University of Alaska Anchorage is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is University of Alaska Anchorage?

Contact details for UAA are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3211 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
Phone:	907-786-1800
Website:	www.uaa.alaska.edu

How Do I Get Into UAA?

You can apply to UAA online at: uaonline.alaska.edu/

Admission Requirements for UAA

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAA?

With an acceptance rate of 65%, UAA does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 66%.

Can I Afford University of Alaska Anchorage?

The overall average net price of UAA is $38,442. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UAA, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $5,628 a year. That adds up to $22,512 over four years for those students.

University of Alaska Anchorage Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,259 undergraduate students at UAA, with 4,052 being full-time and 6,207 being part-time.

There are also 586 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,052 full-time undergraduates at UAA, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Alaska Anchorage students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	371
Black or African American	125
Hispanic or Latino	377
White	1,972
International Students	111
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,096

Geographic Diversity

Alaska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alaska Anchorage. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 45 countries are represented at UAA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, South Korea, and Russia.

Online Learning at University of Alaska Anchorage

There are 36 bachelor’s degree and 27 master’s degree programs available online at UAA. In 2022-2023, 7,974 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAA has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in Alaska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

University of Alaska Anchorage Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	7	3	10
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	9	9
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	0	7	0	7
Modern Language Education	0	6	0	6
General Special Education	0	3	1	4
Music Education	1	0	0	1
Multicultural Education	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	23	13	37

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Wonderlane under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.