University of Alaska Southeast Teaching Programs

University of Alaska Southeast is a public institution situated in Juneau, Alaska. The location of UAS is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is University of Alaska Southeast?

Contact details for UAS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801-8697
Phone:	877-465-4827
Website:	www.uas.alaska.edu

How Do I Get Into UAS?

You can apply to UAS online at: uas.alaska.edu/apply/steps/

Admission Requirements for UAS

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

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAS?

With an acceptance rate of 63%, UAS 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 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford University of Alaska Southeast?

The overall average net price of UAS is $32,093. 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 UAS, approximately 17% of students took out student loans averaging $6,059 a year. That adds up to $24,236 over four years for those students.

University of Alaska Southeast Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,757 undergraduate students at UAS, with 477 being full-time and 1,280 being part-time.

There are also 240 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 477 full-time undergraduates at UAS, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	17
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	263
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

Geographic Diversity

Alaska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alaska Southeast. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Alaska Southeast

There are 24 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at UAS. In 2022-2023, 1,333 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UAS majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Elementary Education	19%
General Special Education	3%

University of Alaska Southeast Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	27	17	9	53
General Special Education	2	14	14	30
Secondary Education	0	0	28	28
Reading Teacher Education	0	10	9	19
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	29	41	60	130

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.