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University of Alaska Southeast

Juneau, Alaska·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·uas.alaska.edu
6-yr Graduation
28%
-11.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
2,000
peer median 2,833
Avg net price
$12,357
-$634 vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
346
346 candidates competed
Admitted
219
63.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
165
75.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
28%-11.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
7%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
21%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

17.5pp gap
Pell recipients
15%6 of 41
Non-Pell (all)
33%40 of 123
Subsidized loan, no Pell
24%4 of 17
No Federal Aid
34%36 of 106

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 90 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 83 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
90
Passing
7
7.8% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

90programs
  • Passing7 · 7.8%
  • No Data83 · 92.2%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
83

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+28.7%
$53,205 vs $41,356
Social Sciences General
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+31.1%
$54,226 vs $41,356
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+35.3%
$55,957 vs $41,356
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+35.6%
$62,909 vs $46,391
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+55.3%
$72,044 vs $46,391
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+79.9%
$74,392 vs $41,356
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+117.9%
$101,064 vs $46,391

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
44%
$27,463 debt · $62,909 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
27%
$20,314 debt · $74,392 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$10,777 debt · $53,205 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1983Next review Apr 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Apr 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$9,955
$30–48k$6,799
$48–75k$14,510
$75–110k$18,946
$110k+$19,373

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$12,357
-$633vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $12,991
Federal loans
11.4%
In-state tuition
$7,056
Out-of-state
$20,640

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 340 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $3.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
340
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,417,300 total
Direct Loans
$3.0M
450 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$640K
165 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$793K
167 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.0M
76 loan awards
Parent PLUS$439K
27 loan awards
Grad PLUS$142K
15 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 312 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
312
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.8%
2017
9.2%
2018
5.1%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Alaska

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs47
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

252 total completions
01Education
9939.3%
02Business
3815.1%
03Liberal Arts
2811.1%
04Social Sciences
207.9%
05Health Professions
156.0%
06Public Admin
135.2%
07Natural Resources
124.8%
08Biological Sciences
114.4%
09Multi/Interdisciplinary
104.0%
10Area/Ethnic Studies
62.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,000
12-mo unduplicated
3,580
Undergraduate
3,220
Graduate
360

Gender split

Men
37%1,336
Women
63%2,244

Race / ethnicity composition

White
53.1%
Two or more
15.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
10.4%
Hispanic
9.9%
Asian
6.5%
Unknown
2.1%
Black
1.5%
Non-resident
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.09
4 offenses · 1,918 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago4.681 yr ago2.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
15
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs08
Liquor08

Residence-hall fires

  • Bear Bulding1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
9.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
86

Alaska vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Alaska selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectUniversity of Alaska Southeast
28%2,000$12,357Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
41%96.4%2,490$24,319Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
45%77.7%2,832$13,624Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
38%2,856$14,287Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
42%93.0%2,833$12,220Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
37%2,896$8,598Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median40%93.0%2,833$12,991

Institutions like Alaska

Explore the federal data for institutions in Alaska's comparison group.

Alaska Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Effectiveness
Email
krhandley [at] alaska.edu
Phone
907-796-6231
Address
11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801

The UAS Institutional Effectiveness (IE) office leads data-informed decision making at all levels of the university, providing objective, accurate, and timely information to guide assessment, accreditation, and strategic planning.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Kristen Handley
    Institutional Effectiveness Director
  • Emily Webb
    Institutional Research Analyst

Common Data Set

Alaska's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Acceptance rate
63.5%
Accessible
Yield
50.0%
of admitted students enroll
Total enrollment
2,070
1,805 UG · 265 grad
6-yr graduation rate
19%
First-year retention
63%
Student–faculty ratio
10 to 1
01

Selectivity & Admissions

Admissions funnel

C1
Applied
488
Admitted
310
Enrolled
155

488 applied → 310 admitted (63.5%) → 155 enrolled.

Selectivity

C1
Acceptance rate
63.5%

Accessible — 63.5% acceptance rate.

Admit rate by gender

C1
men71.6%
women59.2%

Admit rate varies by gender.

What matters in admission

C7
Important2
Rigor of secondary school recordAcademic GPA
Considered2
Standardized test scoresApplication Essay
Not Considered15
Class rankRecommendation(s)InterviewExtracurricular activitiesTalent/abilityCharacter/personal qualitiesFirst generationAlumni/ae relationGeographical residenceState residencyReligious affiliation/commitmentRacial/ethnic statusVolunteer workWork experienceLevel of applicant’s interest

Relative importance of each admission factor.

02

Affordability & Value

Where grant aid comes from

H1
federal60.7%
external16.4%
state15.9%
institutional7.0%

0% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.

Graduate debt

H4/H5
Grads with debt
72%
Avg debt
$33,869

72% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $33,869 on average.

03

Outcomes & Equity

Graduation & retention

B
6-yr grad rate
19%
Retention
63%

6-year graduation rate 19%; first-year retention 63%.

Equity: Pell graduation gap

B4
All students19%
Pell recipients5%

Pell-grant recipients graduate 14 pts below the overall rate (5% vs 19%).

04

Academic Experience

Class-size distribution

I3
2-9 students118
10-19 students45
20-29 students10
30-39 students7
40-49 students1
50-99 students0
100+ students0

90% of classes have under 20 students; 0% have 50+.

Faculty profile

I
Student–faculty ratio
10 to 1
Faculty with terminal degree
35%
Women faculty
55%

Key faculty indicators.

05

Student Body & Diversity

Undergraduate race/ethnicity

B2
White, non-Hispanic55.0%
Two or more races, non-Hispanic12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic11.9%
Hispanic/Latino8.7%
Race and/or ethnicity unknown5.6%
Asian, non-Hispanic3.1%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic2.5%
Nonresident aliens0.5%
Black or African American, non-Hispanic0.4%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.

International students

B2
International UG
5
Share
0%

0% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).

Undergrad vs graduate

B1
Undergraduate
1,80587%
Graduate
26513%

1,805 undergraduates and 265 graduate students.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about University of Alaska Southeast

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Alaska.

What is the graduation rate at University of Alaska Southeast?

University of Alaska Southeast reports a 6-year graduation rate of 28% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend University of Alaska Southeast?

University of Alaska Southeast reports a total enrollment of 2,000 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at University of Alaska Southeast?

The average net price at University of Alaska Southeast is $12,357 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at University of Alaska Southeast?

University of Alaska Southeast's yield rate is 75.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is University of Alaska Southeast located?

University of Alaska Southeast is located in Juneau, Alaska 99801-8697.

Who runs Institutional Research at University of Alaska Southeast?

University of Alaska Southeast's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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