Student Population at University of Alaska Fairbanks

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
6,6075,636971
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,607 students have enrolled in University of Alaska Fairbanks with 5,636 undergraduate and 971 graduate students.
By gender, 2,531 male and 4,076 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
3,183 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,905 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

University of Alaska Fairbanks has a total of 6,607 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,636 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 971 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,531 male and 4,076 female students (the male-female ratio is 38:62) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total6,6075,636971
Men2,5312,142389
Women4,0763,494582

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,502 White, 176 Black, and 154 Asian students out of a total of 6,607 are attending at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American818194624
Asian1545896
Black1767799
Hispanic564200364
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders561838
White3,5021,4162,086
Two or more races629237392
Race Unknown534229305
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American758185573
Asian1315180
Black1616992
Hispanic500181319
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders511734
White2,9351,1821,753
Two or more races561215346
Race Unknown456199257
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American60951
Asian23716
Black1587
Hispanic641945
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders514
White567234333
Two or more races682246
Race Unknown783048

Student Age Distribution

By age, UAF has 625 students under 18 years old and 79 students over 65 years old. There are 3,355 students under 25 years old, and 3,246 students over 25 years old out of 6,607 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 625 students are younger than 18 and 64 students are older than 65. UAF has 3,212 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,418 students aged 25 and over.
It has 143 graduate students aged under 25 and 828 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18625380245
18-191,002572430
20-21872474398
22-24856479377
25-29948583365
30-34692451241
35-39517354163
40-49615434181
50-64395290105
Over 65795623
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18625380245
18-191,002572430
20-21868471397
22-24717399318
25-29691432259
30-34493342151
35-39384275109
40-49476348128
50-6431022981
Over 65644321
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3,183 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,905 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,678 students lived in Alaska or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 505 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students6,6073,1831,905
Undergraduate5,6362,6871,712
Graduate971496193
Online Student Population by Locality
Alaska ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students2,6785023
Undergraduate2,2764110
Graduate402913

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,636 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 403 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.15%.235 students have transferred in as full-time status and 168 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time2,085
Transfer-in Full-time235
Regular Part-time3,148
Transfer-in Part-time168
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