There are 10 colleges in Alaska - 5 public and 5 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Alaska colleges is $7,916 for state residents and $18,348 for out-of-state students.
7 Alaska cities have at least one college and, of them, Anchorage has the most of 4 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 13,906 students. Fairbanks and Seward also has a number of colleges of 1 and 1 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Alaska colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
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Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
Anchorage | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $20,176 ($7,566) |
$14,299 ($10,587) |
13,906 | 13,131 | 775 | 15 to 1 |
Fairbanks | 1 | 1 | - | - | $26,404 ($10,016) |
$25,703 ($13,181) |
6,640 | 5,638 | 1,002 | 12 to 1 |
Seward | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 452 | 452 | - | 12 to 1 |
Soldotna | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 64 | 64 | - | 5 to 1 |
Palmer | 1 | 1 | - | - | $10,930 | - | 65 | 65 | - | 5 to 1 |
Juneau | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,312 ($8,820) |
$25,367 ($12,608) |
1,918 | 1,678 | 240 | 9 to 1 |
Barrow | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,260 ($5,260) |
- | 311 | 311 | - | 7 to 1 |