For Alaska Public colleges, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $7,916 for Alaska residents and $19,667 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $12,125 for Alaska residents and $24,084 for out-of-state students.
University of Alaska Fairbanks has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $26,404 and Alaska Vocational Technical Center has the lowest tuition & fees of $4,736 among Alaska Public colleges. For graduate programs, University of Alaska Fairbanks has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $25,703 and University of Alaska Anchorage has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $21,182 among Alaska Public colleges.
The average COA of Alaska Public colleges in 2024 is $26,769 for state residents and $38,520 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $7,916 | $19,667 | $12,125 | $24,084 |
| Books & Supplies | $1,230 | $1,230 | ||
| Room & Board | $12,171 | $12,171 | ||
| Other Expenses | $5,453 | $5,453 | ||
| COA | $26,769 | $38,520 | $30,978 | $42,937 |
The 2024 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alaska Public colleges is $7,916 for state residents and $19,667 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alaska Public colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $6,154 | $1,258 | $18,957 | $1,729 |
| 2020-2021 | $6,554 | $1,334 | $18,496 | $1,816 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,520 | $1,341 | $18,335 | $1,818 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,480 | $1,297 | $17,743 | $1,760 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,594 | $1,321 | $17,889 | $1,778 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alaska Public colleges in 2024 is $12,125 for state residents and $24,084 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alaska Public colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2019-2020 | $10,944 | $1,597 | $23,019 | $2,072 |
| 2020-2021 | $10,773 | $1,472 | $22,659 | $1,941 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,971 | $1,503 | $22,876 | $1,966 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,651 | $1,462 | $22,197 | $1,922 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,608 | $1,517 | $22,109 | $1,975 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alaska Public colleges in 2024 is $253 for state residents and $677 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $522 for state residents and $1,088 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2019-2020 | $225 | $681 | $513 | $1,079 |
| 2020-2021 | $240 | $664 | $513 | $1,079 |
| 2021-2022 | $241 | $665 | $522 | $1,088 |
| 2022-2023 | $249 | $674 | $522 | $1,088 |
| 2023-2024 | $253 | $677 | $522 | $1,088 |
The average living costs of Alaska Public colleges in 2024 is $17,623 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $20,590 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Alaska Public colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2019-2020 | $11,130 | $3,343 | $11,149 | $4,550 |
| 2020-2021 | $11,501 | $3,770 | $11,448 | $5,328 |
| 2021-2022 | $11,501 | $4,089 | $11,448 | $5,647 |
| 2022-2023 | $11,536 | $3,963 | $11,920 | $5,625 |
| 2023-2024 | $12,171 | $5,453 | $14,150 | $6,441 |