Tuition Trends for Alaska colleges Over Past 10 Years

There are 10 colleges in Alaska - 5 public and 5 private schools. The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Alaska is $7,916 for Alaska residents and $19,667 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $16,588.

Alaska public 4-year colleges' in-state tuition & fees increased by 35.86% from $5,684 (2015) to $7,722 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 15.73% over the past decade from $15,294 (2015) to $17,700 (2024). In private Alaska colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 9.62%, from $14,455 (2015) to $15,845 (2024).

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Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased by 25.73% when living on campus and by 22.73% when living off campus at public Alaska colleges. For private Alaska colleges, the COA has increased by 22.73% (on-campus) and 20.08% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes of Alaska colleges
Year	Living On Campus			Living Off Campus
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$17,956	$27,566	$26,727	$22,420	$32,030	$31,191
2015-16	$18,645 3.84%	$28,809 4.51%	$27,041 1.17%	$23,427 4.49%	$33,591 4.87%	$31,823 2.03%
2016-17	$20,673 10.88%	$31,336 8.77%	$29,032 7.36%	$24,252 3.52%	$34,915 3.94%	$32,611 2.48%
2017-18	$21,171 2.41%	$31,919 1.86%	$29,616 2.01%	$24,648 1.63%	$35,396 1.38%	$33,093 1.48%
2018-19	$21,691 2.46%	$33,647 5.41%	$29,560 -0.19%	$24,922 1.11%	$36,878 4.19%	$32,791 -0.91%
2019-20	$22,070 1.75%	$35,344 5.04%	$29,888 1.11%	$25,234 1.25%	$38,508 4.42%	$33,052 0.80%
2020-21	$22,935 3.92%	$35,359 0.04%	$30,277 1.30%	$26,423 4.71%	$38,847 0.88%	$33,765 2.16%
2021-22	$23,151 0.94%	$35,443 0.24%	$31,120 2.78%	$26,599 0.67%	$38,891 0.11%	$34,568 2.38%
2022-23	$22,772 -1.64%	$32,823 -7.39%	$31,147 0.09%	$26,798 0.75%	$36,849 -5.25%	$35,173 1.75%
2023-24	$24,680 8.38%	$34,658 5.59%	$32,803 5.32%	$29,332 9.46%	$39,310 6.68%	$37,455 6.49%

Tuition & Fees Changes

For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Alaska colleges is $7,722 for Alaska residents and $17,700 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $15,845.

For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $13,642 for Alaska residents and $26,059 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $12,520.

The tuition & fees has increased 15.73% for undergraduate programs and 30.52% for graduate programs at Alaska colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.

Tuition & Fees Changes for Alaska colleges
Year	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools	In-State	Out-of-State	Private Schools
2014-15	$5,684	$15,294	$14,455	$9,509	$18,453	$11,230
2015-16	$6,059 6.60%	$16,223 6.07%	$14,455 0.00%	$10,031 5.49%	$19,511 5.73%	$11,810 5.16%
2016-17	$6,446 6.39%	$17,109 5.46%	$14,805 2.42%	$10,567 5.34%	$20,488 5.01%	$12,110 2.54%
2017-18	$6,610 2.54%	$17,358 1.46%	$15,055 1.69%	$10,670 0.97%	$21,141 3.19%	$12,110 0.00%
2018-19	$7,311 10.61%	$19,267 11.00%	$15,180 0.83%	$11,210 5.06%	$22,264 5.31%	$12,110 0.00%
2019-20	$7,412 1.38%	$20,686 7.36%	$15,230 0.33%	$12,541 11.87%	$25,091 12.70%	$12,110 0.00%
2020-21	$7,888 6.42%	$20,312 -1.81%	$15,230 0.00%	$12,245 -2.36%	$24,600 -1.96%	$12,110 0.00%
2021-22	$7,861 -0.34%	$20,153 -0.78%	$15,830 3.94%	$12,474 1.87%	$24,842 0.98%	$12,110 0.00%
2022-23	$7,455 -5.16%	$17,506 -13.13%	$15,830 0.00%	$12,113 -2.89%	$24,119 -2.91%	$12,110 0.00%
2023-24	$7,722 3.58%	$17,700 1.11%	$15,845 0.09%	$12,125 0.10%	$24,084 -0.15%	$12,110 0.00%

Alaska 4-Year Colleges Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Alaska Graduate Schools Tuition & Fees Trend Chart

Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Alaska colleges
Year	Books & Supplies
2014-15	$1,068
2015-16	$1,090 2.06%
2016-17	$1,171 7.43%
2017-18	$1,268 8.28%
2018-19	$1,240 -2.21%
2019-20	$1,240 0.00%
2020-21	$1,187 -4.27%
2021-22	$1,187 0.00%
2022-23	$1,067 -10.11%
2023-24	$1,087 1.87%

Living Costs Changes

For Alaska colleges, the living have increased 14.48% when a student lives on campus facilities and 17.13% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.

Living Costs Changes for Alaska colleges
Year	Living On Campus	Living Off Campus
2014-15	$11,204	$12,911
2015-16	$11,496 -5.97%	$13,146 -1.28%
2016-17	$13,056 10.38%	$14,027 2.91%
2017-18	$13,293 3.54%	$14,391 0.79%
2018-19	$13,140 0.87%	$14,240 -1.41%
2019-20	$13,418 2.75%	$14,512 1.72%
2020-21	$13,860 2.99%	$15,159 3.47%
2021-22	$14,103 0.00%	$15,358 0.03%
2022-23	$14,250 1.89%	$15,600 5.50%
2023-24	$15,871 5.17%	$16,772 12.42%

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University of Alaska Fairbanks Public, four-years | Fairbanks
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University of Alaska System of Higher Education Public, four-years | Fairbanks
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Tuition Trends for Alaska colleges Over Past 10 Years

Cost of Attendance (COA) Changes

Tuition & Fees Changes

Books & Supplies Costs Changes

Living Costs Changes