How many students at UAF? 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.
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
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,607 | 5,636 | 971 |
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| Men | 2,531 | 2,142 | 389 |
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| Women | 4,076 | 3,494 | 582 |
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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 chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 818 | 194 | 624 |
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| Asian | 154 | 58 | 96 |
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| Black | 176 | 77 | 99 |
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| Hispanic | 564 | 200 | 364 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 56 | 18 | 38 |
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| White | 3,502 | 1,416 | 2,086 |
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| Two or more races | 629 | 237 | 392 |
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| Race Unknown | 534 | 229 | 305 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 758 | 185 | 573 |
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| Asian | 131 | 51 | 80 |
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| Black | 161 | 69 | 92 |
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| Hispanic | 500 | 181 | 319 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 51 | 17 | 34 |
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| White | 2,935 | 1,182 | 1,753 |
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| Two or more races | 561 | 215 | 346 |
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| Race Unknown | 456 | 199 | 257 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 60 | 9 | 51 |
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| Asian | 23 | 7 | 16 |
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| Black | 15 | 8 | 7 |
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| Hispanic | 64 | 19 | 45 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| White | 567 | 234 | 333 |
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| Two or more races | 68 | 22 | 46 |
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| Race Unknown | 78 | 30 | 48 |
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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)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 625 | 380 | 245 |
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| 18-19 | 1,002 | 572 | 430 |
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| 20-21 | 872 | 474 | 398 |
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| 22-24 | 856 | 479 | 377 |
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| 25-29 | 948 | 583 | 365 |
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| 30-34 | 692 | 451 | 241 |
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| 35-39 | 517 | 354 | 163 |
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| 40-49 | 615 | 434 | 181 |
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| 50-64 | 395 | 290 | 105 |
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| Over 65 | 79 | 56 | 23 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 625 | 380 | 245 |
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| 18-19 | 1,002 | 572 | 430 |
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| 20-21 | 868 | 471 | 397 |
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| 22-24 | 717 | 399 | 318 |
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| 25-29 | 691 | 432 | 259 |
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| 30-34 | 493 | 342 | 151 |
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| 35-39 | 384 | 275 | 109 |
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| 40-49 | 476 | 348 | 128 |
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| 50-64 | 310 | 229 | 81 |
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| Over 65 | 64 | 43 | 21 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 22-24 | 139 | 80 | 59 |
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| 25-29 | 257 | 151 | 106 |
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| 30-34 | 199 | 109 | 90 |
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| 35-39 | 133 | 79 | 54 |
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| 40-49 | 139 | 86 | 53 |
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| 50-64 | 85 | 61 | 24 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 13 | 2 |
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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 Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,607 | 3,183 | 1,905 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,636 | 2,687 | 1,712 |
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| Graduate | 971 | 496 | 193 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Alaska Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,678 | 502 | 3 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,276 | 411 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 402 | 91 | 3 |
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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 |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,085 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 235 |
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| Regular Part-time | 3,148 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 168 |
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