In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 19,807 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Alaska including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 35.04% from 30,493 to 19,807. The undergraduate population decreased by 35.04% and the graduate population decreased by 35.05% in last 10 years at Alaska Colleges.

By gender, there are 12,256 women students and 7,551 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 32.37% and men students decreased by 38.96% in that period.

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 25,347, and 19,807 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 91.73% are undergraduate students and 8.27% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 7,590, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 979.

The women to men ratio is 1.70 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Alaska Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Alaska Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1430,49327,70011,36816,3322,7931,0031,790
2014-1529,628
-865		27,071
-629		11,235
-133		15,836
-496		2,557
-236		928
-75		1,629
-161
2015-1628,984
-644		26,439
-632		11,004
-231		15,435
-401		2,545
-12		949
21		1,596
-33
2016-1727,933
-1,051		25,484
-955		10,573
-431		14,911
-524		2,449
-96		891
-58		1,558
-38
2017-1826,401
-1,532		24,103
-1,381		9,994
-579		14,109
-802		2,298
-151		807
-84		1,491
-67
2018-1925,196
-1,205		23,005
-1,098		9,283
-711		13,722
-387		2,191
-107		8071,384
-107
2019-2022,897
-2,299		20,805
-2,200		8,185
-1,098		12,620
-1,102		2,092
-99		754
-53		1,338
-46
2020-2121,601
-1,296		19,562
-1,243		7,468
-717		12,094
-526		2,039
-53		708
-46		1,331
-7
2021-2220,534
-1,067		18,548
-1,014		7,017
-451		11,531
-563		1,986
-53		678
-30		1,308
-23
2022-2319,807
-727		17,993
-555		6,887
-130		11,106
-425		1,814
-172		664
-14		1,150
-158
Average25,34723,0719,30113,7702,2768191,458
Alaska Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 23,071. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 9,707 from 27,700 to 17,993.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alaska Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,70012,4705,8226,64815,2305,5469,684
2014-1527,07112,0185,6996,31915,0535,5369,517
2015-1626,43911,7205,5616,15914,7195,4439,276
2016-1725,48411,1925,3365,85614,2925,2379,055
2017-1824,10310,9075,0615,84613,1964,9338,263
2018-1923,00510,2104,7205,49012,7954,5638,232
2019-2020,8059,0214,1134,90811,7844,0727,712
2020-2119,5627,9713,5424,42911,5913,9267,665
2021-2218,5487,2473,2264,02111,3013,7917,510
2022-2317,9937,1543,0344,12010,8393,8536,986
Average23,07123,0714,6115,38023,0714,6908,390
Alaska Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 2,276. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 979 from 2,793 to 1,814.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alaska Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,7931,0004025981,7936011,192
2014-152,5579403955451,6175331,084
2015-162,5459243965281,6215531,068
2016-172,4498633664971,5865251,061
2017-182,2987833324511,5154751,040
2018-192,1917513174341,440490950
2019-202,0926462783681,446476970
2020-212,0396442713731,395437958
2021-221,9866152313841,371447924
2022-231,8145902363541,224428796
Average2,2762,2763224532,2764971,004
Alaska Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.06% and the percentage of black students is 2.46% at Alaska Colleges. 4.69% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Alaska Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-142,9851,3588331,78921116,6192,108
2014-152,7031,4267881,79720115,8492,061
2015-162,6671,4497741,84319915,3182,155
2016-172,4941,4537851,92620114,7272,242
2017-182,3471,4786881,94519014,3152,418
2018-192,3781,2406941,92936313,3372,358
2019-202,0641,0726121,79446811,8552,298
2020-211,9081,0446081,70044811,2012,125
2021-222,0361,0545441,58838810,3522,044
2022-231,8351,0285401,7043329,8801,949
Average2,3421,2606871,80230013,3452,176
Alaska Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,259 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 38% of total students. The number of online students has increased 54.98% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alaska Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-1330,7835,3295,47519,979
2013-1430,4935,8256,26318,405
2014-1529,6286,2926,28617,050
2015-1628,9846,2896,93315,762
2016-1727,9336,4927,15214,289
2017-1826,4016,6167,40112,384
2018-1925,1966,7627,26111,173
2019-2022,8976,9096,9069,082
2020-2121,60115,2324,6801,689
2021-2220,53410,2166,5043,814
2022-2319,8078,2596,3335,215
Average25,8427,6566,47211,713