Student Population at UAF

Total Enrollment

6,607

Undergraduate

5,636

Graduate

971

Online Enrollment

3,183

Men Students

2,531

Women Students

4,076

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,607 students have enrolled at University of Alaska Fairbanks - 5,636 undergraduate and 971 graduate.

By gender, 2,531 male and 4,076 female students are attending University of Alaska Fairbanks. By attendance status, there are 2,663 full-time students and 3,944 part-time students.

The number of students at University of Alaska Fairbanks is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Alaska. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Rutgers University-New Brunswick and North Carolina State University at Raleigh, its population is very small (average population is 43,458).

University of Alaska Fairbanks offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,183 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between University of Alaska Fairbanks and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 2,531 male and 4,076 female students attending UAF. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.62 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UAF.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UAF
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,636	2,320	3,316
Men	2,142	1,069	1,073
Women	3,494	1,251	2,243

Population by Gender/Attending Status at UAF
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	971	343	628
Men	389	152	237
Women	582	191	391

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,502 White students (53.00%) and 818 American Indian or Alaska Native students (12.38%) at University of Alaska Fairbanks(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	758	185	573
Asian	131	51	80
Black or African American	161	69	92
Hispanic	500	181	319
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	51	17	34
White	2,935	1,182	1,753
Two or More Races	561	215	346
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	456	199	257
Total	5,636	2,142	3,494

Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	60	9	51
Asian	23	7	16
Black or African American	15	8	7
Hispanic	64	19	45
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	1	4
White	567	234	333
Two or More Races	68	22	46
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	78	30	48
Total	971	389	582

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,355 students whose age under twenty five and 2,298 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Especially, 625 students are younger than eighteen and 79 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Population by Student Age at University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,636	2,142	3,494
Under 18	625	245	380
18-19	1,002	430	572
20-21	868	397	471
22-24	717	318	399
25-29	691	259	432
30-34	493	151	342
35-39	384	109	275
40-49	476	128	348
50-64	310	81	229
65 and over	64	21	43
unknown	6	3	3
Total	5,636	2,142	3,494

Population by Student Age at University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Total	Men	Women
Total	971	389	582
20-21	4	1	3
22-24	139	59	80
25-29	257	106	151
30-34	199	90	109
35-39	133	54	79
40-49	139	53	86
50-64	85	24	61
65 and over	15	2	13
Total	971	389	582

Online Student Population

At University of Alaska Fairbanks, 5,088 students (77.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,183 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 2,678 students live in Alaska where University of Alaska Fairbanks is located in and 481 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,607	5,636	971
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	3,183	2,687	496
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,905	1,712	193
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,519	1,237	282

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	3,183	2,687	496
Alaska Residents	2,678	2,276	402
Other State in U.S.	481	396	85
Outside of U.S.	3	0	3
Unknown	21	15	6