Alaska Online Colleges Comparison
6 Alaska colleges offer online degree programs and/or online courses. There is no online exclusively colleges that all programs are offered via online completely in Alaska.
The next list summarizes the important statistics for online colleges. For this statistics, we include online completely colleges and colleges with the rate of online students of 50% or more.
- The 2025 average tuition & fees of Alaska online colleges is - for Alaska residents and - for out-of-state students. University of Alaska Fairbanks has the highest tuition & fees of $25,892 and Ilisagvik College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,260.
- Total 8,178 students have enrolled in online colleges in Alaska. University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest online college with 3,393 online students.
- University of Alaska Fairbanks offers the most number of online programs of 13 programs via distance learning.
- Charter College has the lowest students to faculty ratio of 7 to 1.
Data Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
6 Online Colleges in Alaska
The next table lists all online colleges located in Alaska. You can sort them to compare the schools focusing on specific topics by clicking each column title. The "-" value in table means that the corresponding data has not been reported or available.
| College Name | Alaska Residents Tuition & Fees | Out-of-State Tuition & Fees | Student Population (Total) | Online Student Population | Number of Programs (total) | Number of Online Programs | Students to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $7,738 | $21,322 | 10,493 | 3,393 | 183 | 57 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $10,083 | $25,892 | 6,893 | 3,040 | 214 | 72 | 11 to 1 |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $8,936 | $24,840 | 2,000 | 887 | 63 | 29 | 9 to 1 |
| Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $20,760 | $20,760 | 593 | 110 | 32 | 1 | 7 to 1 |
| Charter College Anchorage, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $23,204 | $18,341 | 2,157 | 702 | 23 | 14 | 25 to 1 |
| Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $5,260 | $5,260 | 256 | 46 | 40 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Average | - | - | 22,392 | 8,178 | - | - | 12 to 1 |