2025 Alaska Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2023-2024, at Alaska colleges, total 10,395 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $8,055 where the 2025 average tuition & fees of the Alaska colleges is $15,805.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 84%% of students (1,784 students) have awarded federal, state, local and/or institutional grant aid.
Alaska College Financial Aid Statistics
The next list shows the colleges with the highest and lowest financial aid amount and percent received. For that, we include only 4-year colleges and having more than 500 enrolled students.
- For all undergraduate students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 86% and University of Alaska Southeast has the lowest graduation rate of 39%.
- For all undergraduate students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest amount of grant aid of $11,233 and Charter College has the lowest amount of grant aid of $5,445.
- For first-time full-time students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 96% and University of Alaska Anchorage has the lowest graduation rate of 76%.
- For first-time full-time students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest amount of grant aid of $12,875 and Charter College has the lowest amount of grant aid of $6,478.
Financial Aid Amount Comparison Between Alaska Colleges
The following table lists Alaska colleges with average amount of financial aid received and numbers for undergraduate programs.
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| College name | Tuition & Fees | All Undergraduate | Full-time First-Time Undergraduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | Number of Students Awarded Grants | Percent of Students Awarded Grants | Average Amount Grant Aid Awarded | ||
| University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $21,322 ($7,738) | 4,501 | 45% | $6,244 | 537 | 76% | $7,545 |
| Alaska Bible College Palmer, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $9,730 ($9,350) | 32 | 82% | $7,120 | 3 | 100% | $7,257 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $25,892 ($10,083) | 2,644 | 47% | $8,233 | 472 | 84% | $10,102 |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $24,840 ($8,936) | 668 | 39% | $6,152 | 84 | 76% | $7,974 |
| Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $20,760 | 370 | 86% | $11,233 | 22 | 96% | $12,875 |
| Alaska Vocational Technical Center Seward, AK Public, Less than 2 years | $5,619 | 206 | 21% | $6,896 | 52 | 63% | $13,996 |
| Charter College Anchorage, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $18,341 | 1,535 | 73% | $5,445 | 429 | 82% | $6,478 |
| Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK Private, 2-4 years | $16,545 | 270 | 69% | $7,574 | 163 | 60% | $5,090 |
| Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $5,260 | 94 | 36% | $4,510 | 4 | 100% | $5,525 |
| Alaska Christian College Soldotna, AK Private, 2-4 years | $9,740 ($7,894) | 75 | 99% | $17,138 | 18 | 100% | $17,818 |
| Average | $15,805 | 10,395 | 60% | $8,055 | 1,784 | 84% | $9,466 |
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