2024 Alaska Colleges Financial Aid Comparison
For the academic year 2022-2023, at Alaska colleges, total 11,223 undergraduate students have awarded grant aid from federal, state, local, and/or institutes. The average amount of the awarded grant aid is $8,374 where the 2024 average tuition & fees of the Alaska colleges is $14,754.
For full-time first time undergraduate students (freshmen), 88%% of students (1,561 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 90% and University of Alaska Southeast has the lowest graduation rate of 44%.
- For all undergraduate students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest amount of grant aid of $12,413 and University of Alaska Fairbanks has the lowest amount of grant aid of $6,091.
- For first-time full-time students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest percent of students awarded grant aid of 100% and University of Alaska Southeast has the lowest graduation rate of 89%.
- For first-time full-time students, Alaska Pacific University has the highest amount of grant aid of $12,549 and University of Alaska Southeast has the lowest amount of grant aid of $8,177.
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 | $21,693 ($7,566) | 5,375 | 52% | $6,993 | 596 | 90% | $8,929 |
| Alaska Bible College Palmer, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $10,930 ($9,350) | 39 | 89% | $8,702 | 6 | 100% | $4,790 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $22,752 ($8,640) | 3,951 | 68% | $6,091 | 535 | 99% | $8,704 |
| University of Alaska Southeast Juneau, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $21,096 ($6,960) | 767 | 44% | $6,553 | 99 | 89% | $8,177 |
| Alaska Pacific University Anchorage, AK Private, 4 years four-years | $20,760 | 332 | 90% | $12,413 | 35 | 100% | $12,549 |
| Alaska Vocational Technical Center Seward, AK Public, Less than 2 years | $4,736 | 86 | 9% | $7,075 | 52 | 55% | $5,968 |
| Alaska Career College Anchorage, AK Private, 2-4 years | $16,545 | 327 | 69% | $6,568 | 196 | 61% | $5,531 |
| Ilisagvik College Barrow, AK Public, 4 years four-years | $5,260 | 268 | 100% | $2,523 | 10 | 100% | $6,022 |
| Alaska Christian College Soldotna, AK Private, 2-4 years | $9,014 ($7,894) | 78 | 100% | $18,448 | 32 | 100% | $18,726 |
| Average | $14,754 | 11,223 | 69% | $8,374 | 1,561 | 88% | $8,822 |