University of
Alaska Anchorage
Public College in Anchorage, AK. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $51,871.
Ten years after entry, the median University of Alaska Anchorage student earns $51,871 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. Only 31% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential they enrolled for. Median debt at graduation is $20,210, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 67% puts University of Alaska Anchorage on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool runs to 4,277, typical for a school of this reach. 46% of admitted students actually enroll, which is a high yield by national standards.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Completion is the problem here: 31% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Transfer-out runs to 24% — common enough at this school that the completion rate is measuring a smaller group than the entering class. The part-time picture is harder: 49% return, against 71% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,970 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $16,039 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $11,582 at the $0–30k band to $20,975 at $110k+. About 60% get grants averaging $6,747, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 20% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 860 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,582 |
| $30–48k | $13,401 |
| $48–75k | $16,662 |
| $75–110k | $18,826 |
| $110k+ | $20,975 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,399 of these 6,970 students, totalling $9,381,180 — an average of $6,706 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Anchorage Municipality) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)