Universities in Alaska

Alaska has 10 postsecondary institutions reporting to the U.S. Department of Education: 5 public, 3 private nonprofit, 2 for-profit, together enrolling about 15,491 undergraduates (2024-25 data). Each links to a full financial-health and student-outcomes profile.

Institutions in Alaska, by undergraduate enrollment.
#InstitutionSectorUndergrads
1University of Alaska AnchorageAnchorage · Professions-focused Baccalaureate MediumPublic7,212
2University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks · R2: High Research Spending and Doctorate ProductionPublic4,207
3Charter CollegeAnchorage · Special Focus: Other Health ProfessionsPrivate for-profit2,157
4University of Alaska SoutheastJuneau · Professions-focused Undergraduate/Graduate-Master's SmallPublic907
5Alaska Pacific UniversityAnchorage · Professions-focused Associate/BaccalaureatePrivate457
6Alaska Career CollegeAnchorage · Special Focus: BusinessPrivate for-profit250
7Ilisagvik CollegeBarrow · Professions-focused Associate SmallPublic126
8Alaska Vocational Technical CenterSeward · Less-than-two-year institution (not classified by Carnegie)Public107
9Alaska Christian CollegeSoldotna · Mixed Associate SmallPrivate44
10Alaska Bible CollegePalmer · Special Focus: Theological StudiesPrivate24

This is a directory, not a ranking, listed by undergraduate enrollment. Counts and figures come from the most recent College Scorecard & IPEDS release (2024-25), which lags the current academic year by 2–3 years. Open each institution’s profile for financial health, outcomes and peer benchmarks.

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How many colleges and universities are in Alaska?

10 postsecondary institutions in Alaska report to the U.S. Department of Education: 5 public, 3 private nonprofit, 2 for-profit. Together they enroll about 15,491 undergraduates (2024-25 data).

Which Alaska college enrolls the most undergraduates?

University of Alaska Anchorage in Anchorage, with about 7,212 undergraduates (2024-25 data). It is the largest of the 10 institutions listed on this page by undergraduate enrollment.

Where does this Alaska college data come from?

The U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and IPEDS collections, most recent release (2024-25). Every figure is federal, published and free to check. Nothing on this page is estimated or AI-generated.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard & IPEDS (most recent release, 2024-25). Compiled by Ibex Insights. See the methodology.