Student Population at UAF

How many students at UAF?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Alaska Fairbanks has a total enrollment of 6,893 students, including 5,827 undergraduate and 1,066 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 2,680 male students (38.9%) and 4,213 female students (61.1%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,693 White students (53.6%) and 795 American Indian or Alaska Native students (11.5%).
Class Level Breakdown: 5,827 undergraduate students (84.5%) and 1,066 graduate students (15.5%).
Class Delivery: 3,040 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,069 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - UAF's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,680 male (38.88%) and 4,213 female (61.12%) students are attending University of Alaska Fairbanks. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 63.61.

By class level, 5,827 (84.54%) are undergraduate students and 1,066 (15.46%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 39.21% are male and 60.79% are female, while among graduate students, 37.05% are male and 62.95% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	6,893	5,827	1,066
Men	2,680	2,285	395
Women	4,213	3,542	671

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,693 White, 181 Black, and 214 Asian students out of a total of 6,893 are attending at University of Alaska Fairbanks. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Alaska Fairbanks is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 67.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	795	188	607
Asian	214	83	131
Black	181	88	93
Hispanic	609	223	386
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	30	7	23
White	3,693	1,507	2,186
Two or more races	721	262	459
Race Unknown	482	226	256

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	717	173	544
Asian	184	73	111
Black	164	78	86
Hispanic	532	197	335
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	28	7	21
White	3,068	1,277	1,791
Two or more races	629	231	398
Race Unknown	435	215	220

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	78	15	63
Asian	30	10	20
Black	17	10	7
Hispanic	77	26	51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	625	230	395
Two or more races	92	31	61
Race Unknown	47	11	36

Student Age Distribution

By age, UAF has 747 students under 18 years old and 74 students over 65 years old. There are 3,759 students under 25 years old, and 3,133 students over 25 years old out of 6,893 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 747 students are younger than 18 and 61 students are older than 65. UAF has 3,574 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,252 students aged 25 and over.

It has 185 graduate students aged under 25 and 881 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	747	450	297
18-19	1,164	645	519
20-21	918	536	382
22-24	930	532	398
25-29	858	511	347
30-34	674	441	233
35-39	494	326	168
40-49	638	438	200
50-64	395	284	111
Over 65	74	49	25

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	747	450	297
18-19	1,164	645	519
20-21	903	529	374
22-24	760	427	333
25-29	593	357	236
30-34	469	314	155
35-39	362	251	111
40-49	468	318	150
50-64	299	211	88
Over 65	61	39	22

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	15	7	8
22-24	170	105	65
25-29	265	154	111
30-34	205	127	78
35-39	132	75	57
40-49	170	120	50
50-64	96	73	23
Over 65	13	10	3

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3,040 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,069 students are enrolled in some online courses.

2,490 students who live in Alaska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 550 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	6,893	3,040	2,069
Undergraduate	5,827	2,665	1,884
Graduate	1,066	375	185

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Alaska Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	2,490	542	8
Undergraduate	2,188	471	6
Graduate	302	71	2

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 5,827 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 367 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.30%.213 students have transferred in as full-time status and 154 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,479
Transfer-in Full-time	213
Regular Part-time	2,981
Transfer-in Part-time	154

UAF Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UAF?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 6,893 students are enrolled at UAF.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UAF?

5,827 undergraduate and 1,066 graduate students are enrolled at UAF.

What is the gender breakdown at UAF?

2,680 male (38.88%) and 4,213 female (61.12%) students are attending UAF.

What is the international student enrollment at UAF?

168 international students (2.44%) are enrolled at UAF, including 70 undergraduate and 98 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UAF?

UAF has a student population that is diverse: 3,693 White (53.58%), 181 Black (2.63%), and 214 Asian (3.10%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UAF are under 18 or over 65?

747 students are under 18 and 74 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UAF take online courses?

3,040 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,069 students take some online courses.

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