There are 10 colleges in Alaska - 5 public and 5 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Alaska colleges is $8,004 for state residents and $18,021 for out-of-state students.
7 Alaska cities have at least one college and, of them, Anchorage has the most of 4 colleges. It has 3 four-year colleges and 1 community college with a total of 13,493 students. Fairbanks and Seward also has a number of colleges of 1 and 1 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Alaska colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Anchorage | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | $20,141 ($7,738) |
$17,028 ($10,532) |
13,493 | 12,739 | 754 | 15 to 1 |
| Fairbanks | 1 | 1 | - | - | $25,892 ($10,083) |
$25,060 ($13,040) |
6,893 | 5,827 | 1,066 | 11 to 1 |
| Seward | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 269 | 269 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Soldotna | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 46 | 46 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Palmer | 1 | 1 | - | - | $9,730 | - | 38 | 38 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Juneau | 1 | 1 | - | - | $24,840 ($8,936) |
$23,919 ($12,033) |
2,000 | 1,768 | 232 | 9 to 1 |
| Barrow | 1 | 1 | - | - | $5,260 ($5,260) |
- | 256 | 256 | - | 7 to 1 |