For Alaska colleges, the 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees is $8,004 for Alaska residents and $16,986 for out-of-state students.
For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $11,868 for Alaska residents and $22,615 for out-of-state students.
University of Alaska Fairbanks has the highest undergraduate tuition & fees of $25,892 and Ilisagvik College has the lowest tuition & fees of $5,260 among Alaska colleges. For graduate programs, University of Alaska Fairbanks has the highest graduate tuition & fees of $25,060 and Charter College has the lowest graduate tuition & fees of $9,604 among Alaska colleges.
You can narrow Alaska colleges down into public schools and private schools to check tuition and other college costs in deep.
The average COA of Alaska colleges in 2025 is $25,601 for state residents and $34,583 for out-of-state students including tuition, fees, books, supplies, room & board (on-campus), and other living expenses.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| Tuition & Fees | $8,004 | $16,986 | $11,868 | $22,615 |
| Books & Supplies | $805 | $805 | ||
| Room & Board | $11,244 | $11,244 | ||
| Other Expenses | $5,549 | $5,549 | ||
| COA | $25,601 | $34,583 | $29,466 | $40,212 |
The 2025 average undergraduate tuition & fees of Alaska colleges is $8,004 for state residents and $16,986 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average tuition & fees for Alaska colleges over last 5 years as well as recent year average tuition & fees.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $6,554 | $1,334 | $16,364 | $1,071 |
| 2021-2022 | $6,520 | $1,341 | $16,175 | $1,072 |
| 2022-2023 | $6,480 | $1,297 | $15,851 | $1,043 |
| 2023-2024 | $6,594 | $1,321 | $16,135 | $1,056 |
| 2024-2025 | $6,609 | $1,396 | $16,096 | $890 |
The average graduate program tuition & fees of Alaska colleges in 2025 is $11,868 for state residents and $22,615 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of average graduate tuition & fees for Alaska colleges over last 5 years.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition | Fees | Tuition | Fees | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,773 | $1,472 | $19,919 | $1,558 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,971 | $1,503 | $20,082 | $1,577 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,651 | $1,462 | $19,573 | $1,544 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,608 | $1,517 | $19,507 | $1,584 |
| 2024-2025 | $10,485 | $1,384 | $21,475 | $1,140 |
The undergraduate average cost per credit hour of Alaska colleges in 2025 is $375 for state residents and $617 for out-of-state students.
The graduate average cost per credit hour is $603 for state residents and $1,028 for out-of-state students.
The following table describes the changes of tuition per credit hour over last 5 years.
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | In-State | Out-of-State | |
| 2020-2021 | $361 | $604 | $547 | $972 |
| 2021-2022 | $369 | $611 | $554 | $978 |
| 2022-2023 | $375 | $617 | $554 | $978 |
| 2023-2024 | $379 | $622 | $554 | $978 |
| 2024-2025 | $375 | $617 | $603 | $1,028 |
The average living costs of Alaska colleges in 2025 is $16,793 when a student lives on campus such as dormitory and school's apartment and $22,080 living off campus including room, board, and other living expenses.
The following table describes the changes of average living costs over last 5 years for Alaska colleges.
| On-Campus | Off-Campus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room&Board | Other Expenses | Room&Board | Other Expenses | |
| 2020-2021 | $10,236 | $3,623 | $11,644 | $5,162 |
| 2021-2022 | $10,236 | $3,831 | $11,656 | $5,321 |
| 2022-2023 | $10,435 | $3,794 | $12,168 | $5,368 |
| 2023-2024 | $10,966 | $4,759 | $14,723 | $5,879 |
| 2024-2025 | $11,244 | $5,549 | $15,543 | $6,537 |