Enrollment Trends for Alaska Colleges

There are 6 active four-years colleges and universities in Alaska - 4 public and 2 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 19,807 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Alaska including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 35.66% from 30,783 to 19,807. The undergraduate population decreased by 35.75% and the graduate population decreased by 34.72% in last 10 years at Alaska Colleges.

By gender, there are 12,256 female students and 7,551 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.62 to 1. The female students decreased by 32.7% and male students decreased by 39.94% in that period.

Compare Schools Alaska Best Schools Show All Schools

Check Other State

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 25,842, and 19,807 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 90.84% are undergraduate students and 9.16% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 10,011, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 965.

The female to male ratio is 1.62 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Alaska Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Alaska Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	30,783	28,004	11,600	16,404	2,779	972	1,807
2013-14	30,493 -290	27,700 -304	11,368 -232	16,332 -72	2,793 14	1,003 31	1,790 -17
2014-15	29,628 -865	27,071 -629	11,235 -133	15,836 -496	2,557 -236	928 -75	1,629 -161
2015-16	28,984 -644	26,439 -632	11,004 -231	15,435 -401	2,545 -12	949 21	1,596 -33
2016-17	27,933 -1,051	25,484 -955	10,573 -431	14,911 -524	2,449 -96	891 -58	1,558 -38
2017-18	26,401 -1,532	24,103 -1,381	9,994 -579	14,109 -802	2,298 -151	807 -84	1,491 -67
2018-19	25,196 -1,205	23,005 -1,098	9,283 -711	13,722 -387	2,191 -107	807 0	1,384 -107
2019-20	22,897 -2,299	20,805 -2,200	8,185 -1,098	12,620 -1,102	2,092 -99	754 -53	1,338 -46
2020-21	21,601 -1,296	19,562 -1,243	7,468 -717	12,094 -526	2,039 -53	708 -46	1,331 -7
2021-22	20,534 -1,067	18,548 -1,014	7,017 -451	11,531 -563	1,986 -53	678 -30	1,308 -23
2022-23	19,807 -727	17,993 -555	6,887 -130	11,106 -425	1,814 -172	664 -14	1,150 -158
Average	25,842	23,519	9,510	14,009	2,322	833	1,489

Alaska Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 23,519. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 10,011 from 28,004 to 17,993.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alaska Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	28,004	12,800	5,961	6,839	15,204	5,639	9,565
2013-14	27,700	12,470	5,822	6,648	15,230	5,546	9,684
2014-15	27,071	12,018	5,699	6,319	15,053	5,536	9,517
2015-16	26,439	11,720	5,561	6,159	14,719	5,443	9,276
2016-17	25,484	11,192	5,336	5,856	14,292	5,237	9,055
2017-18	24,103	10,907	5,061	5,846	13,196	4,933	8,263
2018-19	23,005	10,210	4,720	5,490	12,795	4,563	8,232
2019-20	20,805	9,021	4,113	4,908	11,784	4,072	7,712
2020-21	19,562	7,971	3,542	4,429	11,591	3,926	7,665
2021-22	18,548	7,247	3,226	4,021	11,301	3,791	7,510
2022-23	17,993	7,154	3,034	4,120	10,839	3,853	6,986
Average	23,519	23,519	4,734	5,512	23,519	4,776	8,497

Alaska Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 2,322. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 965 from 2,779 to 1,814.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Alaska Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	2,779	1,137	438	699	1,642	534	1,108
2013-14	2,793	1,000	402	598	1,793	601	1,192
2014-15	2,557	940	395	545	1,617	533	1,084
2015-16	2,545	924	396	528	1,621	553	1,068
2016-17	2,449	863	366	497	1,586	525	1,061
2017-18	2,298	783	332	451	1,515	475	1,040
2018-19	2,191	751	317	434	1,440	490	950
2019-20	2,092	646	278	368	1,446	476	970
2020-21	2,039	644	271	373	1,395	437	958
2021-22	1,986	615	231	384	1,371	447	924
2022-23	1,814	590	236	354	1,224	428	796
Average	2,322	2,322	333	476	2,322	500	1,014

Alaska Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.88% and the percentage of black students is 2.73% at Alaska Colleges. 5.19% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Alaska Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	2,941	1,314	883	1,752	214	17,033	2,033
2013-14	2,985	1,358	833	1,789	211	16,619	2,108
2014-15	2,703	1,426	788	1,797	201	15,849	2,061
2015-16	2,667	1,449	774	1,843	199	15,318	2,155
2016-17	2,494	1,453	785	1,926	201	14,727	2,242
2017-18	2,347	1,478	688	1,945	190	14,315	2,418
2018-19	2,378	1,240	694	1,929	363	13,337	2,358
2019-20	2,064	1,072	612	1,794	468	11,855	2,298
2020-21	1,908	1,044	608	1,700	448	11,201	2,125
2021-22	2,036	1,054	544	1,588	388	10,352	2,044
2022-23	1,835	1,028	540	1,704	332	9,880	1,949
Average	2,396	1,265	704	1,797	292	13,681	2,163

Alaska Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

8,259 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 42% of total students. The number of online students has increased 54.98% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Alaska Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	30,783	5,329	5,475	19,979
2013-14	30,493	5,825	6,263	18,405
2014-15	29,628	6,292	6,286	17,050
2015-16	28,984	6,289	6,933	15,762
2016-17	27,933	6,492	7,152	14,289
2017-18	26,401	6,616	7,401	12,384
2018-19	25,196	6,762	7,261	11,173
2019-20	22,897	6,909	6,906	9,082
2020-21	21,601	15,232	4,680	1,689
2021-22	20,534	10,216	6,504	3,814
2022-23	19,807	8,259	6,333	5,215
Average	25,842	7,656	6,472	11,713

Most Searched Alaska Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Alaska Bible College Private, four-years | Palmer
University of Alaska Southeast Public, four-years | Juneau
Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Seward
University of Alaska System of Higher Education Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Christian College Private, 2-4 years | Soldotna
University of Alaska Anchorage Public, four-years | Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Pacific University Private, four-years | Anchorage
Alaska Career College Private, 2-4 years | Anchorage
Ilisagvik College Public, four-years | Barrow

compare schools

Graduate

Alaska Bible College Private, four-years | Palmer
University of Alaska Southeast Public, four-years | Juneau
Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Seward
University of Alaska System of Higher Education Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Christian College Private, 2-4 years | Soldotna
University of Alaska Anchorage Public, four-years | Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Pacific University Private, four-years | Anchorage
Alaska Career College Private, 2-4 years | Anchorage
Ilisagvik College Public, four-years | Barrow

compare schools

Online Schools

Alaska Bible College Private, four-years | Palmer
University of Alaska Southeast Public, four-years | Juneau
Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Seward
University of Alaska System of Higher Education Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Christian College Private, 2-4 years | Soldotna
University of Alaska Anchorage Public, four-years | Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Pacific University Private, four-years | Anchorage
Alaska Career College Private, 2-4 years | Anchorage
Ilisagvik College Public, four-years | Barrow

compare schools

Technical Colleges

Alaska Bible College Private, four-years | Palmer
University of Alaska Southeast Public, four-years | Juneau
Alaska Vocational Technical Center Public, Less than 2-years | Seward
University of Alaska System of Higher Education Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Christian College Private, 2-4 years | Soldotna
University of Alaska Anchorage Public, four-years | Anchorage
University of Alaska Fairbanks Public, four-years | Fairbanks
Alaska Pacific University Private, four-years | Anchorage
Alaska Career College Private, 2-4 years | Anchorage
Ilisagvik College Public, four-years | Barrow

compare schools