University of Alaska Anchorage Student Population

How many students at UAA?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Alaska Anchorage has a total enrollment of 10,493 students, including 9,853 undergraduate and 640 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,166 male students (39.7%) and 6,327 female students (60.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 4,737 White students (45.1%) and 1,160 Two or more races students (11.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 9,853 undergraduate students (93.9%) and 640 graduate students (6.1%).
• Class Delivery: 3,393 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 4,123 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - UAA's body is almost same.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,166 male (39.70%) and 6,327 female (60.30%) students are attending University of Alaska Anchorage. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.84.

By class level, 9,853 (93.90%) are undergraduate students and 640 (6.10%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.29% are male and 59.71% are female, while among graduate students, 30.63% are male and 69.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 4,737 White, 327 Black, and 996 Asian students out of a total of 10,493 are attending at University of Alaska Anchorage. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Alaska Anchorage is quite diverse with a diversity index of 74.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, UAA has 1,419 students under 18 years old and 95 students over 65 years old. There are 6,446 students under 25 years old, and 4,047 students over 25 years old out of 10,493 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1,419 students are younger than 18 and 91 students are older than 65. UAA has 6,333 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,520 students aged 25 and over.

It has 113 graduate students aged under 25 and 527 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Anchorage, 3,393 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 4,123 students are enrolled in some online courses.

3,173 students who live in Alaska or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 220 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 9,853 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 3 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 0.03%.1 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.