University of Alaska Fairbanks Student Population

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.

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.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• 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 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
• By Locality

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.