Alaska has 2 private and 3 public 4-year colleges that enroll 50,612 freshman students every year. The average tuition of public colleges is $5,192 (for in-state students) and $17,676 (for out-of-state students). The private colleges charge around $14,450 per year in tuition regardless of residency.
In the 2016-2017 academic year, the state of Alaska provided $8,703,736 in financial aid to 2,260 students who enrolled in 4-year colleges for the first time as undergraduates, while the colleges themselves awarded $6,604,916 in grant and scholarships to 1,554 students.
Alaska receives less than 1% of the total pell grant allotment from the federal government. In 2016-2017 academic year, 1,306 4-year colleges freshmen were awarded a total amount of $5,349,186 in pell grant ($4,458 per student on average) and 1,158 students received a total amount of $5,623,298 in the form of student loan from the federal government ($5,188 per student on average).
College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Alaska Bible College
Location: Palmer, AK |
Private not for profit |
$13,500 | $9,000 | $9,000 |
Open admission
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Alaska Pacific University
Location: Anchorage, AK |
Private not for profit |
$18,026 | $19,900 | $19,900 |
55%
|
University of Alaska Anchorage
Location: Anchorage, AK |
Public | $11,860 | $4,608 | $16,344 |
83%
|
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Location: Fairbanks, AK |
Public | $9,097 | $4,608 | $16,344 |
73%
|
University of Alaska Southeast
Location: Juneau, AK |
Public | $8,719 | $6,360 | $20,340 |
49%
|
College Name | College Type | Net Price | In-State Tuition | Out-of-State Tuition | Acceptance rate |
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Alaska Career College
Location: Anchorage, AK |
Private for profit |
$16,302 | $15,315 | $15,315 |
Open admission
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Alaska Christian College
Location: Soldotna, AK |
Private not for profit |
$9,153 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
Open admission
|
Ilisagvik College
Location: Barrow, AK |
Public | $7,610 | $3,480 | $3,480 |
Open admission
|
College Name | College Type | Net Price | Tuition and Fees | Acceptance rate |
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AVTEC-Alaska's Institute of Technology
Location: Seward, AK |
Public | $6,934 | $3,250 |
Open admission
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