Profile: University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fast Facts

Location:Fairbanks
Setting:Urban
Population:97,500
Enrollment:5,936
On Campus:22%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/30
  • Spring 01/17

Tuition & Payments

PLAN A: OPEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

PLAN B: UNEVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $3,250

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $3,600

More Info

Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity
54%Caucasian
2%African American
4%Hispanic
3%Asian American
21%Native American
2%International
14%Other


Campus Profile

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System. UAF is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution. It is also the site where the Alaska Constitution was drafted and signed in 1955 and 1956. UAF was established in 1917 as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, first opening for classes in 1922.
Located just 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the Fairbanks campus's unique location is situated favorably for Arctic and northern research. The campus's several lines of research are renowned worldwide, most notably in Arctic biology, Arctic engineering, geophysics, supercomputing, and aboriginal studies. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is also on the Fairbanks campus.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Anthropology

Area Studies: Alaska Native Studies, Asian/Oriental Studies, Japanese Studies, Northern Studies, Russian Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Theater Art

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Fish Biology, Molecular Biology, Wildlife Biology

Business: Accounting, Business Administration

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry

Communications: American Sign Language, Communication, Film, Interpersonal and Public Communication, Journalism

Computer Science: System Administration

Consumer and Family Studies: Family Studies

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Criminology

Earth Sciences: Earth Science, Geology, Geosciences

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Development, Early Childhood, Elementary Education

Engineering: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mineral/Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering

English: English, Linguistics

Environmental Studies: Environmental Studies, Fisheries Science, Natural Resources, Natural Resources/Science/Management, Wildlife Biology/Science, Wildlife Management

Food Science: Culinary Arts, Food Science

Foreign Language: American Sign Language, Arabic (some courses), Chinese (some courses), Eskimo, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

General Studies: Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences

Geography and Urban Studies: Geographic Information Sciences & Emergency Management, Geography, Rural Community Development

Geology: Geology

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Science

Marine Sciences: Oceanography

Mathematics: Mathematics

Performing Arts: Music, Theater Arts/Drama

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy

Physics: Applied Physics, Geophysics, Physics

Political Science: Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Social Work, Sociology

Technology: Emergency Administration and Planning

Closed Programs
Nursing.

Limitations
Music/theater/fine arts courses may require special permission. Graduate level courses require letter of justification for enrollment from home campus department chair or advisor.

Unique Academic Programs
Alaska Native Studies, Northern Studies, Petroleum Engineering

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements Exchange Preferences Mid-Year Exchange Non-Native English Speakers Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students Summer Exchange International Students (Visa Students)
Tuition/Fees
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Plan A Students Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 9/5/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Housing Deposit: $350 Year Plan A Mandatory
Activity Fee: $25 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Athletic Fee: $96 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Recreation Fee: $75 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Health Service Fee: $105 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Health Insurance: $1,500 Year Plan A Optional
Technology Fee: $60 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Parking Fee: $130 Year Plan A Optional
Recycling Fee: $20 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Transportation Fee: $13 Semester Plan A Mandatory
ASUAF Fee: $35 Semester Plan A Mandatory
Network Fee: $70 Semester Plan A Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $0 per semester.

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

Use FAFSA CODE: 001063

Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
On-Campus Housing Per Semester Off-Campus Housing Notes About Housing
Apply as early as possible for the fall semester, as there is usually a housing shortage during this time.

Meal Plans Per Semester

Notes About Meal Plans
We suggest you wait until you arrive on campus to choose a meal plan, as the options can be confusing.



All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.