University of Alaska Fairbanks
What you achieve at UAF is limited only by your imagination. You have a vision and an independent spirit. We have experts to guide you and a dare-to-be-great situation with your name on it. Chart your own academic path, with e-learning, customized majors, internships, honors and exchange programs, and more than 200 degrees and certificates. All you need is a will to succeed.
UAF inspires great people to do great things. The discoveries our students and researchers make affect how we live our lives, from home gardens to global policy. Extraordinary people don't live ordinary lives. We invite you to explore the possibilities of the Last Frontier — where inspiration is around every bend, independence is championed and adventure is inevitable.
Facts and figures
| Web | http://www.uaf.edu |
|---|---|
| Year Established | 1917 |
| Total Number of Staff | 2323 |
| Number of Academic Staff | 919 |
| Number of Students | 9870 |
| Focus Areas | Climate change |
| Fields of Study Offered | Teacher training and education science (broad programmes) Arts (broad programmes) Social and behavioural science (broad programmes) Business and administration (broad programmes) Physical science (broad programmes) Engineering and engineering trades (broad programmes) Agriculture, forestry and fishery (broad programmes) Environmental protection (broad programmes) |
Latest programs
- Master MA in Rural Development
- Bachelor Bachelor of Emergency Management (BEM)
- Master Master of Security and Disaster Management (MSDM)
- Bachelor Rural Development - RD
- Bachelor Alaska Native Languages - ANL
- Master Northern Studies
- Bachelor Alaska Native Studies
- Other Eskimo - ESK
- Other High Latitude Range Management - HLRM
- Other Rural Human Services - RHS
Latest courses
- Bachelor Master Arctic Alaska Vegetation Summer Field Course
- Other Arctic Coastal Environments in Rapid Transition
- Master PhD International Summer School in Glaciology
- Master PhD Introduction to Social Science Research
- Master PhD Field Study Research Methods
- Master PhD Indigenous Values in Education
- Bachelor Alaska Native Education
- Master PhD Re-Thinking Multicultural Education
- Bachelor Master PhD Multicultural Education
- Master PhD Alaska: Resources, People and Perspectives