As a comprehensive, open access, public institution offering everything from short-term workforce credentials to graduate programs, UAA invites students to define their journey, create their community, and prepare to make an impact in Alaska and beyond. Striving to be a place where every person who wants an education can be successful, UAA transforms the lives of its students and communities, while honoring our locations on the ancestral lands of Alaska’s First Peoples.
The University of Alaska Anchorage transforms lives with over 150 academic certificate and degree programs, student-focused support services, and a dedicated and talented faculty.
Learn more about admissions processes, taking classes, tour UAA in-person or virtually, and find out more about financial aid. The Office of Financial Aid is available to offer support and advice so you can make informed decisions regarding college funding options. The Enrollment Services Center offers virtual and walk-in appointments to help students apply; get help with financial aid, scholarships, and more.
From 13 competitive NCAA teams to recreation and intramural and club sports, students have the opportunity to excel in athletics at every level. The Alaska Airlines Center and Seawolf Sports Complex offer recreation as well as hosting community events and concerts. Students can take advantage of cheering for SeawolfNation with free tickets to many games.
UAA is a hub for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research in health, engineering, and the physical and social sciences. In nearly every discipline, undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to join research teams and collaborate with experienced faculty mentors.
Explore the wide variety of services and resources available at UAA to help promote your academic and personal success and well-being. From academic advising to student clubs and residence life, we're here to help you have an amazing university experience.
UAA is located in the ancestral homelands of the Dena'ina, Ahtna, Alutiiq/Sugpiak and Eyak/dAXunhyuu Peoples. Alaska Native academic programs at UAA provide courses, minors, certificates and degrees. Alaska Native student support programs provide centers for belonging across UAA.
October 23, 2018
SHCC invites you to a session on increasing your understanding of anxiety symptoms and learn to build better skills to cope with anxiety.
When Alan Boraas moved to Alaska more than 40 years ago, he instantly fell in love with the state’s wild beauty. The longest serving professor at Kenai Peninsula College has spent his career sharing his love of learning and the 49th state with the next generation.
Transitioning into college can be stressful and overwhelming, but there’s a new team of professionals on campus to ensure new students have the tools and resources needed to make the most out of their college career at UAA.
October 22, 2018
Join USUAA at an open forum Oct. 29, at 2 p.m., in the SU Den, to give your input on proposed modifications for mandatory student fees for FY20.
A dead Beluga whale found near Deep Creek provided a learning lesson for students in the annual Kachemak Bay Campus Semester by the Bay program.
Join us Thursday, Oct. 25, 12:30–1:30 p.m. SU 103 for a lunchtime conversation regarding the sexualization of Halloween costumes.
Let's create a safer UAA together! Join us for a suicide prevention workshop on Friday, Oct. 26, 2018, 1–2 p.m. in Sally Monserud Hall, Room 111. Free and open to all. No registration necessary—simply show up if you'd like to attend.
travelled so far from the past it became the future again? Join Iñupiaq rap artist Allison Akootchook Warden as she raps as AKU-MATU at a special Anchorage concert Friday, Nov. 16, at 8:30 p.m., in the UAA Fine Arts Building, Mainstage Theatre.