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.
November 22, 2024
The Office of the Bursar will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 27.
In observation of the holiday, the Seawolf Shuttle will be unavailable Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.
November 21, 2024
Students and employees are invited to join Alpha Sigma Alpha for its wrap-it-up fundraiser, Dec. 2.
The Department of History is offering a new course in spring 2025, "Bodies & Boundaries: Sex and Gender in History."
A UAA academic advisor provides comprehensive, proactive advising services by building relationships of trust, support and mutual responsibility with students.
The Alaska Center for Conservation Science at UAA is hiring two temporary (seasonal) field technicians to help implement the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) lotic Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) sampling in the Arctic-Yukon-Kuskokwim region.
November 20, 2024
The lecture 'An Improvident Stewardship: American Statesmanship Since the End of the Cold War' by renowned author and professor, Paul Rahe, Ph.D., will discuss how American foreign policy since the Cold War echoes mistakes made in the wake of World War I by building up our prospective enemies and greatly weakening ourselves.
UAA employees are invited to join in honoring UAA's Emeritus, Honorary Degree and Meritorious Service Award recipients at the Fall Awards Ceremony, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11 a.m. in the Fine Arts Building Recital Hall.
The Consortium Library has resources and services for students and employees.
The Office of the Registrar is hiring for a registration specialist.