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Where will your journey take the world?
Here at the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, you'll master your fields of study, make lifelong friends, explore an environment like no other and contribute to research that will change lives everywhere.
Welcome to life at the top.
From accounting to Yup’ik language and culture.
There’s a program for you here, and myriad minors, majors, degrees and certificates for you to earn. Perform research alongside academic powerhouses. Find and explore your voice in the arts. Make even more of your military service. Here’s where your intellectual journey gets good:
A place to find yourself.
As you meet unique people across this landscape, you’ll learn to see everything differently.
Include everyone in the journey.
Not everyone’s support system looks the same. Yours may be family or friends. It may not look anything like your classmate’s support system either, and that’s OK. That’s why UAF provides students — and their support systems — with what’s needed for success.
What — and who — we’re made of
Established in
1917
42 years before
Alaska became a state
7,486
students enrolled
from 52 states / territories and
51 countries
2,250 acres
make up the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº campus
12:1
student-faculty
ratio
43,000+
alumni
Where you'll learn.
Wilderness surrounds ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, yet highways, airlines, fiber and satellites firmly connect it to the world. So you can attend and earn your degree online from anywhere.
In ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, you’ll find the Troth Yeddha’ Campus, the UAF Community and Technical College and the Interior Alaska Campus. Beyond, regional campuses serve Kotzebue, Bethel, Nome and Dillingham. Research sites can take you to Kodiak in the south, Juneau in the east and Toolik Lake above the Arctic Circle.
News and events
Read about champion skier and runner Kendall Kramer, alumni award recipients Alan Straub and Wayne Donaldson, another successful ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Day, UAF's high-achieving students, and more.
Alaska climate report: August, a time of meteorological change
September 10, 2025
The Alaska Climate Research Center, a part of the ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
Transform your garden with the power of composting
September 05, 2025
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
Land acknowledgment
We acknowledge the Alaska Native nations on whose ancestral lands our campuses reside.
In ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº, our Troth Yeddha’ campus is located on the ancestral lands
of the Dena people of the lower Tanana River.