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Former names | Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines (1917–1935) University of Alaska (1935–1975) |
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Motto | Ad summum (Latin) |
Motto in English | "To the top" |
Type | Public land-grant research university |
Established | 1917 |
Parent institution | University of Alaska |
Accreditation | NWCCU |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $375 million (system-wide) (2021)[1] |
Chancellor | Daniel M. White |
Academic staff | 546 |
Administrative staff | 2,465 |
Students | 6,813 (Spring 2022)[2] |
Undergraduates | 5,850[3] |
Postgraduates | 963[4] |
Location | , , United States 64°51′32″N 147°50′08″W / 64.85889°N 147.83556°W |
Campus | Small suburb, 2,250 acres (9.1 km2)[5] |
Other campuses | |
Newspaper | The Sun Star |
Colors | Blue and gold[6][7] |
Nickname | Nanooks |
Sporting affiliations |
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Mascot | Nanook |
Website | www |
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF or Alaska) is a public land-, sea-, and space-grant research university in College, Alaska,[9] a suburb of Fairbanks. It is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska system. UAF was established in 1917 and opened for classes in 1922. Originally named the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, it became the University of Alaska in 1935. Fairbanks-based programs became the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1975.
UAF is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity."[10] In addition to the Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' campus, UAF encompasses six rural and urban campuses: Bristol Bay Campus in Dillingham; Chukchi Campus in Kotzebue; the Fairbanks-based Interior Alaska Campus, which serves the state's rural Interior; Kuskokwim Campus in Bethel; Northwest Campus in Nome; and the UAF Community and Technical College, with headquarters in downtown Fairbanks. UAF is also the home of UAF eCampus, which offers fully online programs.
In fall 2017, UAF enrolled 8,720 students. Of those students, 58% were female and 41% were male; 87.8% were undergraduates, and 12.2% were graduate students. As of May 2018, 1,352 students had graduated during the immediately preceding summer, fall, and spring semesters.[11]
Univ of Alaska Fairbanks