+117%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Alaska Pacific University rose 117% between 2021 and 2024 (16.7% → 36.1%).
Alaska · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Alaska Pacific University
Anchorage, Alaska. 400 undergraduate students. 40 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Alaska Pacific University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+113%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Alaska Pacific University rose 113% between 2021 and 2024 (22.2% → 47.2%).
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Alaska Pacific University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (0.9% → 0.0%).
+32%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Alaska Pacific University rose 32% between 2021 and 2024 (347 → 457).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alaska
Each tile compares this institution to the Alaska median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$54,271+14% · 6→10y
Alaska median $48,475$47,803
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry46.9%+183% · '97→'24
Alaska median 41.3%$12,696+348% · '97→'20
At program completion400+87% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS68.2%+10% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time86.2%+0% · '01→'24
latest cohort$20,760+100% · '00→'24
out-of-state $20,760SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.1%Median federal debt $12,696 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $54,271 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+183%
Alaska Pacific University · completion · 150% rose
16.7% → 47.2%
+333%
Alaska Pacific University · completion · 100% rose
8.3% → 36.1%
+87%
Alaska Pacific University · undergrad enrollment rose
244 → 457
+100%
Alaska Pacific University · in-state tuition rose
$10,392 → $20,760
+57%
Alaska Pacific University · out-of-state tuition rose
$13,200 → $20,760
+348%
Alaska Pacific University · median debt rose
$5,250 → $23,500
-100%
Alaska Pacific University · cohort default rate fell
6.4% → 0.0%
+28%
Alaska Pacific University · pell share rose
25.1% → 32.0%
+44%
Alaska Pacific University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,600 → $54,271
+51%
Alaska Pacific University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,700 → $47,803
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alaska
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Alaska Pacific University graduates earn $X” — not “Alaska Pacific University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Alaska Pacific University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.