+21%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at University of Alaska Fairbanks rose 21% between 2021 and 2024 ($7.2k → $8.7k).
Alaska · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska. 4,027 undergraduate students. 206 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at University of Alaska Fairbanks
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.
-96%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at University of Alaska Fairbanks fell 96% between 2021 and 2024 (2.7% → 0.1%).
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.
$48,866+20% · 6→10y
Alaska median $48,475$40,746
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry32.0%+70% · '97→'24
Alaska median 41.3%$11,283+269% · '97→'20
At program completion4,027-4% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS72.1%+6% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—-18% · '01→'21
latest cohort$8,640+155% · '00→'24
out-of-state $22,752SECTION 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 $11,283 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $48,866 (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.
+70%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · completion · 150% rose
22.3% → 38.0%
+248%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · completion · 100% rose
7.3% → 25.4%
+155%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · in-state tuition rose
$3,420 → $8,736
+168%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,340 → $22,320
+269%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · median debt rose
$5,500 → $20,291
-99%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · cohort default rate fell
11.6% → 0.1%
+56%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · pell share rose
14.3% → 22.4%
+32%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · earnings_median_10yr rose
$37,100 → $48,866
+35%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,200 → $46,319
+37%
University of Alaska Fairbanks · earnings_median_6yr rose
$29,800 → $40,746
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Mechanical Engineering.$94,625Civil Engineering.$92,380Business Administration, Management and Operations.$88,420Petroleum Engineering.$87,042Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.$79,658Accounting and Related Services.$73,629Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,416Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$52,617Biology, General.$47,069Business Administration, Management and Operations.$46,335Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$44,681Social Work.$42,999Psychology, General.$39,830
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
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
“University of Alaska Fairbanks graduates earn $X” — not “University of Alaska Fairbanks makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending University of Alaska Fairbanks 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.