University of Alaska Southeast Business Programs

University of Alaska Southeast is a public institution located in Juneau, Alaska. Juneau is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

University of Alaska Southeast Rankings

UAS landed the #152 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

UAS has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#23	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UAS.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Most Popular Accounting Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UAS has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#37	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Course Advisor
#61	Best General Business Administration and Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#66	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#101	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#102	Highest Paid Business, Management & Marketing Graduates	College Factual
#102	Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates	College Factual

Where Is University of Alaska Southeast?

Contact details for UAS are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801-8697
Phone:	877-465-4827
Website:	www.uas.alaska.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UASJUNEAU

How Do I Get Into UAS?

You can apply to UAS online at: uas.alaska.edu/apply/steps/

Admission Requirements for UAS

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UAS?

With an acceptance rate of 64%, UAS does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 39% of accepted students are men and 61% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 59%.

Can I Afford University of Alaska Southeast?

The overall average net price of UAS is $32,093. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UAS, approximately 24% of students took out student loans averaging $5,411 a year. That adds up to $21,644 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UAS is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Alaska Southeast Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,805 undergraduate students at UAS, with 534 being full-time and 1,271 being part-time.

There are also 265 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 534 full-time undergraduates at UAS, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Alaska Southeast students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	300
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	165

Geographic Diversity

Alaska students aren't the only ones who study at University of Alaska Southeast. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at University of Alaska Southeast

In 2019-2020, 1,747 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UAS has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Alaska for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UAS Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at University of Alaska Southeast was $6,960 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $21,096. The following table shows how UAS is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#34	#149
General Business Administration and Management	#55	#265

Online Growth Rankings of UAS

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Alaska Southeast was -0.3%. This is the #739 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UAS regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UAS ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UAS.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Small Business Administration/Management	#49
Entrepreneurial Studies	#200
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	#236

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

University of Alaska Southeast Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	21	0	42	63
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	1	0	14	0	15
Small Business Administration/Management	0	0	3	0	3
Banking and Financial Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	21	17	42	81

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.