List of colleges and universities in Alaska
This is a list of colleges and universities in Alaska. This list also includes other educational institutions providing higher education, meaning tertiary, quaternary, and, in some cases, post-secondary education.
Institutions
Four-year institutions
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment (Fall 2024)[1] |
Founded[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | Public | Master's university | 10,493 | 1957 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | Public | Doctoral university | 6,893 | 1917 |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Juneau | Public | Master's university | 2,000 | 1972 |
| Alaska Bible College | Palmer | Private (Not-for-profit) | Faith-related institution | 38 | 1966 |
| Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage | Private (Not-for-profit) | Baccalaureate college | 593 | 1957 |
| Saint Herman Theological Seminary | Kodiak | Private (Not-for-profit) | Faith-related institution | 1972 |
Two-year institutions
Public
- Iḷisaġvik College, tribal community college in Utqiaġvik
- Kenai Peninsula College,[3] community college with campuses in Soldotna, Homer, Seward
- Kodiak College, community college in Kodiak
- Matanuska–Susitna College, community college in Palmer
- Prince William Sound College, community college in Valdez
Private
- Alaska Career College, for-profit vocational school in Anchorage
- Charter College,[4] for-profit associate-level college in Anchorage
- Outer Coast College, forthcoming, in Sitka
Defunct institutions
- Wayland Baptist University in Anchorage (1985-2025)[5]
See also
- List of college athletic programs in Alaska
- Higher education in the United States
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
Notes
- ^ "College Navigator - Alaska". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved September 29, 2007.
- ^ KPC offers a limited number of four-year degrees.
- ^ Charter College also offers several four-year programs.
- ^ "Wayland Baptist University Transitions Alaska Campuses to Online Only". Alaska Business Magazine. May 5, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
