Alaska College Costs: Net Price at Every School
Average net price is what full-time first-time undergraduates actually paid after grant and scholarship aid (2022-23 IPEDS Student Financial Aid data, retrieved 2026-08-13). Published tuition is the 2023-24 sticker price. Sorted by average net price, lowest first. Schools that did not report net price are listed at the end.
Alaska has 10 degree-granting, Title IV institutions in the current federal dataset: 5 public, 3 private nonprofit, and 2 private for-profit (8 four-year and 2 two-year).
Across the 7 four-year institutions that reported net price, the average was $15,154 and the median $13,931. (IPEDS SFA 2022-23, retrieved 2026-08-13.)
Lowest-cost online options for Alaska residents
| School | City | Type | Avg net price | Published tuition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Christian College | Soldotna | private nonprofit | $7,443 | $9,014 |
| University of Alaska Southeast | Juneau | public | $8,488 | $6,960 |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks | public | $9,985 | $8,640 |
| Ilisagvik College | Barrow | public | $10,365 | $5,260 |
| University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage | public | $13,931 | $7,566 |
| Alaska Bible College | Palmer | private nonprofit | $14,844 | $10,930 |
| Alaska Career College | Anchorage | private for-profit | $17,795 | Not reported |
| Alaska Pacific University | Anchorage | private nonprofit | $23,667 | $20,760 |
| Charter College | Anchorage | private for-profit | $24,795 | $18,678 |
| University of Alaska System of Higher Education | Fairbanks | public | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education IPEDS. Net price 2022-23, published charges 2023-24. Retrieved 2026-08-13. See methodology.