Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
UAF requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
The data shows that the ACT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1235
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 907 admitted students 83 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
12%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1110-1360. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 560 and 680, while 25% scored below 560 and another 25% scored above 680.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 550 and 680, while 25% scored below 550 and 25% achieved a score of 680. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1235 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to UAF.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 59% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
560-680 -
Math
550-680
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
22
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 907 admitted students 110 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
16%
Similar to the SAT, UAF requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 16% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 17 and 27, with 25% scoring above 27 and another 25% scoring below 17.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 49% of test takers nationally.
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English
15-26 -
Math
16-25 -
Composite
17-27
Application Fees
Fall 2021
$50
Undergraduate$75
GraduateApplicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UAF during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UAF received a total of 1,402 applications. These applications included 636 male applicants and 766 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 1,402 applicants, UAF admitted 907 students. Among the admitted students, there were 426 males and 481 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 678 students chose to enroll at UAF. This means that 678 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 314 were male and 364 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UAF had an overall acceptance rate of 65% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 67% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 63%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UAF had an overall yield rate of 75% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 74%, and for female admitted students, it was 76%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UAF over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
University of Alaska Fairbanks uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school record
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Credit for life experiences
Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Accepted
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