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Alaska Pacific University: cost, admission and results

Alaska Pacific University is a private nonprofit college in Anchorage, Alaska. It has about 457 undergraduate students. It admits 96% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $26,241 a year.

At a glance

  • 96%Admission rate
  • $26,241Net price a year
  • 45%Graduation rate
  • $51,046Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
457
Graduate students
114
Students per teacher
7 to 1
Accredited by
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Website
alaskapacific.edu

Getting in

Alaska Pacific University admits 96% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$20,760
Room and meals on campus$8,750
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$40,266
Average net price after grants and scholarships$26,241

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 118% above the median net price of colleges in Alaska on this site ($12,040). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$24,097
$30,001 to $48,000$21,246
$48,001 to $75,000$27,211
$75,001 to $110,000$26,410
Above $110,000$29,514

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeAK medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year68%71%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)45%37%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$51,046$51,613$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$15,000$19,375$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Alaska and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

39% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 46% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 76% women and 24% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 3 of the 5 colleges in Alaska on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 457.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Alaska Pacific University?

Alaska Pacific University admits 96% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Alaska Pacific University?

Published tuition and fees are $20,760 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Alaska Pacific University?

45% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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